Coaching practices for How Sleep Works Cbt I

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

  • I keep trying the obvious fixes
  • When someone asks how I slept I genuinely can’t say
  • I’ve already cut the caffeine, dimmed the lights, bought the blackout curtains and the cooling mattress
  • I’m in bed nine hours and actually sleep maybe five, and the rest I just lie there doing the math on how wrecked tomorrow will be
  • I’ve thrown everything at my sleep

Practices that may help

  1. Learn the two-process model of sleep
    Understanding how sleep pressure and the circadian clock interact removes the mystery from why sleep is unpredictable.
    CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical
  2. CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a multi-component behavioral program that addresses the habits, thoughts, and patterns that perpetuate chronic insomnia. Multiple meta-analyses show it outperforms sleep medication for long-term outcomes and produces lasting improvement. It is the first-line recommended treatment for chronic insomnia — though it is more demanding than a pill and works best with a qualified therapist or guided program.
  3. Keep a daily sleep diary
    Track sleep and wake times daily to reveal patterns and benchmark treatment progress.
    CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical
  4. Stimulus Control for Sleep
    Stimulus control therapy rebuilds the brain’s association between bed and sleepiness by reserving the bed exclusively for sleep, getting out when awake, and keeping a consistent wake time. It is the single most evidence-supported behavioral technique for chronic insomnia and a cornerstone of CBT-I.
  5. Use sleep hygiene as the foundation, not the cure
    Get the basics right (light, caffeine, temperature, schedule) but do not expect them alone to fix insomnia.
    CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical
  6. Sleep restriction therapy
    Temporarily compress your time in bed to match how much you actually sleep, then expand it as efficiency improves.
    CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical
  7. Use the two-process model to diagnose your specific sleep problem
    Identify whether your sleep issue is a Process S problem, a Process C problem, or both — because the fixes are different.
    The Two-Process Model of Sleep
  8. Use the bed only for sleep (and sex)
    Reserve the bed strictly so the brain learns to associate it with sleepiness, not wakefulness.
    Stimulus Control for Sleep
  9. Challenge catastrophic thoughts about sleep
    Identify and test the beliefs that turn a bad night into a disaster story.
    CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), Made Practical
  10. The Two-Process Model of Sleep
    Alexander Borbély’s two-process model describes sleep as the interaction of two independent systems: Process S (homeostatic sleep pressure, which builds throughout waking hours like a battery draining) and Process C (the circadian clock, which gates sleep propensity in a 24-hour rhythm). Good sleep requires both processes to align — sleep pressure high and the clock in its nighttime phase simultaneously. The model is well established in sleep science.

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