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Yes, thank you. I think I definitely unwittingly trying to use the awake exercise to get rid of my negative feelings instead of just letting them be.
Well I went on my vacation, and sleep was a struggle but I am glad I went. I would fall also right away but then awake up and 2-3 am every night and not be able to go back to sleep (when usually my issue is falling asleep at night at all). I feel like I built up more anxiety around sleep after this vacation experience… I tried the awake exercise with my anxiety as dark clouds rolling by, but I kept finding it difficult to focus on the exercise as I kept thinking about how uncomfortable I was and how much I wanted to be asleep. What am I doing wrong?
I experienced this for awhile, and I feel it’s part of the sleep anxiety struggle…I would be scared that if I went to bed too early before I was “tired enough,” I might not sleep and I would only get more anxious and ruin my chance to sleep well that night (which I now know is silly). As you make peace with being awake when you don’t want to be and keep practicing, your brain should start to calm down about all the potential outcomes of finding or not finding the exact “right” time to get in bed. If that makes sense. At least that’s how it is going for me though I am still on the journey!
