The Sleep Coach School Podcast
948 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIf you want to finally understand why restful sleep has eluded you despite everything you’ve tried, this podcast is for you.
Here you will find the insights you’ve been looking for, the education that you’ve missed out on, and the peace of mind you’ve been dreaming of.
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Insomnia Insight #309: The Model Part Three - Cues & Clues -
April 18, 2020 20:16 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBWhen you’re feeling cold - that’s a cue, your body wants you to put on a sweater. When you’re having palpitations and fast breathing, this is a clue. Your body is trying to tell you something, not unlikely that you’re anxious. Telling a cue from a clue is critical for avoiding a negative emotion you didn’t even know you had. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I wil...
Insomnia Insight #308: What To Do If You Think You Have SFI
April 18, 2020 03:21 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBIf you wonder if you have sporadic fatal insomnia or sfi, the best you can do is stop looking for the truth. Because the more you monitor yourself to see if you have the symptoms you read about, the more you you will think you do. And the more you find the less you’ll sleep. If it’s hard not to. Then know that sfi is not an insomnia. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and...
Insomnia Insight #307: 4 Super Practical Self Coaching Tips
April 17, 2020 01:58 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBX is not the reason you can’t sleep, wondering if x is the reason is. Only do y if it’s not something you do to make yourself sleep. It’s not important whether you do a or b, but not pondering whether to do a or b is. Insomnia does not cause z, but believing so does. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If ...
Ask Daniel #35: Take the Pressure Off
April 15, 2020 02:44 - 45 minutes - 61.9 MBFei's hypnic jerks are gone! But how about that insomnia that happens before traveling? Marvin asks about CBD and Melatonin, are those good options? Aleksa is afraid of looking very aged 5 years from now due to insomnia, can that happen? Lena feels comforted by the fact that after 2 days of no sleep, she experienced micro sleep. Georgie wonders if short sleep can cause muscle loss. Aaron is seeing better sleep after starting to spend less time in bed, but the sleep is light towards the morni...
Insomnia Insight #306: Samuel's Act Success Story
April 14, 2020 01:17 - 9 minutes - 13.1 MBIn December Samuel was asking if one could start hallucinating from little sleep. In January he was frustrated with the fear of sleeplessness that struck at bedtime. Now he’s sleeping well thanks to ACT and the work he put in. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twit...
Ask Daniel #34: How Does Sleep Restriction Work?
April 12, 2020 22:14 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBAlex has started getting better sleep quality after spending less time in bed, is this the way to go? Haris wonders if he will always have trouble sleeping after the trauma of insomnia. Lea asks how a certain EEG strip can be classified as wakefulness. Rebecca is never feeling sleepy, never yawns, what's going on? Mirtazapine has worked wonders for Navinder, but what will happen when he stops taking it? Hayley is obsessed with sleep, how can she change that? Malena is sleeping longer but fe...
Talking Insomnia #21: Logan Didn't Sleep for 6 Days and was put on Seroquel
April 11, 2020 18:22 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBIn this episode we talk to a viewer who for no particular reason had 6 consecutive sleepless nights that ended up in a hospital admission. Why did that happen? And how can Logan get to a place of sleeping well? Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDan...
Insomnia Insight #305: Who do you Think Sleeps Better?
April 11, 2020 08:13 - 6 minutes - 8.94 MBOne has full confidence that good things will happen in the future but does not worry about the day to day. The other is strongly attracted to short term outcome. You want to be the former. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram...
Insomnia Insight #305:
April 11, 2020 08:13 - 6 minutes - 8.94 MBOne has full confidence that good things will happen in the future but does not worry about the day to day. The other is strongly attracted to short term outcome. You want to be the former. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram...
Insomnia Insight #304: The Model Part Two - Thoughts
April 11, 2020 02:20 - 9 minutes - 12.9 MBBehind every emotion we find a thought. This is very important to know because it highlights how emotions do not randomly happen. Also, we start seeing how by working on your thoughts, you can change your feelings. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @...
Ask Daniel #33: Don't React - Sleep Will Come to You
April 09, 2020 11:37 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBCould a CPAP machine help Jay sleep straight through the night? Fei has hypnic jerks all the time since corona virus surfaced on the radar. Toine is spending more time in his bedroom due to corona virus isolation, is he developing an unhelpful association? Aaron asks what sleep window works best. So does Omar. Rajesh is always feeling lethargic and only gets 2% deep sleep, what's going on? Sarah also has hypnic jerks. Malena has a very flexible schedule, is that a good thing? Rebecca has tr...
