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Yes I have been there with severe intense sleep anxiety for sure. It is a slow process to habituate/accept and allow/welcome each thought. Becoming aware of the thinking mind and what it is doing (automatic negative sleep thoughts). The ACT approach is to begin to put a tiny bit of distance and awareness between you and your automatic thinking mind (called de-fusion instead of being totally fused with your thinking. It sounds impossible, to be with difficult thoughts and feelings. I am here to say it absolutely is possible even after my almost one decade of difficult struggle. Slow but sure, remember, this will pass and you will start to see that first tiny glimmer of hope. Once you see there is light at the end of this long frightening tunnel, then it is just patience with this proven, effective process. It can be months or even years it makes no difference as long as you are moving forward. Keep the faith and be fearless with challenging all the old assumptions.
