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Why people like this guy is wasting their time and others. They think everybody is stupid.

Hello Coach Reed. I have a question: what should we do if we have the opposite problem, as in, we often wake up BEFORE our final out-of-bed time? When I set a time for myself to be awake, my body seems to anticipate it and instead wakes up 15-20 minutes earlier. Should I try to train my body out of this habit my staying in bed until the appropriate time, or should I go with the flow and just get up, even if that's earlier than expected?

Wow, great video. I get this on and off, but damn last night was the most intense. I got up, feeling like I couldn't breathe/panic setting in. I was ready to wake up my brother to take me to the hospital incase I passed out. I figured it was anxiety, but it weird that I was so relaxed before going to bed. My gf came over, and we hung out for an hour or 2 before I finally fell asleep. But honestly, letting go of the worry of losing sleep is one step. You'll be tired the next day, but you'll be okay. The falling asleep is the hard part, being tired is easier

Thought I was getting tips but no, I need to buy a 500$ course. Thanks for nothing.

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Hello Coach Reed. Thank you so much for your videos. I used Sleep Restriction Therapy and CBT to help me beat insomnia 8 years ago, but unfortunately, it's now back with a vengeance! I've been engaging in all sorts of safety behaviors and sleep rituals to try and manage it, but thankfully, your videos reminded me of the right strategies and more importantly, the right mindset for overcoming this obstacle once again. The truth is, I know I can do great things even with little sleep. In fact, the year I struggled with insomnia in college was the year I ended up on the Dean's List at my university! It was also the year I found God, and I have many positive memories of the peace and joy I was blessed with that year despite my struggle with insomnia. Like you say in your videos, it's totally possible to live a fulfilling life according to your values regardless of how much sleep we get at night! Well, my recent bout with insomnia made me forget all of that! Thank God I found your videos. I was up until 4AM last night, but after watching them, I stopped lying miserably in bed and got up and did some light lesson planning and recreational writing. Despite the fact that I only got a couple hours of sleep, I'm actually eager to see what I can accomplish today. I do have one question, if you don't mind: I now teach elementary schoolers or more specifically, summer camp at the moment since school is currently out for the summer. The thing that causes a lot of my sleep anxiety at the moment is the thought that not getting enough sleep will make me grumpy and sluggish in the classroom, which will lead to a less positive experience for my students. Do you have any stories or words of advice for someone who is not so worried about productivity as she is about personality when fatigued? Thank you again for the work you do. Have a wonderful day!

you guys are not alone 🥲 cycle starts around 12-1am if im not asleep , 5-6am cycle ends 😭

God bless you too for this episode.

I just want to know if when that starts can your throat feel tight or like you can't breathe like there's a ball in your throat that you can't move until you calm down I just want to know cuz I keep confusing it with obstructive sleep apnea and it's making me have more panic attacks because of it and I just want to know if that's what this is or not

My girlfriend only falls a sleep with the TV on and I really can't sleep that way The TV does have a timer but I think it's still not good for her... What can I do?

Ive never struggled with this before. But the past week. Ive been just about to fall asleep. And then i feel myself catching my breath and panicking. So i start talking to myself and asking myself why. I need sleep for work. So the next day i feel panic attacks and am constantly worried I'm gonna need to go to the e.r. again. Its a vicious cycle.

its an incredible abillity to get through the day without commiting suicide worst of all mental illnesses by far

3rd night in a row last night 72 hours straight massive seizure and serious hallucinations scary shit

weed could be the anserw to all youre prayers ill let you know tonight

very nasty man this illness is torture and leads to suicide try living with it every day and night

Hello Martin. Since CBT-i is a short term solution, is ACT the long term one ? Should we be practicing it all along ? Because lets say CBT-i works by improving your sleep short term and then make you worry less, this doesn’t tackle the root issue which is the anxiety during a bad night or a speed bump. Which means that when they happen again, we’re going to spiral back. Do you recommend always putting this ‘band-aid’ in periods of bad sleep or tackling the deeply rooted issue which for me & many, is fear of not sleeping. Thanks!

Bruh....

The problem is I wake up with a headache every morning

When starting CBTi is it uncommon to see sleep get worse after 2-3 weeks with no sign of improvement?

i had a stent installed 20 days ago and i having trouble sleeping. I feel a weight on my chest and it wakes me up. would a sleep aid help? i tried melotonin but that made it worse

Hey Coach, I have a question about this Sleep State Misconception A few days ago, I was tired and fell asleep around 12Am but kinda felt like I was "awake" until 4Am but I did manage to sleep and dream after that . But could the issues be also loud noises? Cause there are frogs squeaking next our home at midnight.