Ask Daniel #32: Nope, Your Brain Isn't Damaged
April 03, 2020 15:42 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBDaniel has hit a patch of sleeping less after doing well for a while. How common is this? Joseph thinks anxiety is causing him to believe he has lymphoma. ssuchawirdo started having insomnia after mixing drugs and alcohol 7 months ago, did he damage his brain? Lea knows what she should think, but how get your brain to think what you want it to think? Ben is an active teenager and isn't sleeping like he used to. Kylie has had little sleep for a week but feels good during the day, what's going...
Insomnia Insight #303: Alina's Success Story
April 03, 2020 03:09 - 7 minutes - 10.6 MBThe human mind is hardwired to avoid negative emotions and pursue positive emotions. When we were hunter gatherers, this was a matter of life and death. Time have changed but our brains haven’t. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Inst...
Ask Daniel #31: Get the Thought Work Going
April 01, 2020 22:37 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBRebecca has heard that high stress hormones cause insomnia and that it's hard to get them down, is this true? Jessica asks how harmful Zolpidem is. Lena is not sure she can do enough to protect herself from Covid-19. Cara was doing really well having worked with a sleep therapist until the day she graduated. Matt is temporarily living with his mother who just tested positive for Covid-19, what should he do to not worry around bedtime. Will bedtime restriction work for early morning awakenin...
Insomnia Insight #302: A Universal Problem and Solution
March 29, 2020 08:21 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBDo all mental wellness issues come from the same place? Can a simple model solve every problem you will have in your entire life? In this video I share how I have come to believe that this is the case and how a new framework will help the channel get better.
Insomnia Insight #301: Set it Once, Forget it Forever
March 28, 2020 14:15 - 7 minutes - 10 MBA member of the community who shares his insights - Set it is a one time commitment, Forget it is ongoing training in sticking to your plan and not letting distracting thoughts take you from your path towards sleeping fantastic. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Tw...
Ask Daniel #30: You Have to Make Pills a Non Factor
March 27, 2020 02:44 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBLea wonders if I believe simply waking up many times could be a sign of an underlying neurodegenerative disease. Madison asks if having a brain that is super active could keep anesthesia from working. Gary has decided to have a sleep window between 2 am and 7 am, but could his natural sleep window work agains him? Kimberly takes 12 pills but still doesn't sleep well and dreams all the time - what's going on? How can Misha get off sleeping pills? Jessica is afraid of spending less time in bed...
Talking Insomnia #20 Madison Feels Something is Blocking her Brain from Sleeping
March 26, 2020 22:02 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBKnowing she wouldn't sleep when staying at a friend's place, Madison decided to take some Benadryl. What followed was a night she didn't wanted to experience again. Now it's happening all the time. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagra...
Ask Daniel #29: Break all the Rules when you Don't Care
March 25, 2020 11:47 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBJo is breaking all the rules because she doesn't care any more. Gary had occasional troubles falling asleep but after taking sleeping pills three times now doesn't sleep trough ever. Could the pills have done that? Chad shares an article looking at whether we really need 8 hours of sleep - https://examinedexistence.com/do-you-.... Hamza asks about corona virus. Lea wonders if people with leg movements or apneas in sleep notice that themselves or not. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t slee...
Ask Daniel #28: Short Sleep vs Insomnia
March 22, 2020 16:19 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBJade is worried about SFi and health anxiety. AceTim asks about the immune system and sleep in light of coronavirus. Roshna had appendicitis which triggered insomnia and it's not getting better. Produceman13 is putting in a lot of work but has been having less sleep lately. VeganASMR points out that the sleep disturbande seen in FFi and SFi is different from insomnia.
Insomnia Insight #300: A Hulu Success Story
March 22, 2020 04:20 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBIn February 2019 ago Alex was sleeping 1-2 hours per night. He was wondering if he would ever be able to sleep well again. You can hear the reply to him in Episode pod #10. Today his sleep is completely back to normal. What helped him the most - caring less about his sleep. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio repl...
