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I find the K {kind to myself} difficult. I have to think of myself as a child that needs comfort. I sometimes even stroke myself to self sooth. Saying it’s ok , you are fine.
Bottom line AWAke has been helpful during night time wakefulness!I too struggle with tiredness and trying to control it which causes effort. Thank you Martin for giving the NOW practice example! Thank you NoelK for asking the question.
Congratulations on kicking the meds ! Sounds like you are wondering if listening to audiobooks and podcasts are becoming another form of sleep aid like the meds. Like Martin said you will figure out the reason for listening to podcasts and audiobooks while in bed. Do you listen to audiobooks and podcasts when you have night time wakefulness?
I am slowly weaning myself off meds for sleep. I know they do not help me sleep but my doctor wants me to tritrate off them.Hi Nadine,
Instead of focusing on good sleep, I have been focusing on good day. I follow my sleep window and no matter what my night was like I focus on how I feel during the day. I focus on how I can have the best day possible even though I feel crappy. Some days I feel anxious and fatigued and struggled most of the day, other days went well and I felt normal.
We can control how we live during the day but we cannot control sleep.
Let’s live the best day possible!Next time don’t look at the clock when you wake up even though you are so curious. See how you feel then. Looking or not looking at the clock is an action we have control over.
Looking at the clock was also just a habit I had even before insomnia.
Give it a try since you know you get anxious even when you look at the clock.Hi Nadine,
Not looking at the clock was difficult for me too since when I woke up at night the first thing I did was check the time. Then calculate how much time I slept and wondering if I would fall back to sleep in the number of hours left.
Once I stopped looking at the clock, the focus was off on my sleep and more on how I felt during the day. I have no idea how much sleep I get and what time I keep waking up. I just follow my sleep window.
Sometimes when I wake up I thank my brain for keeping me safe. I think my brain wants some positive affirmations.
You are on the track going forward! For me it has been slow and sometimes very frustrating. We can not give up. The body knows how to sleep!
GenieBHow long do we have access to the content?
I received an email that week 5 is available but I am still practicing the week 4.
I want to do my best to work the program!
GenieBSo we watch the videos at our own pace and once completed for the week’s content I spend a week practicing.
Is that right?
Thank you for the clarification!It is empowering when we live our lives even when we are struggling! We have control of how we act during the day. Thank you for showing proof of your huge wins on tough days!
Thank you for the encouragement tweg11! When I am emotionally fatigued fear sneaks into my mind.
“my body knows how to sleep and I will win!”During my buffer zone I write my 3 good things. I am still struggling with fear of being awake and the 3 good things reminds me that my day was actually quite good.
I still wake up a number of times at night. Since I am not anxious about the night time wakefulness, I do not know how many times I wake up at night. The AWAKE exercise has been helpful but I sometimes neglect K, kindness. Even though I do not know how much I sleep in my sleep window, I feel pretty good during the day.
The anxiety, fear and worry, which has reduced and my mental fatigue has reduced.
The quality of my day is not determined by my sleep!Nadine,
I felt so alone living with insomnia. Having the forum to share our struggles and victories has kept me sane. My friends and family want to be helpful but they do not understand insomnia and talking about my struggles were so frustrating.
When I do tell them what I am doing in this program they think I am crazy. I tell them I was at the point of feeling crazy with insomnia.
The forum is a safe space to support and encourage each other!Thank you Lucas! Listening to Amanda’s podcast after starting the program meant more for me. Amanda had so many gems! The one that resonated for me is the number of hours of sleep did not determine the quality of the day. I have my sleep window and I do not look at the clock during my sleep window. I have noticed that what seemed like a difficult night did not determine the quality of my day.
I also liked how she has her nest set up when she needs to get out of bed.
Yes, telling her thoughts that she sees them. “I see you ” acknowledging its presence.
Thank you for your encouragement!
p.s. I also took your advice when you suggested the podcast with Leah.I agree the daytime fatigue is a challenge. I do all the things I usually do even if I feel like crap. So difficult but when I reflect on what I did that day, I am so proud of myself. I tell myself I can do hard things. My body takes care of me!
When I go to the place of fear, that is what is causing the majority of my mental fatigue. I can not control my mind so I do what I can and be active, exercise, read a book, call a friend etc.
I hope this is helpful.
