[speedwalker]

The aspect that I appreciate the most about CBT-i and Martin’s free email course is that thinking about my sleep hygiene and going to bed really does make my sleep anxiety worse. I would like to get to a point where I am living my life and I am tired at night because of it. Currently, I am struggling with having all this time working from home, not being as stimulated from my job during the day, and not having as many thought-provoking activities during the day/after work. I find myself getting into bed after feeling sleepy, but if I don’t naturally fall asleep soon after, I feel a tightness in my chest, which is how my body physically feels anxiety. Has anyone else come across these problems driven by the pandemic?

[Martin Reed]

You shared a huge insight in this post, @speedwalker! The less we do during the day, the more difficult sleep can become! That’s because we have less opportunity to give our mind something to focus on other than sleep, we have less opportunity to feel engaged, positive, and productive, we are often more sedentary, and we might start spending more time in bed or even trying to nap during the day.

All these things can weaken sleep drive, disrupt the body clock, and increase arousal — and this, in turn, perpetuates sleep disruption.

So, if we can recognize that we aren’t doing much during the day, it can be so helpful to do more during the day! The more structure we can add to our days, the more enjoyable activities we can pursue, the less we typically worry about sleep, the more we enjoy our days, and the better we sleep!

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