The past 5 nights, I've had completely sleepless nights for 3 of them

[Ghost00]

Hi,
First of all, I've been under a lot of stress recently with my dad dying a few weeks ago (who I had been living with) and my mother having to go into a care home due to her dementia. And am depressed a bit with it all.

Now I'm suffering from sleep problems, and specifically getting to sleep in the first place, which I have only very rarely suffered from in the past. Had the occasional problem getting to sleep in the past 2 months which I've very rarely experienced before.

But now it's got a whole lot worse. For the past 5 nights, I've had completely sleepless nights for 3 of them. I have a sleepless night, followed by a full night of sleep, then another sleepless night etc. However, before going to bed I can drop off to sleep usually when sitting at my computer or watching the TV, but then when I go to bed I might not sleep at all. So my insomnia is driven purely by anxiety with the source of my anxiety now being predominantly the fact I can't get to sleep. So a catch 22 situation. Will this eventually end?

[morpheus1514]

Yes you will sleep guaranteed, as your drive to sleep is more powerful than your worries or stresses.  Key is managing the whole process for best results.  For a complete substance-free program of ideas to counter the stress and worries about sleep, use a CBT sleep training system.  Substance-free and permanent solution for most.

[AnxiousNoMore]

Avoid sleeping at your computer and watching tv. It may be easy to sleep for a short while doing that but it's not ideal, except maybe when you want a quick mid-day nap. Go to bed at the same time each day and do not use a tv or computer in the bedroom.

I use a sleep app with multiple narrator's instructions, but only when in bed.