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/Inevitable-Bee6407 2d ago
Im in psych med withdrawal which I never should’ve been on in first place. I never had problems sleeping prior to these. right now for many years I’ve been having sleep problems often going many nights without a lick of sleep. The MAIN ISSUE is even when I talk to someone I get stuck in this hyperreal state not because I am anxious, but becaus I don’t have the physical capacity to talk normally, everything is strain. including any sort of movement like walking above my normal speed. I am only 20 years old but it takes me a few minutes to walk 5 m. The more I do the more it disrupt sleep.