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I agree. And I utilize martins teaching that when the thought does come up, I let is pass thru and thank my brain for helping. Then keep going on whatever I was doing. Finally I know I CANT control sleep. It’s really a relief to give it up
This was very comforting. I will repeat your words, “I felt great about not having to get out of bed. Being awake at night is normal, and I can do whatever feels comfortable”. When I used to practice the CBT rules I was popping up and down out of bed. I’m able to stay relaxed even tho awake. Probably because I’ve practiced for so long. But staying in bed was a new thought. You put it beautifully. Thanks for sharing!!
I could write DITTO to your entire comment. That’s exactly how it went for me. I kept asking myself, now that I’m not struggling, why is the sleeplessness returning. I guess we hope that it will be over with entirely if we quit struggling. It would help me to know there’s an answer to why it returns after you feel you’ve turned a corner in your mind?? I was right there with you when I returned to my favorite spot out of bed. I listened to sleep music for hours. I failed to use and see the value of the awake exercise. Going to use it this week. Nice to know we are in this together reacting very similarly. Hopefully our minds will resolve the issue of sleeplessness returning in a peaceful way in time.
“For change to happen, change has to happen”
My interpretation: for sleep to happen, your perspective has to happen or change. Lack of sleeping, insomnia, is not the cause of suffering. It’s caused by my mind’s perspective. Scary and hard to do cuz you have to give up the old habits that you like and are used too. Like going to bed at 12 vs 9:30. And giving up Unisom even though it’s not working, but I used it over and over just in case it worked this one night. It was a psychological crutch. I’m very grateful for this education.
