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I got off of Benzo’s 5 years ago. I was doing great until recently when I had a flare-up. This is only the second time this has happened. Sadly it just occurred right after I started this course. It only ladt about 2 weeks last time. It’s been about 2 weeks now. The only effect I have with it is when I start to fall asleep, I wake up. I hope & pray it finishes running its course.
I am finishing the end of week #2. I have not been able to sleep. I’m doing everything I’m suppose to, but still struggling. I’m about to start week #3. Does this seem right? What happens is i will start to fall asleep, then I shake, waking up. Any help would be appreciated.
Im on my 4th day of week 2. I go to bed with the sleep pressure high but am wide awake!! I either watch week 2 lessons or listen to Joyce Meyer podcasts. I become sleepy, but again can’t sleep!! I don’t have much negative thoughts, although I run through the AWAKE program several times. My night consists of being awake or the light sleep. I guess I’m wondering on week 2 does this sound right? I no longer has the desire of tossing & turning or getting out of bed. Im just wondering if I’m rushing myself. Thank you.
Tim,
I’m in my 4th day of week two. Where I am; I go to bed when the sleep pressure is high, which in my case is 10:15 pm or so. Yes, I’m wide awake when I get in the bed. I usually don’t have any mine issues. In other words, nothing to chase away from my problem-solving mind. I will turn on some of the week #2 lessens, watch them. If I’m not sleepy, I turn on Joyce Meyer podcast. No clock visible! When I get sleepy after listening to her, I try to sleep. After about 5 minutes I turn her back on. This is much better then when I began the course which entailed tossing and turning, getting up, going into another bedroom, etc.
This pretty much what occurs the entire night. I do not have any sound sleep.
I do not fight the awake as I did prior to the course. I am wondering in the second week am I where I should be. I’m looking for hopeMy insomnia started many years ago after I was diagnosed with cancer, which is no longer present.
Thanks
Tim,
Thank you very much for the encouragement!! Yes, I have to do this. I can’t remember the last time I had a descent night sleep. I, like many for years thought the answer was both over the counter as well a prescription medicine.
One day last fall I told my wife I can’t go on living like this. Shes the one that found Martin as well as a few others courses. After looking through them, Martins seem to be the right one for me. I purchased it and yes thought it was foolish talking with my brain!! I thought I would just breeze through it, solve my problem. Boy, was I wrong!! I reevaluated my thought process, now telling myself I have to recommit!! Well as I’ve said here, I started over, now realizing that because of my foolishness, I might run out of time doing it the right way. I have less then a month to go on the program. I am not going to rush it.
The encouragement I’ve received from people like yourself has helped me to keep going. I just hope and pray it works!!! I will keep everyone updated. Thank you again!!Thank you Rubylight,
Last night I changed my schedule. I waited till I couldn’t open my eyes!! Went in the bed, yes of course, “wide awake” I started to listen to Joyce Meyer (spiritual) it helped!! Another thing that helped is I turned the clock around so I couldn’t see it. That was something I had done in the past that I didn’t realizing, enriched the anxiety!! So, I had several AWKE times, listened to podcasts & fell back to sleep. My sleep is extremely light, better than no sleep!!
Thank you very much for the encouragement. One of the things I repeat during the AWAKE sessions is “I’m afraid I won’t get better.” Night 2 of week 2, stay tuned!!Tim,
I started the program way back in October of 2023. I was not disciplined at all!! I quickly went through most of the program, not getting anything out of it.
After assessing my actions, which I admit were not good, I decided to clamp down and start over. I am now just entering the second week. The first week kicked my butt, but I realize I have to do this!! Martin helped me with trying to readjust my sleep window which I started last night. What I’m doing is during my awake time in bed I started listening to various podcasts till I feel sleepy.
I am committed to stay with the program!! What has happened is listening to folks that are way ahead of me like you, telling their story of some or great success has given me hope!!
I have suffered with insomnia for about 20 years. I went through cancer treatment then, was prescribed Benzo’s for sleep. Needless to say, when I got off them 5 years ago my anxiety spiked!! It’s been difficult journey. Martin’s programs give me some hope of living a good life!Thank you, Martin, I needed the encouragement!! I am not a quitter.
I believe what happened is I had a flare up of the Benzos when I started the course. What I need to do at night when I am practicing the AWKE program is tell my problem-solving brain it’s alright, does that makes sense.
So, I understand Martin, if I say, go to bed at 10:00 pm, process the AWAKE program when it comes into effect, not setting an alarm, does that make sense?
Rubylight
Thank you for the encouraging note. I just completed week #1. I have to be honest, it has been brutal!! My sleep window is 11:00 pm till 6:00 am. I have strictly maintained the window hours, but otherwise I’ve been all over the board!! I go to bed extremely sleepy, but once I get in bed, I’m wide awake!! What I do is listen to a few Biography podcasts, fall asleep, but wake up right after their over. At this point I either get up or toss & turn. I’m averaging 2 hours of sleep a night.
Starting tonight I will be strictly adhering to the WAKE program. I am hoping and praying that at some point I will see improvement. Was this you after week #1?Again thank you
I can only tell you that benzodiazepines for sleeping are extremely addictive, and the withdraw is terrible!!
Is the sleep window the amount of sleep I’m getting now or the sleep I’m setting my goal for?
Thank you so much for the inspirational message. Yes, I am spiritual.
I have already today incorporated what you said for the NOW lesson. Tonight, I plan on using your AWAKE technic. I pray it helps.I’ve had a light insomnia problem since I retired from law enforcement, as well as tapering off Benzo’s that I was prescribed many years ago for sleep.
When I started this program, I guess I was kind of naive how intense it is.
Over the last few weeks, I realized I have to make a better effort in trying to understand the program.
Having said all this, I focused in on both of these 2 lessons. I admit I struggle absorbing what I read as well as what Martin is saying. The advice you give for the 2 lessons, AWAKE and NOW, I am going to try what you told me, which I greatly appreciate!!!
My concern now is in a month I start my yards jobs as well as umpiring baseball. In June my grandson is getting married.
My hope is within the next month I can show some improvement. This in itself is stressful. Along with this current course running out in a month.
So last night I went to bed at 10:15 pm. I was sleepy and in fact fell asleep for about 5 minutes. I laid there for a bit, a tad disappointed on waking up. Now here’s where I got stuck. I said to myself “I would like to rest” and left it at that. Nothing, I now moved to the other end of the bed, nothing, I then read a few of Martin’s lessons on my phone, including the AWAKE 3 times. I struggled absorbing the information, now becoming frustrated. I then came down stair, turned on TV (My wife’s a sleep in the master bedroom) watched for about half hour, still awake. Went back in the bed watched more of Martins lessons, fell asleep watching one for again 5 minutes. Woke up wide awake. This was repeated till I came down at 5:00 am. Latterly no sleep. I hope and pray what works for you will help me. Thank you very much for getting back to me!! ,
