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Thank you !! I can see myself all over this and the way I currently look at sleep or the lack there of. I could really see myself in step 4 still to this day or night, should I say. I try to build sleep by not going to bed too early but I can feel myself getting worked up as it gets closer and then it seems my night is already planned. I am going to go back over what you posted and see if I can find some of those videos. I really do appreciate you taking time out of your day to help!
Hi Turtlestamp,
Thank you so much for your reply, like you, mine came on as well very quickly. Lost 3 people very dear to me in a very short time frame and sleep went out the window for a few days , this continued to the point that I was just in a daze. I did everything wrong, trying to force my self to sleep, which made it worse. Anxiety kicked in, spending every minute trying to find out what was wrong and how to fix it!As you can tell, has not worked out very well. Everything revolves around how to sleep, don’t go anywhere, because if I can sleep at home, how can I sleep somewhere else? I used to be able to sleep and the drop of a hat but that is not the case currently. I am not familiar with ACT? The CBT, I am still trying to figure out, like stopping the racing mind and being so tired but also wide
awake. I want to be like you again but currently seems so far away.I have read this series about 3 times, trying to pick out what I am doing wrong and it seems like a lot. Had another bad night and it’s been a few in a row, stayed in bed when it looks like I should have gotten up, mind racing getting me all worked up so there was no way , I was going to get any sleep looking back on it. I am trying too hard to find that elusive sleep that came so naturally before but looking at these stories, there is hope that one day, I can be telling my story
Hi Somnus and welcome
Like you, I have also been dealing with mine on my own and also for months. You will find a lot of great information here, along with people that have or are getting better. I am still a work in progress, have good nights and then a few setbacks, I am still trying to learn as all this is very new to me in regards what I am supposed to do during those bad nights.That makes more sense than what I was thinking, I always try block or push those thoughts away, which causes more anxiety, which leads to less sleep. I used to sleep so well but that has been a while, I hope that you are able to get some rest and keep seeing improvements!
Merry Christmas
Hi,
Could you please explain this comment “ accepting and making room for my feelings and thoughts around sleep” I see this a lot but it’s hard for me to understand what is meant by it? I would like to also make some room , just need to figure out how to do it lol.Thanks so much!
Hi Sarah,
Sorry for the difficulties that you are going through with the insomnia, I know that it can be brutal. Like you, when mine first showed up, I was up for days with zero sleep and went through the day in a daze and unless you know what and why it’s happening, it’s hard to figure out how to fix it., I am still trying to do the things that I have found on this site or the videos, that may help. I really hope that you can find something that gives you a little relief and you get some consistent rest as it will make a world of difference.
Take careHI Gab,
I can relate to what you are talking about in regard to the fear about not sleeping, this is my first go around with Insomnia and didn’t know what to do so I had the doctor give me something just to get sleep. I tried different ones and finally landed on Trazodone, which I would not recommend but it does help with the sleep, but I still wake up at different times of the morning. I really want to try CBT-I that Martin provides but I also have some reservations about doing it while taking Trazodone because I want to know that this process ids working and not me taking something to make it work. I am still in the process of doing all the wrong things, like searching the internet to find out what is wrong with me or that magic trick to fix this and get back to normal or what I think is normal.Hi Sdzagrean,
Like you, that is why I am here. It is new to me, so I have been looking all over the internet, mine came on as well by a job change so hopefully, we will both find what we need to overcome this. There is a TON of great information on this site, just trying to understand how to apply it, just wanted to let you know that you are not alone!Take care
I have found a LOT of great information on this site, found about 7 or 8 things that I am doing wrong, the big one is thinking too much about sleep. Reading those stories about people getting over their insomnia, is very encouraging
Hi Chee,
I never really had a routine for sleep, just went to bed when I was tired and would sleep all night long. Never had to take anything and could just about sleep anywhere, then all this happened and now it’s like I can’t sleep. I worry too much about sleep and before I never even thought about it, I would just go to bed or fall asleep in a chair. Now in the evening, I clock watch, thinking that it’s almost time to go to bed, never did that before? So why I am doing it now? I had some success with taking something for sleep and then go to bed when I am tired, but it feels like a window that I can’t miss.I really don’t like taking anything to help me sleep or pills in general but not sleeping for days on end, can really take a toll on you so I had to do something but that is just masking the symptom and not addressing the problem. That is why I ended up here, trying to find something other than taking a pill and hoping it works.
