Insomnia Forum Posting

Posted by Susan on February 21, 2002 at 14:28:58:

In Reply to: Feel so alone with insomnia posted by Skygirl on February 20, 2002 at 09:14:06:

Have you separated from your daughter? This is the normal healthy process of letting each other go that usually happens during the teenage years and allows the child to become an adult. I was not able to let go of my mother until my 30s with the help of a counsellor. She didn't want to let me go because of problems with her husband. Without letting go people become codependent and feel a need to control each other which is unhealthy. Often the hardest thing for us to deal with is the thing we most need to deal with. If most of your anxiety is centred around your daughter you may need to make some profound changes in your thinking around her. Anxiety is the problem not insomnia. Insomnia is just the result of your anxiety and it is your Higher Power giving you the message you need to do something about your anxiety.

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