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Thanks Martin for all your help. Now I can sleep better, although far from normal sleep that I used to have before these 10 months. But now I am being able to have less anxiety related to sleep, less thought about sleep althrough the day, more relaxed during bedtime, and also less annoyed with the nighttime wakefulness. Overall I can feel that I am progressing toward better sleep and better quality of life. Again, thank you so much for inspiration.
During last eight days a pattern is sort of emerging that I hadn’t slept for a minute for 3 nights, then on the 4th I slept for 3 hrs (deep sleep) and again the next 3 days and the 8th night were similar.
ACT was getting me results mostly to cope up with tiredness due to sleeplessness and also during wakefulness at night, but not with the sleep itself. ACT and mindfulness also helped me to deal with thoughts, but when it comes to physical sensation like palpitation and muscle stiffness due to anxiety, I am not sure how to apply them.
Thanks Martin for your reply. Your podcasts are my inspiration.
After 3 sleepless nights, I could sleep for 3 hrs (very deep sleep) on the 4th night. From then on the physical problem that I mentioned is gone. On the 5th and 6th night, I had very light sleep (almost awake) without a minute of deep sleep.I think, my problem is fear of sleep and analysis if sleep althrough the day. Somehow if I can cope with these thoughts, I will be able to sleep normally back again. But I don’t know hoe to cope with them till now. I have practiced mindfulness and ACT, but yet to find results.
Thanks a lot @allen and @Chee2308. My rough stretch is now going on since May 2022. During this time, after having sleep, I felt refreshed for just for two days. It feels like I am running on a half battery everyday. I just hope this is a passing phase, and I will feel like myself again in near future. And the night time anxiety is like a beast, I feel muscle ache, muscle twitch, palpitation all due to anxiety, I guess, because I have done all kinds of medical tests, and everything was fine.
I really appreciate your responses and mental support.
