The answer to virtually ALL your INSOMNIA questions (Insomnia insight

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In this edition of Insomnia insight Coach Daniel reviews how we can turn virtually every question into a leap towards where we want to be: a place of peaceful sleep and peace of mind.
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Do you like learning by reading? If so, here are two books that offer breakthroughs!
Tales of Courage by Daniel Erichsen
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Set it & Forget it by Daniel Erichsen
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Not sure where to start on your path to sleeping well? Check out these playlists!
This is natto - the perfect place to start learning!
• This is Natto - Start ...
Success stories - if you need hope and inspiration, this is for you.
• Success stories
Insomnia insight - a list of every single episode.
• Playlist
Talking insomnia - guests with trouble sleeping or experts share their stories / tips.
• Talking insomnia
Hypnic jerks, hypnic awareness and other common issues.
• Hypnic jerks and more.
Fatal insomnia - for those concerned about ffi and sfi.
• Familial and sporadic ...
Speed bumps - when you think you had a setback or “relapse.”
• Talking insomnia #55: ...
Unrefreshing sleep - when you always feel tired or exhausted.
• Unrefreshing sleep
Momsomnia - if you’re a mom or becoming a mom.
• Momsomnia
Heard online - when you’ve worried about claims made about health problems and insomnia.
• Heard online
Best!
This content does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other qualified healthcare providers.

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@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Do you like our way of teaching? Would you like to unpause your life, sleep well and feel like yourself again? We can help! For personal coaching, head over to www.thesleepcoachschool.com and find an option that fits you. We look forward to seeing you on the inside!

@Caitlin317 7 ай бұрын

After my insomnia struggle starting in January of this year, to then finding your channel and bedtyme app a few months later, I’m finally on the other side of the struggle. All of the education has finally just clicked into place and while I still sometimes experience hyper arousal at bed time, it doesn’t stick around for long. Thanks Daniel for getting me out of such a lonely and dark time! 😊

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Caitlin! So so glad to read these lines 😊 and thanks so much for being in touch. It’s just so wonderful when it clicks and I’m thanks for letting us know. Be in touch!!

@Caitlin317 7 ай бұрын

@@thesleepcoachschool8192 Absolutely! I was at the point for a while there stuck in a speed bump that just felt like it wasn’t going to get any better but some of the stories in Tales of Courage definitely helped tie up some loose ends 😊

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

@Caitlin317 super glad TOC lead there. But of course no chance is possible without your readiness for change, even more glad you found this. Oh and can’t keep myself from a big ask: if you would leave a review or TOC on Amazon, that would mean the world.

@Caitlin317 7 ай бұрын

@@thesleepcoachschool8192 Of course 😊 If you’re ever looking for a guest on talking insomnia I’d be happy to share my experience!

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

@Caitlin317 you know, I was about to ask! This would bring so much value to the community 🙏 Send an email to daniel@bedtyme.co and we can set it up. Thanks!

@gerrym-cat7119 7 ай бұрын

A key question for me is: What am I resisting in this moment? Once I can identify it (usually an unpleasant feeling or emotion), I can willingly choose to give up the resistance knowing full well (from experience) that “what you resist persists”. Therefore “resistance is futile”, as the saying goes. 😊 And it is counterproductive!

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

So well said, this is what we call gold in the comments 😊🙏

@spankstar 7 ай бұрын

this definitely hit the spot and really felt like you understand my current predicament. I figured that my sleep maintenance insomnia is caused by a fear that 'm going to be tired and feeling unpleasant at work. I can sleep just fine if i don't have work the next week.

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Really glad it made sense, and just seeing things like this, understanding, it can make much of a difference 🙂

@fatemehsohrabi7596 6 ай бұрын

I am the same. What did you do to help u?

@SergioRussoPlus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Daniel. Helpful as always ❤

@anitazuck 7 ай бұрын

Speed bumping here, so thanks, Daniel!

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Anytime Anita, glad it made sense and hang in there!

@GenieB94530 7 ай бұрын

Hi Daniel, This made so much sense! I asked myself why I asked you the question about setting a morning alarm, it was about the fear of not doing the right thing with the sleep window. The concept is simple yet difficult. Thank you!

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

So glad it made sense 🙂 and you know, you contextualized so nicely here!

@lizkristiansen5515 7 ай бұрын

Hi Daniel I understand part of your teaching is to get up around the same time every day and not to go to bed until you are sleepy. I have had insomnia for about a year and do not feel sleepy at night but more awake possibly from hyperarousal. My question is when to go to bed if you don't get sleep?. Also another question is I rent a room in a house and have a bed and a chair and desk and get stiff or tired of sitting in the chair so like to lay in bed and sometimes like to lay in bed and read or watch a film on my phone. My question is whether by laying in bed reading if it is considered going to bed? I do appreciate your videos.