Insomnia Insight #299: Insomnia is not Crohn's Disease
March 20, 2020 18:44 - 5 minutes - 7.95 MBHaving trouble sleeping can feel like you’re dealing with an entity that has a life of it’s own. A condition that can suddenly flare up for no particular reason, like an inflammatory disorder. This is not the case. In reality, when you are worried that insomnia will come back, you’re worried that you will go back to the thought patterns and habits that created the problem in the first place. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a c...
Ask Daniel #27: It will Work Ed!
March 17, 2020 23:40 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBWhy does Joseph have dark circles under his eyes? Matt is starting to work nights as a nurse and will need all the sleep he can get. He has started bedtime restriction but is not getting predictable results. Ed is very worried that CBTi will not work for him. Audrey wonders if I really believe hormones never have anything to do with how you sleep? Vector333 sleeps has 3-4 nights of little sleep cycled between longer periods of sleeping better. Jade is having night sweats and has not slept we...
Insomnia Insight #298: Success After 30 Years of Insomnia!
March 13, 2020 20:01 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBAfter 30 years, Heather is firmly on the path towards no longer having any insomnia! The three things that really helped her were understanding hyperarousal, seeing the difference between sleepiness and fatigue and spending less time in bed. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewh...
Ask Daniel #26: Our Hunter Gatherer Brains Trip Us Up
March 13, 2020 01:28 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBJoseph reads about conditions on the internet and then starts having the symptoms of these conditions. Emily slept great until she had a baby almost 2 years ago, how can she go back to sleeping like she used to? Lena has done amazingly well but her sleep confidence is stuck at 0. Heather no longer wants to feel like a prisoner relying on pills, she has started tapering but is she doing it the right way? Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Pleas...
Ask Daniel #25: Insomnia Does Not Have a Life of It's Own
March 11, 2020 03:02 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBHow would you taper someone from 100 mg of Trazodone? Sabrine wonders. Heather is sleeping much better after 30 years of insomnia! Alex asks about "getting past" hypnic arousals on a case to case basis by not trying to stop them. Zb Zi is becoming something she never thought she was - a morning person! But what about when she wakes up super early, like 4 am? Colleen wonders if there's hope for her, and there is tons of that! Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about in...
Ask Daniel #24: Confidence & Zolpidem
March 08, 2020 01:15 - 43 minutes - 60 MBMatt wonders if Zolpidem while starting CBTi will make it difficult to build sleep confidence. Holland's insomnia has switched from sleep onset insomnia to sleep maintenance insomnia, what to do? Don asks how to deal with high cortisol and fight/flight response at night. Aproperlady is concerned that being on a medication can make the brain forget how to sleep without it. Jay has read about natural short sleepers, is that a thing? Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions ab...
Ask Daniel #23: Easy Can Do It
March 07, 2020 00:15 - 38 minutes - 53.6 MBAlan is worried about fatal insomnia. Angela has been told that a car accident 20 years in the past could cause you to have trouble sleeping. Chad wonders what in the context of having an ideal sleep of 6.5 hours would constitute an expected variation in sleep during a week. How does one come off Trazodone Sabrine asks. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happ...
Ask Daniel #22: With Stephanie Romiszewski
March 01, 2020 10:09 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBCohosting in this episode: Stephanie Romiszewski Sleep Physiologist/Director Sleepyhead Clinic @Life Dental and Wellbeing 31 Queen Street Exeter EX4 3SR www.sleepyheadclinic.co.uk [email protected] 01392690696 Stephanie and myself answer questions from two viewers: Angela has had trouble sleeping for 20 years and wonders to what degree a condition like chronic fatigue syndrome will stand in the way of CBT being effective. Jamie is noticing improvements in h...
Insomnia Insight #297: I'm Asking you to be Brave
March 01, 2020 01:01 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MBYou can’t train yourself to sleep... or actually you kinda can. When you train your brain that it has nothing to fear from sleeplessness - amazing sleep happens. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook ...
Ask Daniel #21: Teach your Brain to be Fearless
February 28, 2020 16:39 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBLena wonders what to do with frustration that happens when she sleeps little. Jamie has acute insomnia every few years, but when it happens, it comes full force. Ernest wonders about a study saying insomnia can make your brain shrink. Ivan asks how sleep restriction and stimulus control work from a physiologic standpoint. Joshua wonders if his insomnia is getting worse. Misha asks how to beat hyperarousal. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep...
