Vipul is having trouble sleeping after coming of antidepressant and benzodiazepine medications. Lara wonders if she can sleep despite tremors. Aryan has a weight lifting competition and wonders how to sleep well before this big event. Randall's insomnia is triggered due to PTSD, how can one approach this?
In this episode we look at five insights that can help when you find yourself having more struggle after a period of sleeping better.
Elena wonders if she's on the right path. Freya is seeing zaps and odd experiences. Stewart has seen a bump after completing a program and Derek wonders if the fear is permanent.
This is a story of how seeing the true nature of things changes the experience of every aspect of life. In 2014, Andreas' world was rocked by a traumatic event. Following months of grief and stress, he gradually stopped sleeping. He would go nights with no sleep followed by a few hours of recovery. When he started seeing that escaping the fears where what maintained them, he realized that suffering that had been present since childhood would no longer exist if he was willing to experience discomfort. He was, and now his life has forever changed.
Jarl wonders how to make the brain see that you can simply relax and not expect sleep. Ann has hear that there are physiological changes in blood pressure and blood sugar levels from not sleeping. Daniel wonders if Covid can cause insomnia. Everyone tells sue to relax, but how does this happen? LT is worried about being stuck in sleep paralysis even if the fire alarm goes off.
In this episode we review the fundamentals of sleep disruption vs insomnia in the context of the COVID vaccine.
Sara from Talking insomnia #59 is back an shares her insights in this Open class episode. She is pregnant for the second time, but has seen that when there's no self-criticism or struggle, then the sleep disruption from pregnancy doesn't keep her from feeling refreshed and enjoying her days.
In this video we get to know how a well-meaning tip from her midwife became the start of an intense period of struggling for Camille. After finding support and guidance, and seeing that she needed nothing but what she always had inside, the struggle faded and life became lighter again. Now Camille not only wants to share her story to provide hope and support, but become a sleep coach and help people in her community.
Tom wonders how one can be ok with something that causes so much suffering. Ashvin is calm but yet does not sleep. Ashley has been trying to befriend wakefulness however sleep just doesn’t come during the night. Mohammed ask "Should I still get out of bed at 10 AM even if I haven't slept, or should I let my body sleep before I even start my day?" Nicole aks about long term effects like dementia, heart failure, diabetes, etc. Anastastia notes that when about to fall asleep, "my mind wakes it up with jolts and jerky movements." Pat's questions: "I was wondering what you thought of taking an over the counter sleep med when I’m struggling?"
In this episode we learn that Coach Michelle and Coach Alina are joining the sleep coach school and BedTyme respectively. We get to know what lead to this point, what they and Coach Daniel are excited about and what lies ahead for the movement.
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