[Daylelynn]

Everything was fine with my sleep until a couple months ago out of the blue I just can’t fall asleep. Nothing at all happened that I can think of can anyone tell me what this may all be about? To come on suddenly for no apparent reason? Thank you

[Martin Reed]

I’ve heard it said before that there are as many initial triggers for sleep issues as there are people in the world, so it’s impossible to know for sure what triggered your sleep problems.

The good news is that the initial trigger is often less important than we think — how we respond to the sleep disruption tends to determine how long it takes for our sleep to get back on track.

When we start to worry about sleep, we are more likely to implement compensatory behaviors such as spending too much time in bed or trying to conserve energy during the day, and we are more likely to spend more time thinking about sleep and developing inappropriate or unhelpful sleep-related beliefs.

If you are able to get back to your old sleep pattern and avoid trying to compensate for a bad night of sleep, it’s likely that your sleep will get back on track by itself. If it doesn’t I would suggest looking into cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) techniques.

Good luck!

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