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Most people with chronic insomnia don’t experience symptoms of sleepiness during the day — fatigue, sure, but sleepiness (hard to stay awake) not really. I am not a doctor, though, so I don’t want to add to any confusion if you’ve been talking to people far more qualified than I am!
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The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Thanks for the update! I am particularly encouraged to hear that you are continuing to engage in activities that keep you moving toward the life you want to live (and the person you want to be!), independently of sleep. Ultimately, it’s all those activities that determine whether or not we live a rich and meaningful life — not how we sleep at night!
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Thanks for sharing — it sounds like you may have uncovered a helpful insight there!
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
It sure sounds like you’re going through a tough time.
It’s no surprise that sleep hygiene hasn’t been very helpful — there’s no evidence it’s effective for chronic insomnia, and it can actually make sleep more disrupted as we add more effort and rituals around sleep.
Have you shared your concerns about the medication with your doctor? You might want to also ask them if they feel you would be a good candidate for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).
Here are some podcast episodes featuring guests who moved away from medication that you might also find helpful:
How Sally improved her sleep after 60 years of insomnia and 10 years of sleeping pills (#19)
I hope there’s something useful here.
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Thanks for sharing, FM! If you’d like to share more about your insomnia journey, please feel free to do so!
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Welcome to the forum! Your insomnia sounds like that typical type of insomnia — it gets triggered by an event (such as a health scare) but sticks around when that initial trigger is no longer present or relevant.
The reason is sticks around is down to a change in our sleep-related behaviors and the relationship we have with the difficult thoughts and feelings that tend to come along for the ride.
You are, of course, 100% correct that it sucks to deal with this issue — but there is a way out!
Have you tried implementing any of the techniques shared in the forum, on the podcast, or in the free sleep training course?
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Have you tried implementing any of the techniques mentioned here in the forum, in the resources section of the site, in the podcast, or in the free sleep training course?
You might find these specific podcast episodes helpful since they all feature guests who mentioned their children affecting their relationship with sleep:
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
We have good nights, just as we have good days. We have difficult nights, just as we have difficult days.
Problems usually occur only when we start to shift all our attention toward eliminating all difficult days and all difficult nights — since that’s just not possible!
More important are the things in our control — the things we can do (even during/after difficult nights/days) that keep us moving toward the kind of life we want to live and the person we want to be.
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Everyone is different and when we read forums we are essentially reading the opinions of other people — and we never know the specific circumstances of others (or what they’ve tried).
Since you don’t seem to find it useful or helpful to read all these stories and opinions, I wonder if using that time to do things that are more important might be a good idea? Activities that are aligned with your values, help you move toward the kind of life you want to live, and be the kind of person you want to be?
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
How are you getting on since those four nights of no medication? Things tend to improve over time but the process of moving away from medication can be very challenging.
So, be sure to be kind to yourself — say kind things to yourself and behave in a kind way toward yourself. Bonus points if you can also ensure that you engage in some activities each day that help you continue moving toward the kind of life you want to live and the person you want to be, even after difficult nights and even in the presence of difficult thoughts and feelings.
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
We never lose our ability to sleep — when we’ve been awake for long enough sleep will always happen. Of course, if we believe we have lost the ability to sleep then that can lead to a lot of difficult thoughts and feelings — thoughts and feelings that don’t feel good, so we often start trying to fight or avoid them.
This battle with our thoughts and feelings can make sleep more difficult — but, as always, sleep will always happen in the end.
I hope this helps!
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Occasional noise (such as a car door slamming) can wake us up — and that’s a good thing because that’s our brain looking out for us to keep us safe while we sleep!
These awakenings usually only become a problem if we start putting a lot of effort into avoiding them and/or put effort or pressure on ourselves to fall back to sleep when we wake.
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Have you been formally diagnosed with hypomania, bipolar disorder, or chronic insomnia? If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic insomnia, have you asked your doctor if they think you’d be a good candidate for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)?
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
Thank you so much for sharing — one year, wow! Time sure does fly!
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
If you have a sleep window of 1:00 AM to 7:15 AM, then you are giving yourself the opportunity to get six hours and 15 minutes of sleep. Regardless of what happens at night, it can be helpful to ensure you are always out of bed by 7:15 AM — even if you have a night of no sleep whatsoever. This keeps sleep drive high, to help with sleep the following night.
If you go to bed and don’t fall asleep then conditions aren’t right for sleep to happen at that time. For people with chronic insomnia, that’s often because they aren’t sleepy enough for sleep, they are putting effort into sleep, they are putting pressure on themselves to sleep, and/or they are trying to fight/avoid all the difficult thoughts and feelings that usually like to come along for the ride!
—If you are ready to stop struggling with insomnia you can enroll in the online insomnia coaching course right now! If you would prefer ongoing phone or video coaching calls as part of a powerful three month program that will help you reclaim your life from insomnia, consider applying for the Insomnia Mastery program.
The content of this post is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider. Insomnia Coach LLC offers coaching services only and does not provide therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment. All content is provided “as is” and without warranties, either express or implied.
