Which Type of Insomniac Are You?

1.What would you say is your top sleep pattern?

You struggle to fall asleep.Your sleep is restless with frequent wake-ups.You wake up too early and struggle to get back to sleep.

2.Your sleep pattern:

happens very often/all the time.is newer or else comes and goes.happens mostly in times of worry or seasons of stress.

3.Which of the following feels most true for you right now:

“There’s something hanging over me that I’m avoiding.”“Things feel heavy and I am feeling upset.” (This upset could be in the form of anger, sadness, or even numbness.)“I have a LOT on my mind these days.”

4.Your sleep troubles:

have been going on so long it’s hard to remember when they even started.are unusual for you or started more recently.can clearly be tied to current life events or pressure situations.

5.Which of the following sounds the most like you:

You can struggle to make a choice or a change, even when you know it’s what you need to do.You keep your emotions in or have a hard time connecting to them.You worry a lot – both about yourself and others.

6.Sleep can often be connected to our level of self-connection. How often do you feel like you are living as your true self?

“I would like to show up as my true self, but sometimes I think I might not be on the right life path.”“I can feel cut off from myself – especially from my emotions. Or else, I can feel the opposite: that my emotions are so LOUD it is hard to even hear myself beneath them.”“My true, what? I’m too busy worrying about everyone else right now, I’ll think about myself later.”

7.Below, you’ll find a series of mantras. Which mantra do you think would be the most healing for you to adopt and work with?

“Even when things are hard, I know I can make the changes in my life that I need to make with courage and conviction.”“I am learning to value and listen to my own emotions, even when they are challenging to feel or process through.”“I trust that I can handle the challenges in my life, and I trust that my loved ones can handle the changes in their lives.”

8.Your sleep nemesis is:

Falling asleep—WHY IS IT SO DANG HARD?Waking up a lot—Really, do you have to see every hour of the night?Waking up from 3-5 am—and then staring at the stupid clock, unable to fall back asleep.

9.If you had to guess, you would say your sleep troubles are really about:

feeling like your life is at a turning point.some emotions you’re struggling to process.your busy, worried, and stressed-out mind.

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Which type of insomniac are you?