On April 3, 2021, shortly after Charlene had her first baby, she found herself becoming scared of things that had never been scared of before. She became scared of becoming psychotic, scared of thoughts of what she might do and scared of emotions. The following night was sleepless and soon enough she was engaged in an inner struggle, engaged in insomnia.
In this episode, she shares the story of how the struggle started, and how everything changed when she met Cindy. It is a powerful story of how education and courage makes anything possible, not matter how impossible it may have seemed.
In this episode we look at and article that has caused a fair deal of anxiety from Frontiers in Psychiatry: Severe Sleep Deprivation Causes Hallucinations and a Gradual Progression Toward Psychosis With Increasing Time Awake.
We find that there is little, if anything, to support this triggering title. And we have some fun doing so.
In this episode we look at three situations when as a coach, it can be a bit harder to help your client. We look at when there are set ideas, when there's a back and forth from a hiding place, and when there are many teachers. We look at how this creates struggle and how to meet these situations to arrive where you want to be.
If you have found yourself thinking the same thoughts no matter how much you've tried to stop them, this video is for you. We look at the two answers and the two invitations embedded in the questions 'How do I stop overthinking'.
Coach Alina joins Coach Michelle to answer questions from three members of our community:
Tom is retired and worries that if he gives in to his daytime sleepiness and takes a nap, like many of his friends, this would make his nights even worse.
Joni feels semi conscious most of the night, without going into deeper sleep. She wonders if this has a name and if there's anything to do.
Vanny has tried befriending wakefulness but ends up crying because she feels so lonely. How can she meet this situation?
Sierra from Talking insomnia #46 returns to share profound insights from an unexpected spiritual teacher, Spongebob. We look at three clips in which he becomes scared, tries to avoid what he is afraid of, and finally finds the way to happiness and relief.
Here are the clips we look at:
How insomnia usually introduces itself to us https://youtu.be/H6ujZC26Y2g
Avoidance making it worse (From around the 1:45-4:00 mark ) https://youtu.be/j-G8dGEgdL8
Acceptance leading to Insomnia running its course (from the start to about the 1:20 mark) https://youtu.be/rsXXHLnhTq0
In this episode we look at one of the most common experiences of the fear of being awake, sleep maintenance insomnia. This episode is divided into part A where we look at how it happens and part B in which we look at how to meet this common situation.
In this episode, Kristen from Talking insomnia #84 joins to answer questions from the community.
Lauren wonders how important micro-sleep in the evening is. Charis is managing sleep 80% of the time but struggles when there's an obligation the following day. Krysten has done well for 2-3 weeks, but is disappointed to find herself having some struggle again. Rahib has been forced to smoke weed and is worried that he has injured his brain.
In this episode we look at a Huffington post article by Terri Cole. Terri shares a story of a hectic struggle to become a successful talent agent and the introspection that a cancer diagnosis leads to.
If you've wondered whether others who've struggled with sleep also have eye discomfort, this episode is for you. We review why it may be that this indeed is a common experience and how knowing this in itself can be so very helpful.
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