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What chee says is true but all that I can say to that is that insomnia in most cases that I know of including mine is brought on by an overload of stress and kept going by anxiety which becomes sleep anxiety .
Help with stress is really the only way to start the process of recovering . Your body will not sleep in fight or flight and it may take some time to peel away the layers.
If a sleeping pill will do that initially to give you the strength and a few nights sleep to get your body into a more restful place to start the process then I think it’s with it and that’s how they should be used . They are not a cure for insomnia but they did help me alongside the real help but they are not a solution on their own and must be used wisely . They can work against you if you carry on using them as you can then think you can’t sleep without them and that is not true .Managing stress is key . Again martins course is great because all Elements are included . Sleep hygene wasn’t a thing which worked for me either as it added more of a build up to sleep which added to the anxiety !
Hi !!
From my experience the answer is yes and no . It definitely does help but if insomnia is really bad I found my adrenaline could override them.
If you’re in a big period of struggle having them there may be a security blanket so no harm keeping them just for peace of mind .
Sleeping pills are not the answer but when things are so bad they can give you the peace and the rest to be able to start the proper treatment .
I can’t recommend Martins course enough . What everyone’s stories are mine is the same . The issues are all the same and the results speak for themselves .
This time last year I was in hell . Every minute of the day I thought about sleep . Dreading the evenings . I has failed with another sleep coach only making me worse and feel
More alone . I was missing time
With my baby because I was so stressed feeling if never get better .
When I finished with Martin I was a lot better but thought maybe I’d need to sign up for extra help down
The line as I still had anxiety and the odd sleepless night but I felt much better . Better then I expected .
I’m now back purely because I feel the need to reach out to people every so often as every few months I only get better and more back to my usual self and my old sleep patterns .
Nobody deserves to suffer with sleep !
I actually still have my sleeping pills . I used to take them every night . Sometime a quarter and
Sometimes two depending on how bad I was . I took them solidly for about 4 months . They did help me get over an awful time but the dependence is a band aid and then they stop working it makes you feel worse .
Handy to have now if I can’t sleep for any normal reasons but now they’re normal reasons . Not insomnia and honestly , I don’t need themHi Fifi ,
I’m
So sorry for what you’re going through . That was me and it’s so so scary . Do NOT blame yourself.
It’s completely normal what’s happened to you . Your body is just trying to protect itself and you need some self compassion . This will pass.
You will get out of this cycle and remember how to love sleep
And your bed again and you will have your life back .
It may seem like nothings working or when you make progress you go backwards . Just keep going .
What have you been trying ?
I signed up with Martin which really helped me as I felt I really wanted to feel less alone as I was scared of my shadow at that point but he still gives soo much away for free .
I think what helped me the most was getting on with my life regardless of how I slept. Going to the gym, seeing friends , not cancelling any plans . This makes sure that your life does not get small
Ans sleep
Doenst have an even bigger impact on your life . It really helped .
I also recommend therapy as to don’t get here without stress . I found EMDR helpful.
Wishing you luck . You can do this . Honestly .Don’t worry about the sleeping pills . You can do the course and come
Off them on the course when you have dealt with some on the anxiety . At least then you will know you are on the right track and doing the right thing about it . It will be up
And down anyway . Sleeping pills only work sometimes anyway so really what’s the difference .
You will get off them and be sleeping better soon.
Did you do the two week free course ? I found that really good to start.Also from what I read some peoples
Insomnia
Comes back and some doesn’t .
I don’t think it’s even to do with the meds it’s prob how you are with your anxiety levels.
My doctor had even suggested that some take the pills only the odd day when needed . But as I said I’ve never taken them.
I had a bad reaction to antidepressants before so I stayed clear of themHi !
I was actually given this med
Also but I ended up not taking it as I started with Martin first and then didn’t need it .
However , I was on sleeping pills and was given the antidepressants to try as a replacement as my doctor thought they would be a better option .
Did you take them in the end?
From what I’ve learned pills are not a long term solution but I completely understand why you feel you need them now to calm yourself .
I think I was the same .
Although sleeping pills elongated my situation and recovery I still feel I needed something to help at the time
So I could sleep and at east think clearly for while . When you feel you want to come off them if you think you need help I would recommend Martin if you haven’t tried it yet .
I had tried CBT-i before but I found his course better .
