Colleen aka Jane has slept really well for three weeks after relaxing the CBTi rules! But can she have alcohol at night? Akash wonders if meditation and progressive muscle relaxation are part of CBTi. Jau ask about restless legs and a twitch from the right ankle when about to fall asleep. Brent is coming off medications and feels like he has little to no sleep drive. Is there a natural way to increase your sleep drive? Fei is coming of Seroquel. What's the best way of coming off medications for sleep? Joseph has hallucinations, jerks and is afraid he may have sporadic fatal insomnia. Ali has found a way to rethink paradoxical, hypnic jerks and waking up after one hour of sleep and shares the mindset that has helped her get good sleep. Juro sleeps good for one week but then has a sleepless night. Is tis a normal part of getting into better sleep shape? Vince has a 2nd relapse. Or does he? Lorena wonders when it's time to stop. using a sleep diary. AA asks if it's ok to move his slee...
Ask Daniel #49: Live with Coach Michael!
Juro wonders if doing relaxation exercises to decrease hyperarousal counts as a sleep effort? Fei sleeps little after having done well for weeks. What to do?
Ask Daniel #48: Listen to Your Brain
Michael is sharing some encouraging insights. Colleen wonders about whether The effortless sleep method has too many rules. Malena asks how to fade out of CBTi. Earth Quick has sleep anxiety. Mr Peace is wondering if daily relaxation exercises is a good idea.
Insomnia Insight #315: The Model Part 5 - Changing Your Mind
Our exploration of the self coaching model has led us to an important part: thought work. We know that thoughts govern what we feel, do and the results we get, but how to change them?
In this episode we look at education, dismissal, evidence gathering, going meta and - using a thought ladder.
Insomnia insight #314: The Gas & the Brake
In this episode we learn how sleep is regulated and that sleep physiology is not complicated! We talk about how it is very similar to eating - fasting builds an appetite (gas) and negative emotion can block that appetite (brake).
When you understand this model, you can explain any difficulties sleeping you have. And when sleep is not mystery, you get much more of it!
Ask Daniel #46: Is it ok to have a beer at bedtime?
Alex has started spending less time in bed and is sleeping better. He has a few questions: Is it normal that nights are different from each other and if so, why are nights different? Also, is it ok to have a beer at night? Zoltan asks a love question: why is his friend telling him to have some hot milk at night?
Sleep Insight #2: Lockdown Insomnia
In the spring of 2020, much of the world is confined to their homes because of a novel strain of a virus. We now have the three primary ingredients of insomnia - anxiety, time and attention.
In this episode we see that individually, neither is likely to produce a lot of trouble sleeping, but together they do just that.
We also talk about how to modify the ingredients and get better sleep.
Sleep Insight #1: 3 Reasons you Must Work on Sleep Efforts
A sleep effort is anything done to produce or preserve sleep. As sleep as a passive process they always produce insomnia.
In this episode we classify them, discuss why they’re a problem and what you should do to get to a place of sleeping fantastic.
