Insomnia?

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

What?

It’s dark. I was fast asleep. (I’d still like to be fast asleep really! This is just rude!) That BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR was the water pump. That’s not normal. That pump normally only goes when someone’s running a tap. Maybe I’ve got a leak? Maybe the water tank is nearly empty?

I checked the clock, 3.30am. I had a late night, I’ve been asleep since midnight and this is the first time it’s gone off. I’ll turn over, go back to sleep and see if it goes off again.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

…. Mmmmm. 5.49. It’s still too early for this. I got up to see if there’s a dripping tap? No. The central heating burner has just started. I don’t think there’s a connection between the two. I’m going back to bed. I’ll fill the tank in the morning and see what happens tomorrow night.

 

For someone with insomnia, this would be a nightmare. They’d lie awake tossing and turning getting anxious because they can’t get back to sleep. They’d then lie awake for night after night getting more and more tired and frustrated.

Actually, I lay dozing for a while and then decided to get up early and get my busy day underway. I knew that sleeping would be easy the following night and I’d handle the day fine even though I’d had a disturbed night’s sleep.

Perversely, your beliefs and thoughts as you set yourself to doze off are the most powerful influence on your ability to sleep. Any ‘chatter’ and frustration during the day or while you prepare to go to bed, actually makes it more difficult to slip off into a relaxed refreshing deep sleep. This chatter and frustration is a symptom of unhelpful thinking. The Thrive Programme helps you to learn how to think more helpfully, recognise your skills and abilities and live a more healthy happy life.

If you’re fed up of worrying about sleep then give me a call. At your free initial consultation you can tell me a little more about you and we’ll chat about whether Applied Positive Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Processing and Integration or The Thrive Programme would be best for you. Then you can make an informed choice to help you start looking forward to a great night’s sleep, night after night.

L, 45, Watford, wanted to get rid of Insomnia

I found my sessions very helpful & enjoyable. It was great to ‘see the light’ with problems I had been experiencing for years. The sessions really helped me to be kinder to myself.

I am much calmer and not nearly as stressed as I used to be. One of the biggest improvements is that I worry so much less about things than I used to.

There is nothing I would change about the sessions, I really enjoyed sitting here & talking to Tania. Sometimes what we talked about was difficult but that was all part of the learning process.

The 6 week course has been great for me & my family. My kids have definitely benefitted from having a calmer Mummy!