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I know it has been a while since these posts, but I want to thank the original poster for sharing something that sounds extremely similar to what I’ve been experiencing. I’ve been calling it the CBT-i roller coaster. My main solace has been that at least I can control when I’m in bed, even if EVERYTHING else is out of my control. Also, I had a day of not caring anymore two days ago, and slept so well after having that thought come in & out throughout the day. Then, last night was not good. Roller coaster!
I have also enjoyed having more time in the morning to read, journal, and even work, due to the early wake up window. It’s better than tossing and turning for those hours!
Here is to persistence!
Yes, during vacation (almost 2 weeks) I just let myself sleep as late as I wanted, until the last 3 days when I felt caught up and was waking up more so I set an alarm and slept better. I also had been experimenting with some sleep meds before the vacation, and stayed off of them after the first 2 nights of the trip (it was just ZzzQuil Pure Zzs those first nights, not the prescription one I had already stopped).
I didn’t yet know about CBT-i, so I didn’t implement sleep windows or anything. Of course, I was also away from my bed and routines. I would sometimes still feel awake at times in the night, but either read, listen to a book on tape, or just breathe, all in the hotel bed. And then usually I would go back to sleep.
I didn’t worry about associations with the bed since it was a temporary one.
But according to the CBT-i approach, most of these things are not so good! I’m not sure if it makes sense to put the sleep window idea aside. My main challenge is still anxiety but I can feel it decreasing with time on average.
