[EileenG]

I have been struggling with insomnia for years. I thought when I retired 4 years ago it would get better, but in fact, it got worse. I think it was because I had more time to stress about sleep, and no longer about work. About a year ago I went to a CBT-I for a year, which taught me best practices, but it still left me with a great sense of anxiety about getting into bed at night. A friend pointed me to Insomnia Coach. Martin Reed’s advice through his YouTube videos, podcasts and online help is getting me out of my stress pattern. I am still working on my insomnia issues, but it I am sleeping SO MUCH better now. So as Martin says, and now I do too – you can sleep!!!

[Martin Reed]

Many of us think retirement will be a time of blissful sleep — but the truth is we can easily experience sleep disruption as the daily structure we have become accustomed to (and that helps strengthen sleep drive and our body clock) disappears! Furthermore, if we become less active during the day that can mean more time to think and worry about sleep and more sedentary behavior — things that generate arousal and fatigue.

I am so glad to hear that you discovered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and that the resources here at Insomnia Coach seem to have worked as a helpful “top-up” to further lower stress and help you create the right conditions for sleep!

As you said, you CAN sleep!

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