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hi Liz, I used to say this, but realized it’s not so helpful. Check Insomnia insight 500 on monitoring, I think it can help much

@michellechang2538 7 ай бұрын

Hi Daniel, any recommendations and the most effective way to ease the feeling of being scared of not able to sleep ? Thank you !!

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hi! You know, I’d say it boils down to anything that can make it easier for us for feel scared rather than trying to not feel scared. It’s different for everyone what that means, but knowing what we look for can lead us there

@TheSliderBy 7 ай бұрын

Hey, Daniel I just bought your book and cant wait to read it when it i arrives. I have a question that i hope maybe you can help me with. My insomnia manifests as waking up, lets say around 2, and not being able to fall asleep again. Now that this has started happening it seems that the first thing that pops into me head when i wake up is, "I wonder if I will be able to fall asleep again." And these thoughts kinda keep me awake. Have you dealt with people with a similar issue?

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for getting the book, hope it will help much! And yes, I’d say this may be THE most common question I get. Check Insomnia insight 503 for how we can meet this. Best!

@pilarboutte392 6 ай бұрын

Will I get to sleep again? After 30 years of insomnia I have this as my #1 question when I wake/don't sleep. Sometimes I sleep another hour (many nights I sleep only 2 hours and I'm still alive, granted it is unpleasant). Sometimes I get tiny bits of sleep, and some nights I get 4,5,6 hours. It helps me to see that when I can let go, and accept whatever comes, I have a bit less suffering. A daily practice for me.

@thesleepcoachschool8192 6 ай бұрын

Accepting our lack of acceptance, you’ve seen something so helpful Pilar, well said and I have no doubt this will help much

@saikatpaul6576 5 ай бұрын

I saw your video 2 years ago and solve my insomnia! I slept nicely since 2 years untill last few days I had some sleep problems.. I forgot the techniques I used 2 years ago! Please help me

@thesleepcoachschool8192 5 ай бұрын

So glad you’ve not struggled for these two years 🙂! And you know, this is so very common, we call them speed bumps and just check our speed bump playlist, I think that will have all the answers for you

@koutsr 7 ай бұрын

Hi Daniel, I'm a passed client of yours. I was with you for about 6months. I was mostly talking with coach Michelle. I have come a long way from when I first joined but I still find I struggle with sleep when I have something important on the next day. It can be big or small. I play in a sports team every week and I find the night before I play I will not sleep. Do you have any videos on this topic. It can be anything that triggers me, mostly when I deem it important.

@coca824 7 ай бұрын

i have same problem. :D I have never experienced falling asleep when I had something important planned for the next day! never ever 😅 but i have to admit, that in my past i always had thoughts like:" why dont you fall asleep..i hate you..fall asleep..you have to sleep...look only 5 hours left to sleep, 4 hours..1 hour...panic..a very big drama played out in my head about how terrible my next day was going to be.." so i have still a long way to go to accept the fear..to accept the fact that i might not fall asleep and it is ok to be angry about that. i try to learn the following: observing my unpleasant feelings at night.my brain has been playing same file for so many years.and i will say from now on: here we go, start playing the cassette, i already know all the thoughts you will throw at me...something new? i already know all my emotions about it and i know i'm not going to fall asleep because of it...but it is OK! i will be fine! ...slowly i understand what it means "no matter of the outcome". but it so difficult to implement a new approach in your brain, when you have been walking the same pass day after day.

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hi koutsr and coca, I’m really glad that overall things got so much easier which really is testimony to your willingness to learn, and do some heart work 😊 There is actually one specific video that I think it be really helpful here and it is the one about the final hurdle. If you, Google, insomnia, insight, final hurdle, you will find it. Hope you will really help! Please be in touch

@koutsr 7 ай бұрын

@@thesleepcoachschool8192 Thank you Daniel, The video was very helpful. Has the final hurdle been discussed at all in a success story, it would be great to hear how someone got through this. This truly does feel like it's my last hurdle although it can tend to lead to multiple nights of disrupted sleep after the initial worry of the event. Hopefully I can be a success story soon and do a video on how I got through this annoying period.

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

@koutsr so glad to hear it made sense 🙂 and yes, I remember for example Sarah talked about sleeping on the couch but there have been several others. You’re so welcome to be a guest!

@lind.ltaylor5857 7 ай бұрын

hi daniel, my problem is that i need to sleep in order to be able to go to the gym, becuase im an athlete this is very important to me.I want to learn your methods and things.But where do i start, im kind of lost on your channel, where do i start.Also i have ocd and anxiety which makes me very restless and obsseive and fidgety in bed thats my main problem. I dont know what to do , please help

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hang in there, I’d say start by searching talking insomnia aryan and talking insomnia Rob and you’ll find two interviews I think can truly help

@audroneurma1654 7 ай бұрын

Dear sleep coach, i had a problem when i was not sleeping one day at all and next sleeping 8 hours, i was afraid not to sleep and worried about next day, after i found your channel i am not afraid not to sleep, however i still have nights when i not sleep eg after 5 normal sleeping nights i have one no sleeping night, what do you think is it possible to come back and have all nights of proper sleep?

