Some of the most common questions on this channel are related to sleeping pills. Why is it that they work sometimes and not others? What do they do when they actually work? How come they stop working? In this episode we will see that the act of delegating the work of sleeping is what allows sleep to happen, with or without you taking a tablet!

Elder believes he may have an unusual case of insomnia as it comes and goes for no particular reason. Jake is struggling with a wave of anxiety after having slept well for quite some time. Fabien wonders what to do with and active, intricate, thinking mind. Ellie feels she has lost something or some piece of knowledge.

Anon feels her body shutting down. Her doctors want her to take more meds but they only work for a few days. Dominic is starting a new job and wonders if he should wake up the same time every morning. Perry is considering bedtime tea but is feeling it's and hit and miss. Nancy has heard that if you dream during a nap it means you're extremely sleep deprived, is this true?

In this key episode we have the great pleasure of talking to Alexey Guezey, who's 2019 essay on Why we sleep rocked the sleep universe. We talk about his unintended ascent to fame within the sleep community, the problems with Matt Walker's book, and the importance of truth and reality.

To connect with Alexey and see what he is up to, head over to www.guzey.com. If you’d like to check out his new non profit, check out www.newscience.org.

A very common recommendation, even from therapists and coaches, is that you leave the bed if you are awake at night. In this episode we explore three problems with this suggestion.

Firstly that the association between wakefulness and fear, not the linens or pillow cover, is what drives insomnia. Secondly that any goal oriented activity will lead to performance anxiety. And thirdly that association cannot be forced, they happen all by themselves when there are no rules or regulations. Just like sleep!

An anonymous question comes in asking if it is normal to have setbacks months after doing well? Samuel asks for help. Lara wonders about depersonalization and lack of sleep. Daniel has a surge of anxiety after having tuned in to the channel for 2 years, what to do?

In this video we review an experience that can range from puzzling to scary - when you sleep less and less but still don't feel sleepy during the day. We see that this is yet another effect of hyperarousal and that the loop that produces this situation is reversed when you understand what's happening!

Lara wakes up every two hours and wonders isn't sure that she even sleeps. Could this be a neurological disorder? Sunil is doing better but looking for more advice. Chen has had insomnia for 5 years and is experiencing fatigue, shakiness and intense neck tension. Could this be sleep related?

In this video we get to know how Ali (who has contributed greatly to the channel in comments and questions!) shares her path from completely sleepless nights and days filled with anxiety to a place where she has no struggle whatsoever with wakefulness or sleep.

We learn how she came up with the fearless way and how she found that although this was great in the beginning, letting to completely was how she arrived where she is now.

Adel is only sleeping 0-1 hours after a medical problem and is asking for help. Jake has just been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and wonders how SSRIs will affect sleep and why he still has so much sleep anxiety even though he has been sleeping well. Ellie has two questions: why is it that she does enjoyable things in the evening, feels very sleepy but still ha superficial sleep + knowing that monitoring how refreshed she feels every morning isn't helpful, how does she change this?

Neil from Talking insomnia #45 is hungry to help (!) after his own 20 year struggle with trouble sleeping.