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Results
and Summary
The cognitive and behavioral techniques that I developed and
used to combat my insomnia have worked for me, better than
I ever thought they would. I was an anxiety-ridden sleeper
for at least ten years, but with the help of the approaches
I have become a good sleeper and have remained one for the
past three years. In fact, I consistently sleep as well now
as I ever have in my life.
Worries, stress and anxieties about attaining sleep and the
consequences of what will happen if I don’t used to be
a major part of my life. I have now minimized them to where
they are nothing more than an infrequent small annoyance.
I am now able to live a much more fulfilling and happy life
without insomnia holding me down.
Like many people who have been through a difficult experience
in their life, I don’t know if I would go back in time
and prevent myself from ever developing insomnia even if I
could. Having chronic insomnia and successfully overcoming
it have been rewarding for me and have given me confidence
that I can deal with nearly any problem I face, if I only
put in enough effort, thought, action and persistence.
I want to emphasis that if there is a “secret” to
overcoming insomnia, it is to be analytical and investigative
in one’s approach toward it. For many years, I was simply
emotional about my sleeplessness and this got me nowhere.
I focused almost entirely on my anxiety and mindlessly did
anything I could to deal with it, no matter how irrational
and self-defeating.
I did not make any progress until I took at step back from
my sleep difficulties and looked at them as a scientist would
dispassionately view some object of study.
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