[Becca1528]

Hi all,
I’m new to this and considering the coaching program. I’ve started implementing principles on my own, including sleep restriction. It’s been 3 days and I feel like both my anxiety and sleep have gotten worse. Is this normal?

[Brave Heart 122]

Hi Becca, I’m about one week into SR and have noticed that too.

[Scott]

@Becca1528,

Welcome and congrats on taking a solid step in restoring your sleep with CBT-I techniques!

Typically, it usually takes longer than a few days for any meaningful improvement in your sleep. I’ve always said that CBT-I is simple to understand but may not be easy to implement, for various reasons. Remember, starting the CBT-I program is like anything else you start for the first time – exercise routine, learning to drive, playing video games, etc – at first, it’s difficult to see that what you’re doing has any benefit but as long as you remain patient and consistently implement the techniques, you’ll see positive results. Be careful trying to force sleep to come because the more we try to make sleep happens, the more sleep eludes you.

Hope that helps,
Scott J

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