Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
Hi there! I just wanted to comment (even though its several weeks later) that I have been struggling with the same thing lately. I was sleeping fine until my husband starting having issues at night with asthma and more consistent snoring over the last few months. I feel I have totally created an anxious response with him and our bed, and usually sleep fine when we sleep separate. But now, my concern is that this will just create a long standing pattern of us never sleeping together, which upsets me also.
Have you found a solution that works for you yet? I am still trying to figure this out myself.
Hi Milko,
Just wanted to share that I have been struggling with the same thing the last two weeks. This has made it very difficult to want to stay on track with the course, but I have found some comfort in going back and reading through the insomnia success stories or watching Martin’s podcasts with others that have made it through. It seems to be quite common for people to experience worsening symptoms at first – or even a few times – when you are trying to change a very ingrained pattern of thinking / behaving.
I feel like if I can just continue to be consistent and really work on addressing the things that are perpetuating my anxiety, then my sleep will just naturally follow and fix itself (which I have seen happen in the past, I just haven’t been able to consistently manage my anxiety).
Hi Martin! Thanks so much for the feedback.
My hyperarousal / anxiety is definitely the biggest culprit and I have had a really difficult time trying to not be reactive to it. I have very intense physical and cognitive reactions to my anxiety and often these have been keeping me up to end of my sleep window. It’s more manageable if these early morning awakenings only happen here and there, but I have a lot of trouble when they start to happen nightly. I have tried not to check the time, but sometimes it feels like not checking it makes my anxiety even more intense.
I’ve been really trying to accept the concepts that I can’t control sleep and that nighttime waking is normal, but its been really challenging. It sounds like we will be covering this in future weeks, so I am looking forward to that.
