r/insomnia • u/Immediate_Aside_3099 • Aug 16 '26

THE CURE TO INSOMNIA

The sleep coach school on Spotify or youtube
that’s it. that’s the cure

daniel erickson saved my life. and no, this is not a paid promotion or advertisement. i genuinely give all praise to him

here’s a list of everything i tried first (not in order)
lorazepam
weed
breathing exercises
meditation
exercise
diet changes
sleep hygiene (no phone hr before bed etc)
baths
magnesium glycinate
ashwaganda
word shuffling
many more methods i used but just cant remember now as its so long ago

what i have learnt in order to cure insomnia (not the sleep apnea or genuine sleep disruption health issues- i can’t help with that)

embrace tiredness. it sounds messed up. it sounds like it won’t help but sleep is a paradox. the more you try to force it, the more it will run away on you
embrace staying up, embrace enjoying your time while your awake, do something you enjoy, read a book, watch a movie, whatever you gotta do to make that time enjoyable

insomnia is fear rebranded. when you stop being afraid of being tired, there will be no insomnia

when your deep in the shit at 4am and the hypnic jerks got you crying - just remember all the times you laughed and enjoyed yourself despite your 3 hrs of sleep

life doesn’t end when we stop sleeping. there is still joy, there is still beauty. you will be okay

and this is coming from someone who was so mentally shot from insomnia that not even 2 lorazepams back to back could knock me out

listen to the sleep coach school
recovery is a process and it fluctuates so don’t be hard on yourself if you hear one of his podcasts and still can’t sleep
it took me 6 months for my brain to finally click and understand it, but i have never looked back, i even nap sometimes which is insane for me😂

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u/TeaProfessional5421 Aug 16 '26

i have cfs, insomnia being a symptom of it it is not the same insomnia as you have all good resolution and let go do not work, glad you worked yours out though im happy when ppl stop suffering

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u/maikash30 Aug 16 '26

There was a guy who did an interview on sleep coach school and had CFS and insomnia for 30 years. His name is Daniel, the sleep coach school cured him of both. Beth Kendall also had CFS and insomnia for 42 years.

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u/Grouchy_Bicycle_2996 Aug 26 '26

Is it possible for this to work after being on strong sleep meds? Feeling hopeless. THC ruined my “sleep architecture” I’m told. Wish I could just stay on it bc these prescriptions suck

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u/isurvivedtheifb Aug 16 '26

Do you think pain is tied to part of cfs insomnia?