When you have insomnia, keep looking forward and avoid dwelling on the setbacks and difficult nights

If you're trying to change the way you think about sleep and implementing behaviors that will improve your sleep for the long term, it's important to recognize that there are going to be ups and downs along the way.

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If you have lived with insomnia for a long period of time, your sleep confidence is going to be very fragile (or even non-existent). So, it's very easy and completely natural to dwell on the more difficult nights of sleep and completely ignore any better nights of sleep.

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Unfortunately, dwelling on the more difficult nights and spending too much time thinking about them isn't constructive because doing so can activate the arousal system and make sleep more difficult.

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Ultimately, if you are implementing evidence-based cognitive and behavioral techniques to improve your sleep you will get results if you stay consistent and keep looking forward.

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Don't let the bad nights derail you — see each night as a fresh start and you will get results.

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