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Thank all of you for your story’s and encouragement. I will continue to remain positive, I’m going to miss communication after next week as that’s when the course runs out for me, or is there a way I can still chat with everyone??
What I started doing is during the day, I start talking to my brain. At night when getting into bed I again talk to my brain. For me, the jury’s out, but its worked the last 2 nights!
Here’s where I get confused.
I go to bed, sleepy, cimb in, awake! I’m confused what I should do. The only thiughts & feeling I have is, “I don’t think I will sleep tonight ” I run through the AWAKE exercise, now what do I do? Do I do what Martin says at the end of the exercise, read, get up, etc.This is where I’m getting stuck. What I’ve done recently is turn on some spiritual music, it last for maybe half hour, again wide awake. Again, my mind is clear, what should I do. I’m just starting the fourth week of the course.I started Martin’s program with a sleep window11:00 pm -6:00 am. It was brutal, not getting to sleep, if at all till 3-4, then up at 6:00 am.
Martin told me to create a schedule that fit me, so now I’ve got a 10:00 till 6:00 am window. It’s still difficult, but obviously better. I just finished the third week of the course, still struggling. I am hopeful week 4 turns the corner. For me it’s not the sleep window schedule as much as practicing the AWAKE and NOW exercises, as well as the wakefulness in the night.Thank you for the encouragement. I am now on week 3, just getting to the NOW exercise. I’m still struggling, no sleep last night. I’m doing everything Martin is saying. Were you struggling at the beginning of week #3? This program requires a lot of support. Thank you.
Tani, I just completed week #2. I am doing everything Martin asks, including the AWAKE exercise several times every night. I am still really struggling!! I go to bed went the pressure is high only to bewide awake. I listen to spiratual podcasts till I’m sleepy, try to rest, still awake. Is this normal after week 2#? I need hope. Thanks
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!!
