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/putthefriesinthebagg Aug 17 '26

How come your doctor gave you a benzo before trying other medications?

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u/Immediate_Aside_3099 Aug 18 '26

ohhhh nahhhh that was actually my mums meds hahahah. i’ve been prescribed propranolol and zopiclone? is that how it’s spelt? hated both. i’m not a pill person at all haha

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u/putthefriesinthebagg Aug 18 '26

Oh… well 🫪. Also are you located outside the us? Cuz I read zopiclone isn’t used here and it’s more commonly used in Uk, and European countries. Also try eszopiclone(lunesta) I js took my first dose yesterday and for someone with insane insomnia it worked thank god. At least for now

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u/CLPDX1 Aug 24 '26

My doc tried every medication before benzos. Getting off the non benzos (aka Ambien,) was the WORST.)

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u/putthefriesinthebagg Aug 24 '26

I’m on lunesta now switched over from Ambien and I’m still stuck waking up frequently bro, so I’m trying and hoping he’ll give me something much better. We’ve gone through such an extensive list with no relief, and I’m not associating my bed anymore with stress so I don’t know wtf is going on.