Insomnia success?

Recovering insomniac here! I’m so sorry to hear what you’re going through. There is hope at the end of the tunnel though! Three things have worked for me: this insomnia coach (https://open.spotify.com/show/2eVnnsowPQAnS4cZX73dEf?si=acoU1-WQSZiIBD9S715RYA&utm_source=copy-link), my NOCD therapy, and constantly inviting Jesus into my anxiety and suffering through prayer and surrender. 6 months later I care way less about whether or not I get enough sleep which has led to more sleep and restful, peaceful nights! I pray for complete healing and peace over your nights as well 🙏

I hear you. I can relate to your symptoms, although I haven't had insomnia particularly. But I can relate to the other symptoms. I'll send you a video, and you can let me know if it's helpful. Also, do you have a therapist or any mentors who are working with you? If you can tackle the OCD as a whole, things will get better. For example, if you are trained on how to handle intrusive thoughts, that will make the anxiety about sleeping better. And if you are trained in how to handle the consciousness of your body, which is also called somatic OCD, that will make everything better too. A good ERP therapist should give you training in these areas. However, not all therapists do ERP. And some therapist who do ERP are not good enough to help you. But if you can find the right mentors or therapists, you can learn the information you need to make progress in these areas. OCD has been well-researched. It acts in certain ways. And it can be defeated with certain techniques. But it's important to understand what these things are. I'm here to help you with a general understanding, although I haven't had insomnia specifically. But if you have questions, feel free to write. :);) I think it could be very useful to talk about what to do when intrusive thoughts come, whether it is death or an awareness of your body. I've experienced both . I can totally relate. In fact, you are having some pretty classic OCD symptoms, so don't worry! This is beatable. In the video below, it gives techniques for dealing with an awareness of body symptoms. I know that it is technically talking about panic attacks, but I've used it for somatic OCD, and it works very well. You can apply it to physical symptoms in your body . https://youtu.be/PaXMSVLkthc?si=iWjZx9q4OeRkC4ai OCD takes a lot of time to unravel. You are going to need to talk a lot. Feel free to write anytime. Do you have any people you can talk to?

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