End Sleep HYPERAWARENESS Tonight (Awareness of falling asleep)

[@InsomniaTalks]

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[@jasbirde]

Hello sir kindly elaborate about going to sleep when feeling sleepy, because it itself causes anxiety...in my case i dont feel sleepy is main isshu...what if i will not feel sleepy at all

[@danh2310]

The sleep window has definitely built up my sleep drive. I had a good first week im constantly fighting to stay awake on sofa from 10pm every night. How ever the last few nights when I've got to bed I've struggled and had bad nights. For me it's being aware why am I not sleeping yet when I've just been fighting to stay awake down stairs. Which causes arousal. So frustrating considering I've been fighting to stay awake leading upto bed time. I've had a good week of natural sleep I thought it would of stayed that way

[@InsomniaTalks]

Hi Dan, don't turn it into a struggle. Perhaps go to bed say 30 minutes - 1 hour before the sleep window starts and read / listen to a podcast and then simply stop looking at the clock and turn off the light when you feel sleepy. This is called a timeless sleep window. It stops the obsession of wating for the sleep window to start like waiting for a bus. You can adapt things - really the purpose of the sleep window is to build your pattern of sleep and to stop people spending excessive amounts of time in bed, but the objective is to move you towards normal sleep when you simply go to bed when sleepy (or if you're already in bed turn off the light etc) and wake at the same time. You don't want to make the sleep window so hard it becomes another controlling element around your insomnia. Soften it - nothing will catch fire!

[@AH-rm5el]

This is the best channel that breaks it down so well. Ive had insomnia on and off for the past 6 months and it has affected my life significantly, particular my mood. It all started one night in December due to what youve explained in this video - hyperarousal two nights in a row which kept me awake one night and terrified me because I never thought it was possible not to sleep after being so tired. That messed me up and i got the obssession and anxiety over sleep. These videos help me a lot. Thank you - your help can change lives

[@InsomniaTalks]

Thank you for your kind words! Behaviour changes (outlined in the videos) patience, self kindness and reasonable consitency (good enough not perfection) over a long enough time period and you will see improvements

[@Gogo-pp9ek]

Get the book , makes such a difference . Incredible

[@InsomniaTalks]

@@Gogo-pp9ek Thank you for buying the book! really appreciate it, if you had time to rate it (UK amazon.co.uk/ryp USA amazon.com/ryp) that would be fantastic. Really happy it has helped you so much. Joe

[@Gogo-pp9ek]

@@InsomniaTalks I did the U.K. review strait away, . Will do the US . I Also keep recommending you to therapists etc… I’ve written to the podcast DIARY OF A CEO as they need you as a guest . I’ll carry on… Thank you for your book and what you do ❤️

[@InsomniaTalks]

@@Gogo-pp9ek Oh my goodness above and beyond! Thank you so much, you can only leave one review I believe (the country where you purchased the book!) so that's taken care of! Yes I know this podcast well, that would be a dream - fingers crossed! Thank you for your help.

[@Suuper_Dragon]

Thanks

[@Hashim-iw3jw]

As you said to push yourself in the gym and don't let insomnia take over your life I did worked out well after zero sleep night but one thought disturbs me that body needs rest and I'm pushing myself which will take my health and create health problems . Remember I'm a bodybuilder and an athlete at the same time . Note : I once stayed at the hotel on the match day which caused me huge loss . Would you suggest me to push myself with the same routine of playing throughout the day with my gym activities ? I hope you answer my question doc . I get so much help my watching your videos 💓👑

[@InsomniaTalks]

Hi, too a certain extent yes. But of course inevitably you will have less energy and your workouts will be less intensive / not as long / involved as if you had had a really great night of sleep. This is inevitable. But really it's just to take the power away from insomnia. If you train the brain that you have a poor night of sleep and you literally cannot do anything the next day and spend the day on the sofa googling insomnia, obsessing more and more about the previous night it's not helpful. So it's just about doing something rather than nothing, whatever you are capable of, with the understanding of course poor sleep will effect it. But it's not the choice of all or nothing. It's what can I do, let me at least turn up the gym and see how I feel when I'm there - you might surprise yourself. Also, you are massively over estimating the impact of training after a poor night of sleep on your long term health. You're a body builder and I believe footballer correct? You are some of the fittest people on the planet, in fact I believe there was a study where for endurance pro footballers came out on top. Of course, running for 45 minutes a half non stop. Your diet will be on point, your exercise, your... There are people that spend their days never exercising and eating bad food. You are not one of them. Your long term health will be fine. Keep following the advice to improve your sleep, keep up the regularity and consistency and overall your sleep will improve. But on the nights that you do sleep poorly in the meantime. Stick to the wake time / consistency and you will just get a better night sleep the following night. I had chronic insomnia for 20 years, I have no long term health consequences and as I generally tend to eat reasonably well and do enough exercise to stay healthy considering I'm 40 I feel great. 2 decades of Insomnia didn't cause me irreparable harm physically, and these difficult nights will not cause you irreparable harm either. You will get them less and less the more you stick to these behaviours, but in the meantime try to take the fear out of them, you'll be fine. And if you can take the fear out of them, this will help to stop having them.

[@UserT25164]

This is the exact method that works 💙

[@mayda2060]

Thank you so much doc ❤ I will try it

[@InsomniaTalks]

Happy to help!

[@deelicious1610]

Have you had success with people with CFS? Insomnia is very common in this group. We have a ton of other symptoms going on at the same time.

[@Suuper_Dragon]

I can sleep!!!!!!!!😭😭😭

[@reneelanier3475]

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