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Hi Markdauphin,
I totally get what you are going through! I wake up a couple times at night and I just go to the bathroom thanking my brain for waking me so i do not wet my bed. But I do wake up before my alarm goes off. I set my buffer time at 10pm and then stop watching the clock. I do not know what time I wake up to go to the bathroom. I don’t need to pee but just go to the bathroom since my brain woke me up. Most of the time I fall back to sleep but sometimes I do not. My anxiety about being awake at night has decrease but the thought of waking up before my alarm goes off, 5am annoys me. I practice AWAKE and I listen to guided meditation to help me accept being awake and I will be fine.
I have found that not looking at the clock has been helpful in keeping my brain from calculating.
To tell the truth, I do try to figure out how much sleep i have gotten during the day.Hyhan,
I struggled with my sleep window and I tweaked it and set it from 11pm to 5am. Most nights I am so tired by 10pm and I always wake up before 5am.
This program is one of the hardest thing I have ever done! I have completed the 6 week program and still implementing what I have learned.
We who have insomnia have had consecutive nights of little or no sleep and are okay! I am not happy about being tired and foggy but live my life the best I can.
This is not easy and you can do hard things!Rosanne,
I love “hello insomnia my old friend”! I have finished the program. Martin’s program has helped me reduce my anxiety about nighttime wakefulness. I do have nights with struggle and saying “hello insomnia my old friend” when wakefulness knocks on my door is acknowledging the struggle!
Thank you for sharing!
GenieBHi emandk,
Yes, Martin’s post is helpful and so true! It is hard to practice when facing difficult emotions, thoughts and feelings for days. Everyday I muster up my courage and determination to keep moving forward and start each day a new one.
I try not to judge the quantity and quality of my nights. This has helped me decrease my anxiety level.
Thank you for asking about how I am doing!Nighttime wakefulness is something I have no control over. I need to accept and acknowledge it. I was at the point where nighttime wakefulness did not cause a difficult emotion and it was fact.
While staying with family I could not do what I usually do at night when I am awake. It tiptoed around at night. I worried that I would wake someone up.I practice AWAKE to help me accept difficult emotions and remind myself to be kind to myself. Before anxiety, I did those things to pass the time during nighttime wakefulness.
My doctor recommends that I take seroquel for the anxiety and insomnia.
Not sure what to do, medication or no medication.Elkie,
Thank you for your support!
What is EFT tapping? I guess I can goggle it.
When I get anxious, a way for me to be with those feelings is listen to a guided mediation.
I am chanting for us to be courageous and strong!
GenieBElkie,
Thank you for your support! Right now I am in the mindset that misery loves company. I want to be encouraging and brave and kind to myself. I feel like being kind to myself is to let everyone know how I am truly feeling.
Let hang in there! We know that we are not physically harming ourselves with little or no sleep.
I did have a pretty good day so that was a benefit. Once it gets dark, anxiety seems to show up and I allow it to join in the party.
Elkie, I hope your sleep drive is strong tonight!Congratulations for being brave and working through the daily routine of day time naps!
You’ve got it!!This post is what I need to read right now! I do have speed bumps and am able to acknowledge that it is normal. My mind may have been experiencing a small degree of anxiety and has grown.
I start feeling anxious when it starts getting dark and practice NOW.
Just going through a struggle right now.This will also be helpful for me. I have an alarm set for 5am which is the end of my sleep window. I have been waking up around 3am. After practicing AWAKE and still awake I have been getting out of bed and start my day. If I want to start my day at 5am, I will stay in bed and rest and read until 5am when my alarm goes off.
Thank you Martin!I have also considered seeing a hypnotist. There is one in the building where I see a craniosacral therapist.
Czor, I would consider you seeing a hypnotist as a way of being kind to yourself. How was your experience?
loved your trophy ” #1@TryingEverything that exist”!Andr4045,
I am in the same cycle! The end of my sleep window is 5am but I wake up around 3am plus or minus 30mins. When I wake up before my sleep window I practice AWAKE and read in bed. Sometimes I feel sleepy and turn off the light but do not sleep so I get up and start my day. I get out of bed because I feel like I am on the verge of getting anxious and look at the clock. I have never been woken up by my alarm since I wake up a couple hours before 5am. Wondering if I change the end of my sleep window to 3am.
I am also curious about your question about circadian rhythm.
I have been in the program since July 2023 and I still try to control sleep.What if I wake up and not able to sleep by the end of the sleep window? Do I stay in bed awake until the end of the sleep window? I have been getting out of bed and just start my day before the end of my sleep window.
I did set an alarm because I was going through “mental gymnastics”. It does help to keep me from wanting to look at the time.
Now I wake up before the alarm goes off and start feeling anxious knowing that I am waking up before the end of my sleep window. I would practice AWAKE and after a while get up and start my day.
I still am not happy about waking up too early and is causing me to struggle.Wow, I also struggled last night! I know exactly how you feel when speed bumps happen. The beginning of the program I called 988 (suicide prevention).
It helps me that I do not celebrate nights when I think I get 5-6 hours of sleep with 2-3 night time wakings. That keeps me from getting upset with myself if I get less or no sleep.
When I do get little or no sleep I usually just start my day and get on the Peloton. Then I have exercised for the day and can take my time doing my daily chores and activities. I do feel crappy during the day. I tell myself I can do some strength training but I usually don’t and read. I try to find ways to be kind to myself and read or watch TV.
Let’s keep supporting each other so we do not feel alone!
Thank you showing up on the forum!!
with gratitude,
GenieB
