POV: It’s 2 AM and you’ve been awake for over an hour. You are tossing and turning and can’t get back to sleep.
We’ve all been here before and, in fact, occasionally struggling to fall or stay asleep is normal. Sleep problems are considered to be insomnia only when they become persistent and interfere with daily functioning.
While we have previously gone into depth on the benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), it is also useful to have a quick reference of things NOT to do when you are tossing and turning and wishing for sleep in the middle of the night.