How Jessy separated herself from her thoughts and transformed her relationship with sleep (#50)
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2023
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The stress of COVID and the breakup of Jessy’s community created a period of sleep disruption that she couldn’t shake off, no matter how hard she tried. At first, she found it really hard to fall asleep and soon after that she started to wake during the night and found it hard to fall back to sleep, too.
Difficult nights became more frequent - at first they would show up just once a week, then twice a week, then a few times a week. As sleep got more difficult, Jessy started to get really scared and things spiraled from there because no matter what she did in an attempt to get her sleep back on track, she continued to struggle.
Jessy took medication that didn’t seem to be helping, but she worried that if she didn’t continue to take it, things would get worse. She felt desperate, hopeless, and alone. She felt as though she was losing control over her life.
One day, Jessy found the Insomnia Coach podcast and started to feel hope as she listened to the stories of others who had experienced what she was going through. And, from there, she decided to work with me.
One of Jessy’s transformational moments came when she decided to continue working, still go out with friends, and still do things that mattered to her even after difficult nights and even when she felt really tired. By doing this, she started to take back control of her life, even when insomnia was still present, and she realized this also gave her the opportunity to focus on things other than sleep.
Jessy started to realize that the more she tried to fight or avoid all the difficult stuff that came with insomnia, the more difficult things became. So, she started to acknowledge whatever she was thinking or feeling and practiced being kinder to herself when things were difficult.
As she allowed her thoughts and feelings to flow with less resistance, Jessy realized that her thoughts often contained important information and reminders of what was important to her. She also realized that her mind could often be an unreliable narrator. That what it said wasn’t always true or accurate. These insights helped Jessy separate herself from her thoughts and feel less influenced and controlled by them.
Today, Jessy considers her sleep to be quite normal. She is no longer tangled up in a struggle, trying to control her sleep. She is living the life she wants to live. Although she was certainly not grateful for her insomnia while she was struggling with it, she now sees the experience as giving her the opportunity to recognize her own resilience and the confidence to do hard things. She now believe that the experience of insomnia helped to catapult her into the next phase of her life.
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Why does nobody talk about the constant headache you have when your not sleeping? My head is hurting 24 hours a day😢
For me it's not so much a head ache but a feeling of heaviness on my head, neck etc
@@lizalohan01 yeah, it's some kind of pressure you feel on your head all the time
Yes, i have them too.
I think that was a good point about being emotionally honest with people you're socialising with when sleep deprived, as I feel self conscious when experiencing that because my reactions are different or slower. So acknowledging that takes the pressure off
I just love this la-de-dah approach and relaxing as best you can and keeping chill. I also let go of my diet dogma recently and am much happier. Why do we do these things to ourselves?
I cant sleep without melatonin pills.
.if i takes 2-3 cup of tea then even pills wont work..
I wants to sleep like a baby..
My life has become like a hell😢😢😢😢😢....
Would love to know more about her story. How many hours was she averaging during insomnia and how long her bout went for? I always find it encouraging hearing those things
I have found when I fall asleep at 4 am I feel more refreshed than sleeping much longer why is this?. I have another challenge aswell because we have mice on our landing which makes me nervous which leads me to not want to fall asleep until it gets light.
Very inspiring your content,it gives me hope. I think I've been watching all of the storys,but I didn't find anything related to mine.. I've been struggling with insomnia for about 8 years,but after I quit cigarettes,exacly 1 year ago,things got worse,i sleep around 2 h per night,,maybe 4 once a week.. Doc told me I have chronic fatigue,or I'm in menopause and all these symptom are normal,whitch seems I am not.. and others desease.. Recently I found out,on my own,that I'm iron deficiency big time and the prob is,I dont absorb it.. Lost my job,because I'm exhausted all the time.. Do you think I could fix my sleep before I fix my iron? Somehow I feel they go hand in hand..if I have no iron,I have no sleep and the other way around..I don't know what to fix first.. I tried to restrict my time in bed ,and i was able to sleep around 4 h, after only 2 nitghts,but than,after 4 or 5 days,I get sleepy during tha day,I take a nap, and I ruin every thing
Thank you and God bless you !
Can you tell me if the iron supplements worked and what kind did you take? .....What were some ways .....you were able to get your sleep back? As ive been suffering for a year now and I need help? Do you think Noobru ....Brain supplements will help? ...
Please respond back if u can.....in need of support ❤❤❤👍
@@Butterflywishes-rf9dt hey.. i hope you are geting better. I got some sleep for a month and then/now.. I strugle again. I think,if you have iron deficiency, you have to get to the root cause. this is what I'm trying to do now. I did not take any supplements.I tried to get it from meat and I am a bit better,but I think it takes more time
Why is it not recommended to have a sleep window less than 5 hours?