My 5-Step Formula for Overcoming Insomnia
In this post you will learn the 5-step formula that works for me in terms of overcoming insomnia… it might work for you too.
What I learned from a decade of Insomnia
My first long stretch of sleeplessness started my sophomore year of high school. I’d lie awake in bed, staring at the clock slowly creeping its way closer and closer to my 5:00AM alarm. When morning finally arrived I had to navigate the school day with just a few hours of sleep under my belt.
There’s a scene in Fight Club where Edward Norton’s character is sleeping so little that he’s hallucinating at the office, seeing lights flicker and having visions of Brad Pitt. I’d see strange and disorienting things from time to time, too, imagining aliens in the rearview mirror and mistaking trees for people. I startled my family one evening, screaming when I thought our cat was a ghost flying at my feet. Sadly I had zero visions of Brad!
While my sleep challenges as an adult weren’t quite that extreme, rough patches were still miserable. I followed every pro-sleep tip I came across and strictly controlled my evening and morning routines. It felt like endless trial and error.
There’s a desperation that comes with not being able to fully rest. Many of us who have struggled with sleep feel like we’ve tried it all. We’ve read the sleep hygiene pamphlets from our doctor, guidelines on Web MD, the “Top 10 Million Tips to a Good Night’s Sleep” online, and tried suggestions from our friends.
Some of this advice has worked and some made us feel all the more isolated in the wee hours of the morning. The fact of the matter is this:
The path to better sleep isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Our needs vary widely, so we may need to search for a while to figure out what works. At the same time, we aren’t alone. Not in the least. 56% of Americans feel that they don’t get enough sleep most nights. Over half of us are on this path!
So it’s with an ocean’s worth of gratitude that I admit I haven’t experienced a long stretch of insomnia in years. It took nearly a decade, but I’ve found what gets me the amount of sleep that my body needs on a consistent basis. Some of it’s little stuff, like caffeine intake and physical activity, but the most effective parts of my sleep formula are deeper.
Overcoming Insomnia: I want to tell you about my formula not because what works for me will necessarily work for everyone, but because it might give you some food for thought if you’re struggling with sleeplessness, too.
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