[Sandy_1]

Sleep has been a big issue for me since I was very young. Fear, anxiety, etc. has played a big role for me.
I am 57 and I feel for the first time in my life I am starting to learn about the mechanisms of sleep – it makes so much sense.
I have some hurdles to cross- one is to get off my sleep medication.
I am a little fearful- How can it be done?

[Martin Reed]

I think that learning more about the mechanisms of sleep — understanding how sleep works — can be really helpful since many of us have inaccurate beliefs that lead to more sleep efforts, the creation of unrealistic goals, and we then can end up putting more pressure on ourselves to sleep. This makes sleep more difficult!

Since nothing can generate sleep apart from your own biological sleep drive, you shouldn’t feel any pressure when it comes to getting off your sleep medication because it’s likely not having a huge influence on your sleep from a biological standpoint. This is a hurdle you can cross when you feel confident to do so — and, of course, should be done under the supervision of your prescribing physician!

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