To Sleep Or Not To Sleep

 

 

Most of us have probably experienced insomnia at least once in our lives…

Lying in bed for hours tossing and turning, then finally dropping off to sleep in the wee hours of the morning, only to be woken up by the alarm a couple of hours later. Then going through the day feeling like a zombie… Or falling asleep easily, just to wake up a few hours later. No matter how many sheep we count we just can’t get back to sleep…

 

Sounds familiar…?

 

Jim* belonged to the second category. For more than 10 years Jim kept waking up at 2am surviving on only a few hours sleep each night.

Not only did tiredness and exhaustion affect his ability to deal with work and everyday life, his ability to deal with stress was reduced, irritability was present more often than he liked, and the disorder also put a strain on his relationship, his restlessness and getting up in the middle of the night interrupted his wife’s sleep also.

 

 

I gave Jim the book ‘The Journey” by Brandon Bays which gave him hope that he could get to the bottom of this debilitating pattern. Shortly after he came to see me for a Journey session.

 

Jim, now retired, is a successful businessman who had pushed himself very hard throughout his life, and for many years had worked 12+hour days, at least 6 days/week.

 

 

In our discussion preceding the Journey process Jim realised that even though he never considered himself being stressed (although other people thought he was…), there was a constant level of anxiety to fail and let down his family and business partners.

Was it possible that this underlying tension could affect Jim’s ability to have a relaxed and restful sleep?

 

Jim’s intention for the session was to get to the bottom of this fear that has been running his life and to finally feel at peace within himself.

 

It never ceases to amaze me how the journey taps into the subconscious, the storehouse of all our past experiences with associated emotions and beliefs, (our ‘emotional baggage’) and unfailingly brings to the surface the ones underlying the current issue.

 

The memory that came up for Jim was being a little boy, the middle sibling, feeling overlooked and suffering from the fact that his older brother got all the attention from his father. So he decided there and then that he was going to do, whatever it took to be better than the older brother, and he realized that this had been the driving force behind everything he had done and achieved. The pressure this little boy was under to avoid failure at all cost, to live up to his father’s expectations and gain his approval had created fear and anxiety which accompanied Jim throughout his life.

 

The journey process allowed Jim to heal the hurt of the past and let go of this self-imposed stress.

 

 

Ever since the process Jim has been feeling more relaxed and peaceful and he can make financial decisions more easily and with more confidence. He finds that his level of anxiety is greatly reduced and he can now finally enjoy good nights’ sleep waking up refreshed around 6am.

 

 

Jim is one example of people in NZ suffering from insomnia and he was willing to explore the root cause and healed himself.

 

What could be underlying your insomnia or anxiety?

 

What is it costing you to keep living with it?

 

Isn’t it time to do something about it?

 

To find out how Karoline can help you or someone you know call 021 384 155 for a free introductory session.

 

*Name changed to protect privacy