[shila]

Dear Lu,

Your response really calmed me down, and I am so grateful to you for that.
I was scared to search for information about possible effects of insomnia on fetal development, afraid of what I might find, things I didn’t want to know.. But not knowing only intensified my anxiety. What you wrote literally brought tears of relief to my eyes

Thank you so, so much for your encouraging words, they were so meaningful for me.
Best of luck to you on your journey

[shila]

Thank you so much, Martin, this is definitely helpful!
I have another question related to this—there were nights when I fell asleep on the couch just before or at the start of my sleep window, and I actually managed to fall asleep relatively easily again when I moved to bed. However, I still notice that I have a lot of anxious thoughts like “I must not fall asleep anywhere but in bed,” and I wonder if you think it’s important for me to strictly avoid falling asleep on the couch, or if it’s okay as long as I continue sleeping in bed afterward.

I had a few less good nights this week and was wondering if maybe it’s partly because I still have many anxious thoughts about whether I’m doing everything “right” and avoiding “forbidden” actions before sleep.

Thank you so much for everything!

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