Ask Daniel #20: It's Not a Number Game
February 21, 2020 16:30 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBLiz wonders why I fell sleep efficiency isn’t important. Katerina is in 17 days of no pills. Lauren and what to do when being consumed with insomnia. Vitamin C feels Sleep is not refreshing and has anemia. Neil has started a CBTi program as part of his tracking app Dreem. Soe is on day 9 of CBTi and has seen progress! Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be ha...
Insomnia Insight #296: You Have to Go Toward the Light
February 21, 2020 03:19 - 8 minutes - 11.7 MBThe same action is wrong when the intent is to avoid sleeplessness and right when it’s to enjoy life. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen. I have a blog at bedtyme.co. Here ar...
Ask Daniel #19: You Can Do This!
February 20, 2020 03:03 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBLeighton has a relapse and knows exactly what to do - but needs some encouragement! Jaden sleeps well when not having an alarm, but needs to be up at 5 am 2-3 times per week. Holland has 4 kids and needs to sleep well to enjoy her family. Could Vitamin D levels be the reason Rakka doesn't sleep? Highfill invest wonders what to do with a 2 am, 3 am or 4 am awakening. Ankit has fragmented sleep but no sleep apnea. Elizabeth who slept upside down is struggling after some early success. Den...
Ask Daniel #18: A Strong Defense = A Longer Recover
February 17, 2020 11:18 - 31 minutes - 42.6 MBAnn has had insomnia for 20 years and has come off Zoplicone but wonders that her next steps should be. Linda answers a shout out from Alex, explaining that trying not to give SA (sudden awareness or falling asleep) attention may become an active effort which backfires. Vince is less stressed but still has superficial sleep. Lena wonders if she should to CBTi to have less SA episodes. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment o...
Insomnia Insight #295: 4 Reasons not to Tell a Friend you can't Sleep
February 16, 2020 21:14 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBWhen you tell friends you can’t sleep there’s a real risk that several of the following happen: - You get a weird look which creates an unhelpful belief that there’s something wrong with you - You get well intended but terrible advice - You becomes known as the insomniac in your circle - You affirm that you have trouble sleeping Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I...
Insomnia Insight #294: 3 Ways to Turn a Setback into Success
February 16, 2020 03:09 - 6 minutes - 8.97 MBWhen you start spending less time in bed and do better only to have a setback - three things that can turn the setback into a catapult are celebrating your new baseline, doing nothing to build sleep confidence and celebrating a good day to lose fear of sleeplessness. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. ...
Ask Daniel #17: Set it and Forget it is Always the Answer
February 14, 2020 13:27 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBAlex has questions about sudden awareness of falling asleep. Thomas is afraid he has sfi. Miles wonders if you can have insomnia without hyperarousal. Megan has found a study showing insomnia affects T-cells and immune function. Lena has insomnia after two nights of no sleep. Cara is several weeks into CBTi but is not seeing improvement. Zb Zi wonders if she is to obsessed with sleep. Rafael asks if CBTi helps for somnophobia. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about...
Ask Daniel #16: Something has to be Bigger than Insomnia
February 08, 2020 07:07 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBSleep NP and Ellen Wermter cohosts brining much insight and practical tips to the channel. Liz wonders if she should get up earlier and if she sabotaged her early success with sleep restriction. Kamal wonders why she has very vivid dreams and if she should spend less time in bed. Jake is worried about SFI and Alex asks if not interfering will get you past a sudden awareness of falling asleep. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please l...
Insomnia Insight #293: Zen and the Art of Car Maintenance
February 07, 2020 18:52 - 6 minutes - 9.02 MBA super important step toward not having insomnia is seeing that when you stop problem solving, the problem is solved and sleep happens. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen. I have a blo...
Ask Daniel #15: Paradoxes, Jerks & Practical CBTI
February 06, 2020 00:29 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBLydel wonders how caffeine, which is supposed only to give you temporary insomnia can have kept him sleeping little for 6 months. Ernest has found an article suggesting blue light actually does affect sleep. Christie wonders how to proceed 2 weeks into CBTi. Grace's sleep is drastically better, but how do bedtime restriction if you don't know how much you sleep? Tim J wonders if he sleeps more than he perceives. Tim L asks if EEGs are helpful when it comes to insomnia diagnosis or treatment...
