Avoid making these top 5 mistakes to overcome your chronic insomnia and sleep problems in your 40s and 50s

Today we conclude the 4 part video series on how to overcome chronic insomnia and sleep problems in your 40s and 50s by addressing the top 5 mistakes that you want to avoid at all costs. 

Truth be told, even I made some of these mistakes when I struggled with insomnia many years ago, so I’m sure you already know how you might have been misled by these mistakes as well. These common sleep mistakes and insomnia mistakes come up in conversations with clients all the time. But let’s make sure that you can avoid making some of these to help you on your way to overcoming your long-term insomnia and sleep problems as well. 

The reason I wanted to talk about these mistakes to avoid when struggling with insomnia is because these can really set you back for months if not years. Retraining your body and mind to sleep well, even if you’ve struggled for months or years is completely possible and these insomnia mistakes are part of what will prevent you from achieving that sooner. 

In today’s video, I’ve also talked about how you can start avoiding these mistakes or how to move forward if you’ve already experienced how these mistakes affected your sleep for the worse. 

Of course, if you have any questions about today’s topic or how to overcome your chronic insomnia or sleep problems this year, feel free to reach out. 

Beatrix

Related videos that I mentioned:

Part 1 - How to treat chronic insomnia in your 40s and 50s: Click here to watch Video 1

Part 2 - What’s holding you back from overcoming chronic insomnia for good: Click here to watch Video 2  

Part 3 - How to develop effective sleep skills to overcome chronic insomnia: Click here to watch Video 3

It's always best to watch the entire video, but here are some chapters for you:

00:00 Introduction to the top 5 mistakes I want you to avoid making when struggling with chronic insomnia

00:30 Teaching Sleep Skills for Life 

01:36 Sleep mistake number 1: Self-diagnosing without a proper sleep assessment

02:57 Sleep mistake number 2: 'Trying' things but not measuring results 

05:11 Sleep mistake number 3: Getting on with insomnia or giving up on finding a long-lasting solution

06:18 Sleep mistake number 4: Not listening to what your sleep is showing you

08:01 Sleep mistake number 5: Not getting support and putting things in place on your own

09:50 Conclusions to making these mistakes leading to struggling for longer