Adding more enjoyable moments to your life and planning fun activities reduces the power of insomnia

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Many, if not most, people with chronic insomnia modify their lives in some way in response to poor sleep. This could be things like canceling plans with friends or calling in sick to work. It can also include putting off things that would otherwise be exciting, enjoyable, and enriching — a vacation, for example.<br /><br />Unfortunately, all these compensatory behaviors only guarantee one thing — that our insomnia will lead to a bad day and have a very negative impact on our lives.<br /><br />Related videos:<br /><br />How the body compensates for lost sleep by itself (and why stimulus control is so effective): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rhcwXPWEgw<br /><br />Why it is so important not to compensate for a bad night of sleep when you have insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiwIs-ZOiuY<br /><br />Every time we choose to allow insomnia to reduce our quality of life, we worry more about sleep and we put more pressure on ourselves to sleep. This leads to worse sleep and makes it harder to get rid of insomnia. <br /><br />Insomnia is definitely not pleasant. It does have a negative impact on our quality of life. However, much of this negative impact is within our control.<br /><br />If we try to live our lives as though we don't have insomnia, if we make fun plans, if we stay active, if we add as many positive activities and moments to our day as possible, we allow ourselves to see that the quality of our life is tied to more than just the quality of our sleep.<br /><br />Related video:<br /><br />The quality of your day isn't entirely dependent on the quality of your sleep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgVyzX_HHxo<br /><br />The more positive moments we can enjoy when living with insomnia, the less time we spend thinking about sleep and worrying about sleep. The more we are able to recognize that we can have a great, good, or OK day (or even just notice a few positive moments) after a bad night (or string of bad nights) the less power insomnia has over us.<br /><br />If we don't feed our insomnia, it's likely to get bored and move on.<br /><br />Related video:<br /><br />Every time you feed your insomnia, you make your insomnia more powerful and more demanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Iwdk6TTxQ<br /><br />▶ Subscribe to the Insomnia Coach channel (and be sure to click the notification bell afterward so you don't miss any videos): http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5LsLUeVA2j_Vsl5625shQ?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />My name is Martin Reed and I am the founder of Insomnia Coach®. I offer sleep coaching services that give people with insomnia all the skills and support they need to enjoy better sleep for the rest of their lives. I also offer a free two-week sleep training course for people with insomnia at https://insomniacoach.com/sleep-training/?ref=youtube111519<br /><br />You can also find me here:<br /><br />Website: https://insomniacoach.com<br />Twitter: https://twitter.com/insomniacoach<br />Facebook: https://facebook.com/insomniacoach<br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myinsomniacoach/<br /><br />All content found on the Insomnia Coach YouTube channel is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or medical treatment and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other licensed healthcare provider. All content is provided as is, and without warranties.<br /><br />#insomnia<br />#sleep

Adding more enjoyable moments to your life and planning fun activities reduces the power of insomnia

Insomnia Coach 1.2K views November 15, 2019 10:26 pm

Many, if not most, people with chronic insomnia modify their lives in some way in response to poor sleep. This could be things like canceling plans with friends or calling in sick to work. It can also include putting off things that would otherwise be exciting, enjoyable, and enriching — a vacation, for example.

Unfortunately, all these compensatory behaviors only guarantee one thing — that our insomnia will lead to a bad day and have a very negative impact on our lives.

Related videos:

How the body compensates for lost sleep by itself (and why stimulus control is so effective): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rhcwXPWEgw

Why it is so important not to compensate for a bad night of sleep when you have insomnia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiwIs-ZOiuY

Every time we choose to allow insomnia to reduce our quality of life, we worry more about sleep and we put more pressure on ourselves to sleep. This leads to worse sleep and makes it harder to get rid of insomnia.

Insomnia is definitely not pleasant. It does have a negative impact on our quality of life. However, much of this negative impact is within our control.

If we try to live our lives as though we don’t have insomnia, if we make fun plans, if we stay active, if we add as many positive activities and moments to our day as possible, we allow ourselves to see that the quality of our life is tied to more than just the quality of our sleep.

Related video:

The quality of your day isn’t entirely dependent on the quality of your sleep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgVyzX_HHxo

The more positive moments we can enjoy when living with insomnia, the less time we spend thinking about sleep and worrying about sleep. The more we are able to recognize that we can have a great, good, or OK day (or even just notice a few positive moments) after a bad night (or string of bad nights) the less power insomnia has over us.

If we don’t feed our insomnia, it’s likely to get bored and move on.

Related video:

Every time you feed your insomnia, you make your insomnia more powerful and more demanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Iwdk6TTxQ

▶ Subscribe to the Insomnia Coach channel (and be sure to click the notification bell afterward so you don’t miss any videos): http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5LsLUeVA2j_Vsl5625shQ?sub_confirmation=1

My name is Martin Reed and I am the founder of Insomnia Coach®. I offer sleep coaching services that give people with insomnia all the skills and support they need to enjoy better sleep for the rest of their lives. I also offer a free two-week sleep training course for people with insomnia at https://insomniacoach.com/sleep-training/?ref=youtube111519

You can also find me here:

Website: https://insomniacoach.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/insomniacoach
Facebook: https://facebook.com/insomniacoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myinsomniacoach/

All content found on the Insomnia Coach YouTube channel is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or medical treatment and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or other licensed healthcare provider. All content is provided as is, and without warranties.

#insomnia
#sleep