How to overcome sleep onset insomnia if you are a thinker type person.

If it regularly takes you longer than an hour to fall asleep because your mind feels overactive, racing, or simply too awake, this video is for you. Especially if this has been happening at least three nights a week for several months.

In this video, we focus on long-term sleep onset insomnia in relation to being a thinker type person. In my sleep coaching practice, the goal is simple and practical. You want to know how to fall asleep within 15 to 20 minutes consistently and confidently, not just occasionally.

The first step to fully overcoming sleep onset insomnia caused by an overactivity of the mind is to understand what shows up for you. Different people experience very different things at night, for thinker types experiences will of course be more about the thoughts that show up. Today I talked about two very typical set of behaviours I see with my clients. Most of the time these mental patterns mean that the mind has not fully separated daytime activity from nighttime rest.

Distraction techniques and rigid evening routines often make this worse. Which is why for thinker type people, developing practical and effective Sleep Skills for life is the best way to approach the problem.

If you are a thinker type, overcoming insomnia is about retraining your mind to decrease activity before bed. Not through force, but through patience, consistency and the right skills.

To register for the live online masterclass on the 10th March 2026: How to overcome insomnia for thinker type people

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I look forward to reading your questions and supporting you on your journey to overcome your long-term sleep problems or insomnia.

Beatrix

Videos in this series all about thinker type people who struggle with sleep problems or insomnia:

Part 1: How to overcome long-term or chronic insomnia and sleep problems for thinker types - Click here to watch

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

00:00 Introduction to sleep onset insomnia for thinker type people

01:39 Start with Part 1 of this video series

02:28 What you notice when you're not able to fall asleep

04:14 Different ways your mind might be overactive at night

07:15 Invitation to the Live Online Masterclass on 10th March 2026

07:50 How your evening routine is preventing you from falling asleep easily

12:32 A word of warning: don't look for emptiness or the mind or absence of thoughts

13:09 Teach your mind to have a different set of behaviours for the nighttime

15:53 Video series on being a 'thinker type' person: next video is on sleep maintenance insomnia