Read This if You Worry About Anxiety Sleep Problems

Maybe you have that common plague of lying awake at night worrying about all the sleep you are missing; this builds up more tension and ensures that you don’t fall asleep. One solution is to try and do the opposite. Try to stay awake as long as possible, repeatedly going over what you did during the day, or doing mental calculations, or reading boring books. Eventually, your body’s natural controls will take over, your eyes will droop, and sleep will overtake you no matter how hard you struggle to keep awake.

As an alternative, close your eyes and imagine a pitch black window shade slowly unrolling downward. On it you see in large letters the word SLEEP. Concentrate on seeing this word on the shade as it gradually winds down. Feel yourself sinking steadily into sleep as the shade comes down.