I battled pretty major insomnia and beat it with “bog-standard” CBT-I. Reflecting, i think there are key useful tricks. 1/ Never toss and turn. Get up and read for 20min. Seriously. 2/ Learn some kind of mindfulness/meditation exercises that you practise when not in bed. Particularly body-scan. I didn’t understand why CPT-I pushed this as it seemed counterintuitive, but it trains your brain NOT to notice discomfort/body position.
I battled pretty major insomnia and beat it with “bog-standard” CBT-I. Reflecting, i think there are key useful tricks.
1/ Never toss and turn. Get up and read for 20min. Seriously.
2/ Learn some kind of mindfulness/meditation exercises that you practise when not in bed. Particularly body-scan. I didn’t understand why CPT-I pushed this as it seemed counterintuitive, but it trains your brain NOT to notice discomfort/body position.