A few days ago, I was tired and fell asleep around 12Am but kinda felt like I was "awake" until 4Am but I did manage to sleep and dream. Could the issues be also loud noises? Cause there are frogs squeaking in our home at midnight. But besides that I‘m totally fine.

Love this Kirstin! As a fellow South African. I’m on the recovery journey and too have never cried as much in this process ❤

Thank you, this was so helpful ❤

Very powerful will get through this

Thank you very much! 2021 I had insomnia and your videos are helpful to me and my insomnia gone. Now 2024, as I shifted my sleeping time to morning because of my work of night shift, my sleep suffers again and has insomnia again that is why I am rewatching your videos and found them hepful. ❤🎉

okay im sorry i cant help it this man blinks like every half a second hes talking

I don't worry about getting through tomorrow. I worry about tomorrow in general. So I end up staying up until 2-3am until I try to wind down and then I am caught in my thoughts until I finally pass out and toss and turn all night being awake every 30 minutes. Then up early in the morning as soon as the sun hits. However, my 4pm naps are powerful. I wouldn't survive without them.

I usually fall asleep fine. But once in a while (usually when im extra tired) right as im about to fall asleep, i forget to breathe. Its always after exhaling, i just dont inhale again, like its too much effort or something, and after a few seconds, i realize it and get woken up with racing heart. This will happen 100 times before i can actually fall asleep. From what i can read online, apnea is when youre already asleep and you stop breathing. This is clearly before i fall asleep. Im right about to fall asleep and im aware that ive stopped. Its awful

What I have figured after 3 years of brutal insomnia: the less you care, the better you sleep pls do not get sold on all the tracking apps, watches rings, whoops if you are already struggling with sleep. Sleep is the same thing as breathing, it is going to happen either you want it or not :))

Hi doc i feel suffocated while driving to sleep .. is this anxiety?

The hypnic jerk when fall asleep it's wake me up like the brain send some sign to body including muscle twitching too that wakes me up. I would like to ask you please. Is that can be chemical unbalance in brain or not ? Such as serotonin, melatonin. I don't think about hypnic jerk when fall asleep .Im tired and want to sleep It's just happened itself. I thought something wrong in brain. Thank you. Please give me advice.

Thank you

Ok I just wish if Martin answers me …. I have insomnia many years I dealt with very good I slept normally for years… but I don’t know what happening to me these days! It has been a month and half now and I sleep well like for two days and then I don’t sleep at all zero sleep! Is this normal? Should I keep what I have learned in your course? I believe it will help but I hate this situation it’s weird why I sleep normally for days and it happens again and again?

I have had this for 25 years not all the x What I do is switch my sleeping position Or get up an eat a snack usually that works A few xs it did not

How many times each night is it normal to wake up? An when to see a sleep specialist?

If I"m getting out of bed when I can't sleep. What do you suggest I do during that time? Probably need to avoid screens right?

nano technology which is embedded in the central nervous system which is being remotely stimulated and manipulated from a distance should never be diagnosed as schizophrenia.

I don’t think I’m sleeping at all, my mind constantly plays music and I’m randomly thinking about people in my life and things I want to do and stuff I have to get done

I'm a fucking demi god

My issue is I’m actively trying to keep my eyelids shut, they keep opening slightly. I also have a condition called visual snow syndrome which doesn’t help. Furthermore I quit medicinal cannabis 3 days ago which I was heavily relying on to generate sleep. Yep my life is tougher than it needs to be

Very informative comments.

How about if you cannot get to sleep at all? This is torture and noone ever helped me at all!

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now, and they are very helpful! however I still have some fear around jet lag insomnia, I’m going to travel to my hometown China soon from US, and in the past the jet lag insomnia was so miserable and unbearable, I hope to hear some of your suggestions.

Have you struggled with insomnia yourself in the past?

Emily's experience is exactly me at this time. EXACTLY ! The obsession and fear of going to ved and fearing i won't dleep

This was really helpful. Despite my SO saying maybe you're focusing and honing in on how much you aren't sleeping or feel like you aren't, is the cause of this whole thing. Maybe just focus on each task one at a time and just check off your to-do list, and then instead of trying to sleep, just try to enjoy quiet relaxation. I think this is anxiety gone rampant, and me giving it the power to do so 😅

I haven’t slept in over a week I’m going crazy

this is 100% incorrect thete are well studied and documentedhealth.implications of insomnia. treating it like its nothing can be dangerous. neuro chemical,heart,bpregulation have all been linked to it as well as changes in.brain.structure with long term insomnia,aswell asdepression,anxiety and in some cases psychosis

How do I do something relaxing and thingo if I have bed time! 8 at night 😢