Insomnia Insight #292: Linda's Sudden Awareness Success
February 02, 2020 07:16 - 4 minutes - 6.32 MBBy doing noting to stop it, Linda transitions to sleep every time even when she has a sudden awareness of falling asleep. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen. I have a blog at bed...
Ask Daniel #14: You Have to be Willing to Have Insomnia
February 02, 2020 03:25 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBPsychologist and writer Nick Wignall co-hosts the channel to help answer questions about insomnia and mental wellness. Alex wonders if what LInda said, that when not doing anything about a sudden awareness of falling you're allowing the biological function of sleep to . happen, is true. Adrien is at his wits end, feeling that things are hopeless. Gabriel is no longer worried that he has sfi, but looks for a way to prevent insomnia after two break ups. Avery has tried many medications and is...
Ask Daniel #13: Success and Struggle
January 31, 2020 17:41 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBEva's two first weeks of spending less time in bed have been a roller coaster, is that normal? Megan is starting to coming off medications, should she start with staying with Lunesta only during the weeks? Samuel asks if spending time in bed awake, even if relaxed, can condition you towards insomnia. Linda shares her success with sudden awareness when falling asleep. Patrick wonders if people with chronic insomnia can suffer months of unrelenting sleeplessness. Rob is going on a trip while p...
Ask Daniel #12: Change Causes Temporary Worsening
January 29, 2020 20:20 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBChristie has started spending less time in bed and is sleeping worse. Haval is off benzodiazepines but is having fragmented sleep. John's sleep jerks are keeping him up for hours. Produceman is tweaking his sleep window. Ernest shares that acceptance is the way. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you w...
Insomnia Insight #291: You Have Total Control
January 28, 2020 19:15 - 7 minutes - 9.96 MBIt often feels with insomnia as you’ve lost control, that sleep is unpredictable. It is true that none of us can control sleep - but we can control all the circumstances that make sleep more or less likely. Or even inevitable. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m ...
Insomnia Insight #290: This is Pure Insight
January 28, 2020 02:01 - 4 minutes - 6.71 MBAdobo1970 shares the perfect recipe for getting past paradoxical insomnia or any other variation of chronic insomnia: decreases attention. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have questions about insomnia or sleep? Please leave a comment or send me an email at [email protected] and I will be happy to share my thoughts as a video or audio reply. If you want to connect elsewhere I’m on Twitter @ErichsenDaniel, Instagram @Erichsen.Daniel, Facebook as Daniel Erichsen. I h...
Ask Daniel #11: Martin Co-Hosts for the First but not Last
January 26, 2020 15:19 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBInsomnia coach Martin Reed co-hosts and helps answers questions from viewers. Rob’s first weeks doing CBTi has been challenging and he wonders where to go. ??Id asks if hypnic jerks can be deadly. David falls asleep at 10 but but doesn’t sleep well overnight. Lauren feels she has lost the ability to sleep. Ellen wonders if it’s important to get a certain number of sleep cycles. Jay asks if sfi can be a slowly progressing disease. Do you have trouble sleeping? Can’t sleep? Have quest...
Ask Daniel #10: Why Less Time in Bed Works & More
January 26, 2020 03:20 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBAlex wonders if it is correct that actively trying not do anything about sudden awareness of falling asleep is something one should try to avoid. Vince asks if relaxing in bed is ok. Navinder would like to understand why sleep restriction works to be more successful practicing CBTi. Gregory has started sleep restriction and wonders if to reduce his sleep window from 6 hours or not. Jules is anxious about an upcoming sleep study. Mackie feels he also has lost the ability to sleep. Jay is not...
Ask Daniel #9: If Chrissy Can - So Can You
January 24, 2020 19:08 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBKarolina sleeps little and wonders what to do. AProperLady has insomnia triggered by her husband going on night shifts. Sabrine wonders why insomnia doesn't produce enough sleep drive. Vince takes an accidental nap on Day 8 for bedtime restriction. Anita is committed to CBTi. Megan is worried that sleeping little can hurt her immune system. Linda asks about sleep tracking apps. Scott has tried CBTi many times but still doesn't takes sleep medications. Kamal has jerks that wakes him up. ...