To Overcome Insomnia DO THE OPPOSITE

[@PutInsomniaToBed]

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[@lauriehowell765]

I see everything that's said here. I have backed off on doing most of the things mentioned. The hurdle I seem to be unable to get over is how not to get anxious and start monitoring whether I'm likely to fall asleep or not. Before I had insomnia I would just lay down and my mind would kind of wander and I would drift off. I don't seem to be able to let my mind do that now.

[@PutInsomniaToBed]

Hi, this is a great question for a Q&A video, so I'll put that on my list. The short answer is sleep anxiety (normal with insomnia) or watching whether you're asleep or not, is broken through BEHAVIORS and not dealing directly with the anxiety or the thoughts driving it in that moment. You have to change your reaction to it through behavior. There are 4 key behaviors with CBT-I (the gold-standard treatment) and one is called stimulus control (I call it 30/30 in my program), and that's the key one to use. I'll make a video on this soon

[@ancabostinariu6550]

I agree with your video content

[@aminausman2312]

What to do even after you do away with negative sleep thoughts and you re still taking a long time to sleep but the first day I started it it worked like magic after trying all the medication and never worked, but what happened the second day was that when I fell asleep I started coughing for a while and I woke, then it took longer time before I slept back again, I think I woke up about 3 times before I slept off again

[@mariannegalindo9040]

Unfortunately I have found all of these to be true. I was presented with all of these things-all it did was make me feel like a failure and increased the sleep anxiety. You begin to obsess about sleep and it takes over your life.

[@Jigs100]

Does low vitamin d cause insomnia ?

[@PutInsomniaToBed]

No, insomnia is caused by poor sleep behaviors and negative sleep thoughts, usually in response to some poor sleep. If you're having trouble sleeping because of a medical issue or something in the environment, then that isn't insomnia. Insomnia is a pattern of poor sleep over several weeks, months or years. You can learn more here kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHK6eJxoitCViLc

[@bjamngirl]

I have thyroid hashimoto flare ups, and when that hits, there is nothing I could do, sleep pills, supplements, nothing works and so how does anyone get past insomnia when it’s a part of the hashimoto yo yo?

[@PutInsomniaToBed]

This is a great question for a Q&A video, so I'll plan to do that next week. For now, it depends on the type of insomnia. If you only have insomnia when you have a flare up (and then it goes away when you're out of the flare), then you have to manage the hashimoto's as best you can, and then learn how to respond to the poor sleep so it doesn't make the insomnia worse. if the insomnia is chronic, then you have to treat BOTH the hashimoto's AND the insomnia, because they are both separate issues that feed on each other. I'll get into more detail next week in the video.

[@balannaidoo3937]

I have suffered with insomnia and sleep apnea, for many years. The insomnia gets worse because of the sleep apnea, and being on a cpap machine for the sleep apnea is not easy. I take medication fir the insomnia because there is no way you can sleep if you on a cpap It becomes a vicious cycle, because to use the cpap successfully ,you need to fall asleep. There is no way that you can tolerate the coap if you are awake. Just such a challenge to create a balance between the two symptons. Meditation does help with the anxiety, but not to fall asleep, as these two symptoms combined, create a lot of anxiety, as you retire to sleep. All aspects of my life have been affected. The hard part all doctors treat the symptoms but not the cause, both symptoms gave to be treated separately. A pumnologist for the sleep apnea, and a neurologist for the insomnia. It is definitely a challenging situation to find your self in

[@deepderp9957]

I have insomnia and sleep apnea. My health took a nose dive 3 years ago but I’ve slowly started to recover. I think I balance ‘enough’ cpap success through the night with the constant waking up. I really don’t mind the cpap but it is quite intrusive and I think I’m just a sensitive sleeper. I’d love to get an hour extra sleep, or just better quality sleep (I get anything between 5 and 6.5 hours). Any thoughts?

[@PutInsomniaToBed]

Hi, good question but I'd need more information to answer. It depends on whether you have insomnia or not. If you have insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep), then you should be able to get more sleep than you noted by doing CBT-I (the gold-standard treatment I mention often :)) If you don't have insomnia but just poor-quality sleep, then it depends on what's interfering with the quality. It could be the apnea, poor sleep habits, diet, other health issues, side-effects of medication or other substances. Many things can affect sleep quality, so you have to identify what it is for you and change/improve those things. I'll add this to the Q&A video I'm planning to post next week.

[@ancabostinariu6550]

In fact insomnia is related to stress and low melatonin. Nothing is a long term solution. My mother took benzodiazepines for about 30 years and lived to be 90. She passed away after Ativan was abruptly stopped but also due to hip problems 10 y after the hip replacement.