How to deal with insomnia with chronic dizziness, tinnitus & more: interview w/ Daniel Erichsen

[@majafilipovic1392]

What a crossover!! Daniel actually helped me so much few years ago when I first started having insomnia after my dizziness started!! I did a success story interview with him a while ago, I’ll put the link here and I mention dizziness a lot in case it helps anyone. I’m going through a little insomnia dizzy flare up right now but having hope because I know I was better before. Anyone that struggles with insomnia I 100% recommend his work and also the Sleep Book by Guy Meadows (its based on the same principles)

[@gitteodk]

Greetings from Denmark 🎉🙏 This was amazing!!! Thank you 🙏

[@annelovesbooks-22]

Thank you for this informative video! Insomnia had such a deep impact and is so common among hypervigilant people like myself. I enjoyed how you talked about what`s underneath insomnia and how you should focus more on the stressors in life than on sleep itself. I had sleep problems for a long period of time. What eventually helped me was the insight that the problem was not that I didn’t sleep at night but that I dreaded the days feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. I thought I had to sleep well to cope with all the tasks and responsibilities I had at that time, which were just way too many. When I gave myself permission to do absolutely nothing during the day (which took some time!), my nights got a lot better. The night is the mirror of the day, they say. It also helped that I bought some nice magazines which I could only read during especially bad nights. Made these nights less frightening. From a CBT point of view this would be horrible of course (reward myself for bad nights), but it did help a lot to befriend the insomnia.

[@lilycastaneda7791]

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched recently. So many things that were mentioned overlap with general TMS recovery. Thank you so much for the work you do! Information is gold ✨

[@kerrywilliams2375]

Oh wow i was so happy when i saw you two had come together to make this video as I have learnt so much from you both in the last 18mths !! Dizziness hit me first after a beloved pet got sick and sadly died, thankfully I found Dr. Yo quite quickly and started to understand what was happening but then the insomnia hit even harder and that shook my world. Trying to navigate being dizzy all day after many nights of zero hours sleep has been the hardest thing I’ve ever been through 😢Then I found the sleep coach school and learnt so much and could see the crossover between both of your teachings! I also had some 1:1 sessions with sleep coach Michelle which were so helpful. It’s been a long slow process with so many ups and downs but I’m getting there … So THANKYOU Dr .Yo and Daniel for all that you do - you are truly wonderful people ❤

[@kerrywilliams2375]

Ps forgot to say cbti made things so much worse for me and I’ve realised I have spent most of my life worrying and FEAR is at the root of all this - something that I am continuing to work on.

[@avamihalik7531]

Thanks guys! Love you both! Great info! I realize that the negative feedback loop that I am aware of is also hidden and disguised in the the process of trying so hard to get well, sleep, stop dizziness etc.. If your ANS is hyper focused on normal natural physical symptoms than it will also be hyper focused on an absence of a bowel movement, sleep, eating or the feeling of movement . It can be so sneaky in the way it is trying to protect you xxoo Ava

[@audreydickey8458]

I hate when someone tells me to stop googling... But I love the idea of saying, 'just Google to educate and patiently wait for the breakthrough as future experience comes'. Stop googling for control...

[@carolinemorrison-ot4fc]

We add and pile on to manage dizzy and balance issues. The more you unload that pile the further you go towards recovery and sleep. Less is more. Plus so true not being able to sleep is ok, its the fear we have that something is OMG really wrong that leads us down a path we should not have to go. I say nothing to fear but fear itself. If we had no fear we would be Free. Free to live the life we deserve. Free to not worry and be afraid. Take away the fear and that equals Freedom! It is not easy to do but as we lower the fear and anxiety by not giving it a Life of its own it gets easier to live well. If you are worried about something acknowledge it. Say ok there it is. That is wow hard. But people have been thru this too and so can I. Take a tiny small step to handle that. Then let it go. Let time pass. Sometimes those big scary things resolve without our intervention. I then see wow I do not have control over that. So why worry and have fear. Waste of time. This is not easy to let go and feel the feeling. But the alternative of being stuck with Anxiety is worse. Takes a huge toll. We have better and more Wonderful things to do! ❤ Thank you for new insight and some reminders. Great interview. Thank you both!!

[@BeverlyMandell-rz7id]

Thanks for this! My insomnia happened right after I received my pacemaker in April 2024. I have had insomnia ever since and can not pinpoint it...think its from playing wack a mole as many health concerns popped up since 2021 and I could not work and earn a living....really weighed on me.

[@karistownsend8292]

Amazing!! Different scenario, same thought! Loved this!!❤

[@briechilli4496]

Thank you ❤

[@lisaottosson4935]

Yay, Sweden! It's fascinating how fear plays such a central role in all of these symptoms. This was a great interview, thank you! Btw, my daughter says only old people are on KZbin:-D

[@TheSteadyCoach]

Too funny! I like to think younger people still might like the longer form interviews where they can get nuance that just can't be shared on short videos!

[@lisaottosson4935]

@@TheSteadyCoach totally agree!

[@ianbown3543]

A very interesting perspective that will make me think differently towards my sleep problems, thanks so much for one more piece in the puzzle ❤❤❤

[@imlv2614]

Dr, Yonit, i have my dizziness started after going to swings in the park 8 months ago and spending i guess 5 hours here and immeadiately after swings i have felt terrible motion sickness, blurred vision, i was terrified and have a panic attack,but i was in a quite stressed state back then, my neurologist told me it is due to depression and anxiety (I live in Ukraine😢)and that i do not need to do a MRI scan.What do you think, maybe i should do a scan (to calm a health anxiety😅) and than i will just continue to work with your program and your approach which i like so much?❤Your channel is simply THE BEST❤

[@briechilli4496]

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[@michaelmorgan9009]

So is Daniel a licensed somnologist? I never heard of a "sleep doctor" just curious on the details of his qualifications, thanks!

[@TheSteadyCoach]

He's a medical doctor who specializes in sleep medicine - he did a fellowship specifically in sleep medicine at University of Chicago.

[@JoannaTremlett]

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