@thesleepcoachschool8192 6 ай бұрын

So glad you’re here and found our teachings helpful 😊 What you describe is very common and we call it success regress. Check insomnia insight 325, and be in touch!

@SallyBrennan-vz6cv 7 ай бұрын

Hi Daniel, I have a question about an email you sent recently about a lady called Tanya who, when she had recovered from her sleep issues asked her kids what it was like growing up with a mom who was barely keeping it together. I know this was intended to help and probably helped lot of people but if has really made me feel stressed since I read it on Friday. Your emails are usually quite reassuring/helpful for me so I read them all but this one has stressed me out and it’s been going on for days now. I’m wondering if you could help me to look at it differently. I’m mum of 3 small kids and one of my main worries I have with my sleep issues is that I won’t be able to be good mum to them. When I read the below email and heard about Tanya asking her kids what was it like having mother who barely was keeping it together while they were growing up, has really triggered me as I’m so scared I’ll be having the same conversation with my own kids in a few years I’m trying so hard to not fear wakefulness but this thought has really really scared me Daniel. I’d be so grateful for some advice. Thank you

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hi Sally, Thanks so much for asking ask and I’m glad that you’ve found the emails helpful. With this said, sorry of course a recent one brought up some scary thoughts. You know, what so often helps is to look at what’s bothering us Sally. And often it’s just like what you shared here, a hypothetical situation in the future… but, that’s not happening now. So what’s bothering us now? The warnings about a hypothetical situation. By warnings I mean worry thoughts and fear, which are meant to keep us safe from potential danger. The reason this can help to see is that we get to the root of our struggles: what we are trying to get away from isn’t actually a future potential situation, but the feelings we have now. We are scared of feeling scared. Which can help so much because we see we don’t need to do anything to change the past or attempt to alter the future… but rather it’s about a willingness to feel what we feel now. When we no longer try to escape how we feel, then our mind understands that fear is not dangerous, it’s safe. It’s perfectly safe to be warned about something. And when we no longer are scared of feeling scared… then things get easier and easier for us.

@SallyBrennan-vz6cv 7 ай бұрын

@@thesleepcoachschool8192 thank you so much for your reply

@brittanymordovin3975 6 ай бұрын

When you say get the courage to feel the fear, what do you mean by that? Say you’re in bed and you have the anxiety and feel the fear, to get the courage to feel it does that mean you just lay there with it and accept it, and start being kind to yourself? Because you said trying to do something to escape it such as watching a KZfaq video or tv is only showing the brain that fear is something to be scared of. Is this correct?

@thesleepcoachschool8192 6 ай бұрын

It’s basically anything that isn’t trying to make it go away, that really helps 🙂

@maxiscece 6 ай бұрын

I am confused too . However , what I did was rather than lay there and wait for it to pass , I sort of get out of bed and pace with the anxiety and fear . It did not go away and have been around for a few whole days so I continue to either go for walks or pace with it but that was the best I could do for now . 😅

@maxiscece 6 ай бұрын

Also I have decided to use a clutch like holding on to my teddy bear then slowly wean off ( I am a middle aged person I am willing to hold on my teddy bear to do it ）🎉

@audroneurma1654 7 ай бұрын

hey, if its possible that one person brings me a lot of anxiety and it makes my insomnia worse? if i met that person i usually never sleep( it can be 5 minutes per day) for example i slept 3 days very well, i met that person, he made me nervous and i havent sleep for 2 days now, should i avoid this person? is very rarely when i sleep if i see this person.. how is possible

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hi, it’s very possible that how we think about a certain person creates anxiety within us that leads to choppy sleep - we call this sleep disruption. But this is different from insomnia which we see as an ongoing struggle from a fear of being awake.. learning about sleep disruption vs insomnia can really help

@audroneurma1654 7 ай бұрын

thank you, first i had this, i found this that this person is not the main trigger

@thesleepcoachschool8192 6 ай бұрын

@audroneurma1654 this is insight 🙂

@magnus8622 7 ай бұрын

Sometimes i have this scary thought that im afraid of not waking up again..... How can you tackle this fear?

@thesleepcoachschool8192 7 ай бұрын

Hi Magnus, I know this may not be exactly the scary thought you describe, but a very similar situation is somniphobia. This is when we become scared of sleeping or the process of falling asleep. Which in a way is understandable because we don’t have control when we are asleep…. And we don’t have control of waking up. So that can also scare us. If you search for Talking insomnia Kreuza and Talking insomnia Marina you’ll find two powerful stories that I think can help. Basically it’s about seeing that all our fears can be met the same way, by not trying to conquer, defeat or tackle… but understanding why we were scared and a willingness to experience fear when it happens… this way we teach ourselves that we don’t have to be afraid to feel afraid, and that leads where we want to be

@magnus8622 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the answer and all the wonderful work you do. @@thesleepcoachschool8192