[Leo]

I lost my wife to illness 9 months ago and I haven’t slept more than an hour at one time since.My insomnia is getting worse every night. Anxiety seems to set in before I even get into bed, who makes it impossible to fall asleep. There seems to be a part of my brain that jolt’s me awake as soon as I fall asleep. I’m dead tired and still can’t sleep. My wife used to tell me I would fall asleep next to her in a matter of minutes. I never thought I would be someone to suffer insomnia.

[Brave Heart 122]

Leo, I’m so sorry for your loss.

I understanding the “jolting” awake very well. I also, could fall to sleep instantaneously. We all will again.

[Scott]

Leo – terribly sorry to hear about your loss and it’s certainly a life event that can cause sleep disruption, as you’re experiencing. After time, our sleep is usually restored once we become less stressed or the situation is resolved when we begin to change our thoughts and behaviors toward our poor sleep, it can perpetuate the issue.

How are you managing your anxious thoughts when they arrive close to bedtime? Do you find yourself trying to avoid them or even make them go away? Thoughts are unique because we have no control over them – when they arrive, what the thought is, how long they want to hang out with us. What if you took all that time you’re spending on struggling with your thoughts and directed it to something you can actually control, something that is more meaningful in your life?

Martin speaks about those jerks that you’re experiencing in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFlxiXbYQag

Hope that helps,
Scott J

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