Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy To Treat Sleep Disorder
As you pay attention to your thinking about sleep and consider alternatives, you will probably notice two issues to address:1. The more important it is to get a good night's sleep, the less you sleep. Believing that a poor night's sleep is a disaster only generates more anxiety and worry about your sleep. Challenge this thinking and consider alternative thoughts that reduce the importance of sleeping on the rest of your life (i.e. "It's no big deal", "I'll be a little tired and cranky tomorrow but nothing I can't handle."). 2. The more you try to control your sleep, the less you sleep. Sleep is a natural body response. Telling yourself that you must sleep and trying to force yourself to sleep only puts pressure on you and makes your sleep worse. Focusing on what you can control (sleep habits, schedule, when you are in or out of bed) and letting go of what you can not control will allow falling asleep and staying asleep to happen naturally. Now that you've become aware of the thoughts that make your sleep worse and have considered alternative ways of thinking, the next step is to practice these new thoughts. This challenging of new thoughts replacing old thoughts will take some effort because our thoughts are typically automatic and we are not accustomed to deliberately noticing them. Scheduling a time each day to examine the ways you think about your sleeping will be helpful in getting you to notice and challenge any maladaptive thought patterns. It is important to do this on a regular basis, as it can be easy to fall into old thought habits if you are not actively monitoring your thoughts.Pages: 1 [2] 3
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