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But week two won’t become available until a week later,
Correct? Mine is currently still locked.Hi Nik,
I am also going through what you’re going through. I had a few good weeks and am back in the throws of insomnia and anxiety. I think it’s going to take us some time to rewire our brains, but we must stay diligent and stay the course. When fear comes, remember to welcome the fear and say “hello anxiety, thank you for trying to protect me” and simply carry on. I also think by doing this course, I am really facing my fear for the first time in decades. So I’m really in the midst of all things insomnia. It gets worse before it gets better. You are literally facing your fear. It’s going to be very uncomfortable. It’s not unlike processing a painful traumatic experience— lots of emotions will come out of it. And then eventually you will realize you are stronger than the fear. This will make us stronger. I am saying this all to myself, as much as I am saying it to you. Stay strong my friend. Stay the course.Thank you Martin, this is so helpful. I’m currently trying to rewrite about 15 years worth of very heavy “fight or flight” reaction to nighttime wakefulness. So as you said, it’s going to take time. And I’m also not mad at my fight or flight reaction anymore (like I was before this course). I’m simply saying “hello friend, thank you for protecting me and my ancestors for all of human existence, I’m simply going to let you move through me and continue to do something more enjoyable with my wakeful time.” This sounds like I feel a lot more pleasant than I do, the fight or flight reaction is uncomfortable. But I’m learning to not fight it and hopefully in time my brain will benefit from some rewiring.
