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Any techniques to teach the brain that it’s not in danger and it’s very safe to fall asleep?

[Martin Reed]

Sometimes it can be helpful to consider all the ways we might be training the brain that wakefulness is a threat and explore how we might move away from those actions.

Common actions that might train the brain that wakefulness is a threat include:

* Trying to make sleep happen/trying to avoid wakefulness (efforts, rituals, ongoing experiments, supplements/gadgets/gizmos/lotions/potions)

* Trying to fight or avoid difficult thoughts and feelings that might choose to show up when we are awake

* Withdrawing from life, acting in ways that aren’t aligned with our values, and moving away from doing things that matter after difficult nights

I hope there’s something useful here!

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