Recent content by Islandsno

Hello All! Just a quick note to say that I am beating my insomnia! I'm Sleeping through the night (with some slight difficulty with falling to sleep though, but will have that beat in no time). You MUST read the book "The Effortless Sleep Method" by Sasha Stephens. I chose to follow her...

Some great information Tennis Tom! Thank you for posting and hectate 105 for sharing your story. Yes, I have been reading and learning about sleep and the lack of it these past few days. The book Ellen suggested has been wonderful in helping to calm my fears and anxiety. Also reading all this...

Ellen your post is what I needed to hear! THANK YOU! I've down loaded the book and have already read the forward and Chap 1, I feel hopeful again. I know that understanding Sleep and what's actually needed will set my fears at ease. You hit the nail on the head with the vicious cycle of...

Thank you Gigi and hectate 105. I really need the encouragement. It's day 5 and I thought I was making some progress but last night felt like I was right back at square 1. No sleep at all for me with a heavy dose of anxiety accompanied with some acid reflux. I'm feeling very discouraged and...

Thank you Walt! Day 3 3 hours of sleep ( maybe 4) without a sleep aide yahoo! Instead of freaking out that my heart was pounding and racing in my ears I turned it around and used it as a calming force. I visualized what a baby hears in the safety of the mothers womb and when a baby is held in a...

I'm on night 2 of my TMS journey to heal my insomnia. I began having issues with sleep after surgically induced menopause. BHRT did help some but I've found that natural sleep aides (melatonin based ) would be an added bonus. It's been about 2 years since my surgery and my sleep has...

Walt yes it was your thread I read on the counting. It helped me to not focus on my anxiety, good idea, I counted ALL night long. My "perfectionism" is trying to control how my journaling begins, my fear of doing it wrong. I'm not sure how to start. I did read the link on "how to journal". Yet...

Thanks you Ellen! I'm learning how to search this forum and am inspired by link provided above. So much so, I began my TMS last night. No more sleep aide crutches. Although I had a sleepless night I'm not as anxious about the lack of sleep. I spent my night hours reading Dr Sarno's Divided...

Hello I'm new to this forum. I'm here to discuss using TMS for insomnia. I was wondering if anyone has tried this technique and any suggestions that may be useful to help reclaim my sleep. I don't use any prescription sleep aides but have been using melatonin and various herbal supplements to...