Articles
Written resources about insomnia, sleep anxiety, and recovery.
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Sleep disruption vs. insomnia: what’s the difference?
Sleep disruption and insomnia aren’t always the same thing. Learn how fear, sleep effort and the struggle with wakefulness can create a self-sustaining insomnia cycle.
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Insomnia without anxiety: what if I’m not afraid of not sleeping?
You can struggle with insomnia without feeling obviously afraid. Fear of sleeplessness can also show up as frustration, sleep effort, monitoring, pressure and hyperarousal.
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Does acceptance in recovery mean it doesn’t matter if we don’t sleep?
Acceptance in insomnia recovery doesn’t mean believing that sleep is unimportant or that poor sleep has no negative effect. Learn what acceptance actually means and why it can help.
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Why fighting wakefulness doesn’t fix insomnia
Fighting wakefulness can feel necessary when you have insomnia. Learn why more effort, pressure and monitoring can keep the insomnia cycle going instead of fixing it.
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Stuck in “How do I do that?” loop
Stuck asking “how do I do that?” during insomnia recovery? Learn when searching for the right instructions becomes another attempt to control the process.
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Can positive thinking help us overcome insomnia? Yes and no…
How to use positive thinking to benefit insomnia recovery without creating a problem.
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Sleep perfectionism during insomnia
How does perfectionism affect insomnia? Learn how rigid expectations around sleep create pressure and how to become more flexible with your nights.
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11 ideas that can make insomnia feel less frightening
Key ideas about sleep, insomnia and anxiety that can reduce fear, challenge common assumptions, and make recovery feel more understandable.
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Why everyone else’s insomnia recovery seems easier than yours
Why does everyone else’s insomnia recovery seem easier? Learn why success stories can distort our expectations and make us feel like we’re falling behind.
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Stuck in insomnia recovery? Revisit your goals
Feeling stuck in insomnia recovery? Learn how recovery itself can become another sleep effort and why changing your goal can help you move forward.
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Paradoxical solution to insomnia
Understand the paradox of insomnia, why trying harder to sleep can keep you stuck, and how acceptance can help break the cycle of sleep anxiety.
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Three reasons why we might feel anxious after a good night’s sleep
Sleeping more isn’t the answer to chronic insomnia. Sometimes despite a better night, we still struggle. This article explores the reasons behind that.
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Being aware of falling asleep. How to end hyperawareness during insomnia
If you struggle to fall asleep and keep waking up because you are aware of falling asleep, this article is for you.
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My insomnia recovery story
My insomnia recovery story: how I went from fearing sleepless nights and struggling with sleep to trusting sleep again.
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