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Something I read in the post at the top of the “success stories” part of the forum really stuck with me – “the goal is to lessen anxiety, not improve tonight’s sleep.” My problems have not evaporated overnight after reading this but it helped me to remind myself which part of the equation I actually have control over and I’ve seen some improvement over the last few days. Even when I was not having sleep problems, I didn’t have the ability to lie down and command my brain to sleep – so why am I trying for that now? Right now my goal is to be happy with any sleep at all that I am getting, because I have shown myself that I can function even on a day I’ve gotten less than an hour or no sleep and that will only build sleep pressure. And also – I’m realizing that I’m still occasionally sleepy throughout the day even when I’ve slept 7 hours! It’s no guarantee of how good you will feel the next day.
You’re totally right. I just find there are just so many ups and downs with my mood when I’m experiencing poor sleep – I’ll be super optimistic and feel like it’s not bothering me for a few hours, but then feel worry start to creep back in and start doubting myself. To be honest, I’ve departed from some of the advice and simply stayed in bed when I wasn’t falling asleep quickly because constantly getting in and out of bed tends to annoy me and make me feel worse. Instead I’ve been just trying to enjoy the feeling of resting in the dark with my partner and not getting in my head about it, and that has led to me feeling happier with my night even if I only come away with a little sleep.
