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Welcome Dulce!
I am completing week one of the one on one coaching with Martin and trying to be patient in the process. We do learn that having insomnia does not cause any detrimental conditions. I also was told that I would have early dementia, stroke etc if I did not get 8 hours of sleep. All False!
I have been feeling lonely since people do not understand insomnia. I did not understand insomnia until now.
I too am trusting Martin and CBT-i!
Thank you for your joining the forum!
GenieAre we allowed to adjust our sleep window? We do not focus on the time or the number of hours we sleep. So do we approximate the sleep duration?
Thank you Martin!
I like the second suggestion. Sometimes I spend too much time at night replaying the dream and gets me anxious. Usually the dream does not have a plot, things just happen randomly.
To me it seems like the dream appears to just wake me up. Being awake is the danger!It is easier for me to push through physical fatigue than mental fatigue. I feel that there is more at stake for a mental mistake.
I appreciate how you can celebrate your wins!Hi lizacollins007,
Congratulations on completing week 1! You are a strong person being a working single mom learning about insomnia. You are so encouraging! Our body will take care of us.
I am looking forward to week 2 since I am able to fall asleep but have difficulty staying asleep.
I am taking seroquel and will be working with my doctor to wean myself off.
Thank you for the reminder to put less focus on trying to sleep! Insomnia is new for me. Started in April so I am confused about what is happening.
Thank you for replying and reminding me, we are not alone!
GenieBI was first given trazadone, xoloft and now only on seroquel. I am also slowly transitioning off seoquel. I feel like I can fall asleep without seroquel but still taking it. I wake up a couple times at night. Sometimes I am able to fall back to sleep after a few attempts.
I am tired during the day and force myself to take walks, exercise and socialize. Faking being normal is exhausting.
My sleep window is 11pm – 5am. I do not know how much I sleep. I wish I didn’t feel so tired and foggy during the day.
I also get anxious when night arrives.
Thank you for sharing CarolynS!Thank you Martin for your reply to assure me that I am not alone!
Right now I do feel alone. No one seems to understand insomnia . Friends and family remind me how I used to be such a good sleeper. One doctor even told me to read Dr. Walker’s book, Why We Sleep.I am not able to fall back to sleep because I try to figure out the meaning of the dream and try to figure out how that dream developed. That seems crazy but the dreams seem so real yet random.
Yes, I start feeling alone and heavy and stuck around 2pm. I make walk dates with friends and if no one is free I walk by myself. I force myself to just do it.
Waking up at 5am and retired I have many hours before the beginning of my sleep window. The fatigue from lack of sleep does make it hard!
You are not alone.I have used Yoga Nidra to relax my body and mind. Can smooth the rough edges when the day seem unbearable.
