Any ideas

[Chappy12]

Last year I suffered with chronic anxiety and insomnia..I was frightened of being left on my own as I also had health anxiety and acrophobia..there were two bereavements in the family plus family stress ..since Christmas I have been sleeping 5/6/7 hrs a night but Sundays only 2/3 hrs...every week.cant understand why this particular night and not any other..it's getting on my nerves..as I will sleep well rest of the week.someone said maybe I worry about being on my own in the week as my partner works away.my daughter has autism and tourettes and is not in school as she is 18.so it's not like I have to worry about getting her up..it's just odd.its always Sunday..any advice please

I do suffer from PTSD due to to of my children dying and am not on any meds as they don't agree with me..my losses were a few yrs ago but still affect me..thank you kindly xxx

[Skypony]

Hi Chappy12. As it's not clear what's causing this, perhaps your focus could be on strategies for getting a more restful night. What methods have worked for you before? Do you start engaging with thoughts when you wake, and if so, could you use sleep music or guided relaxation (on YouTube) to help you drift off again?

I'm still trying to manage my insomnia, but I've had a small degree of success with those methods, and like anything else, they have to be practiced and learned. I wish you good luck in resolving this - but as you sleep ok on the other nights, maybe you can relax about it and that in itself could help.

Best wishes

[Chappy12 in reply to Skypony]

Thanks for reply..I'm sure as you said it's only one night a week..but tada Sunday just gone I slept good..maybe it's a habit formed in my brain..like I'm expecting it ..I chose not to think or worry about it Sunday just gone and I was ok x