Alice has done CBTi for 3 months and has hit a plateau, how can she move past it? Two anonymous viewers ask what program may be good for them and what these offerings include. Jeff wonders how to deal with dysfunctional thoughts that happen in that twilight state between wakefulness and sleep. Kevin describes a state of panic and identifies two threats. Nemi wonders how to best deal with fatigue and lightheadedness after a sleepless night.

Some 3 years ago, pushing himself to the limit started creating problems sleeping which escalated to an all consuming state of insomnia. After years searching for the way out, including taking a CBTi course that only helped until the moment he graduated, he found a way of blending ACT, behavioral modifications and his own insights into an approached that changed everything.

Alex used to be very bothered by becoming aware of falling asleep. He was a guest on the channel in Talking insomnia #16 and has since spend months pondering how to share the best way of not having this experience. In this episode, we look at Alex's distilled thoughts that not only apply to hypnic awareness, but really all of what we call mental wellness.

Roshna was at the top of her class, now her grades are slipping and her family does not believe there’s such a thing as insomnia. Fiona doesn’t know what to do with her brain when she closes her eyes. Gabriele wonders how someone can not sleep well after 5 months of CBTi. Jeff want to Forget it. Michael is thinking of staying up for a whole night to get really sleepy. BFT wonders how one can win over hyperarousal.

For Oscar, insomnia started with a COVID related scare leading to trying several medications that didn’t help. Magnesium seemed to work sometimes but he still wonders why he has to do so much more to sleep now than in up until 7 months ago? Thea can’t control her thoughts! Canal angler wonders if it’s ok to play video games at night? Vince has been doing well after shifting attention away from sleep and unsubscribing from the channel. But he forgot some of the teaching and needs a booster!

Kasper shares what he saw his mother go through having had what turned out to be sporadic fatal insomnia. It was obvious to everyone around her that something was wrong. She herself seemed to never realize she was ill. And she never struggled with sleep, rather she seemed to sleep 16-20 hours per day.

In this special episode, we talk about a new teaching created to become the foundation for future work within The School, BedTyme and elsewhere.

Malena has pushed her rise time from 9 am to 7 am but she’s still feeling sleepy at the same time at night. What to do? Jerwin can’t sleep even if he is in bed for hours with his eyes closed. Muflone is worried about fatal insomnia. Dawa wonders if chamomile tea or melatonin may be helpful. Leila wonders if she’s Naive for not buying into the glymphatic theory. Kevin has not slept well since seeing a loved one pass away in sleep.

Tarik just can’t stop thinking about sleep 24/24 despite trying to do distracting things. Dawa has had two panic attacks in the past and is now not sleeping for a week. Zil Rain has tried THC which only works sometimes. Karan is doing very well and wonders if there will be less awakenings going forward. Omar is also doing well after implementing Cbti. Saikat wonders how to shut the brain off. BFT just wants to sleep and asks about natural remedies to take the edge off.

Seth David joins from Colorado to share how he got past many years of trouble sleeping. By changing is thoughts around how he felt during the day, by becoming more accepting of not sleeping at night and by getting up early even after a night of being mostly awake - sleep started coming his way.

What is unusual with Seth's story is how he learned the above - by studying to become a sleep coach.

If you would like to connect with Seth, here's where you do just that:

Main website: https://www.sleepably.com/

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