Affirmations to Ease Insomnia Symptoms

If you have struggled with insomnia with or without underlying health condition such as chronic pain or menopause, you know that daily feeling of dread.

I certainly do.

Insomnia is… how do I put it lightly, um - frustrating (insert a swear word of your choice here, if you wish).

My onset of insomnia began almost at the end of my chemotherapy treatments. I still remember that first night I lay in bed wide awake all night. Even though I have always been a sensitive sleeper this night was very unusual and frustrating.

Fast forward two years, I have tried everything - from natural remedies like valerian root and CBD, over the counter options such as melatonin and Benadryl as well as prescription antidepressants.

All of these worked only temporary until their effects weaned off and insomnia symptoms came right back.

On top of that, everything I took for sleep slowly deteriorated my ability to sleep even further. For example, falling asleep was never an issue for me; it’s the multiple nighttime awakenings that were the problem. However, after taking CBD for 6 weeks (which worked wonderfully!), its effects weaned off and falling asleep got much more difficult.

My doctor was always reluctant to give me hypnotic medications (Z-drugs). That was very annoying but he was coming from a good place; these medications knock me out nicely but they are addictive and not a long-term solution. I am very grateful we avoided this route.

If you have struggled with sleep for a long time, you may be at a point where you recognize that your sleep troubles may have been further fuelled by your relationship with insomnia at the level of the mind (cognitive) and also behaviour.

The onset of insomnia may have started with a stressful event. However, now, even though the event is gone, you are left with an aftermath of insomnia that is being perpetuated by bedtime anxiety, poor relationship with sleep and feeling of defeat.

I don't know about you, but I am slowly giving up on quick solutions that give my power away to herbs, over the counter medications and prescriptions. I want agency over my sleep. I want it to happen naturally, just like it did for many years in the past.

After reading The Effortless Sleep Method about two months ago, I started writing positive affirmations for sleep. I write them daily and religiously.

And how I perceive sleep is slowly changing!

I now have more days when I wake up rested than before. During my nighttime awakenings these affirmations somehow kick in giving me confidence in my ability to sleep and I fall back asleep pretty quickly. I have also been able to sleep in 5.5 or 6-hour stretches which is HUGE for those who have chronic insomnia.

I am writing this blog specifically to share these affirmations because I find that there are not too many good examples of sleep affirmation on the world wide web.

Affirmations to Ease Insomnia Symptoms

• My sleep is getting deeper and better with every day; this gives me the courage to go to sleep and confidence in getting a good night’s rest

• My body knows how to get sleepy, fall asleep and stay asleep

• Sleeping is my body’s inner ability and a right!

• My body is designed to sleep - just like it is designed to breathe, digest and walk; sleep comes naturally to me

• Good night’s sleep is programmed into me; it is in every cell of my body

• It is easy to sleep because that is what my body was designed to do; it is in my biology

• My ability to sleep is unconditional

• I fall asleep easily and stay soundly asleep through the night waking up rested and excited for the day ahead

I sit down and write out a similar version of these affirmations on daily basis especially immediately after a good night’s rest. I would read them out several times and feel them in my body. I would say “yes” after every affirmation while reading them and feel the message in my bones so it can fully sink in.

It feels good to continue re-gaining confidence in my ability to get a good night’s rest. I will continue writing these affirmation daily until I am consistently sleeping well most of the nights.

I also recommend looking into doing a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) course specifically for Insomnia or just CBT if one for specifically insomnia is not available.

Also, do not lay in bed if you cannot sleep. Laying in bed without sleeping will get your body associate your bed with being awake. So any time you are awake in bed for more than 15-20 minutes, get up and do something else.

The one thought I will leave you with is this one: stop looking for solutions outside of yourself. Its time to do the deep work - reprogramming your ability to sleep at the level of the mind.

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