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Calm Your Mind, Rest Better
Let Metacognitive Therapy calm your mind and improve your rest.
Improving Sleep with Metacognitive Therapy
Struggling to sleep? You’re not alone. At Lazy Therapy, we help you tackle sleeplessness at its root - your thought patterns - so you can enjoy restful nights without stress or worry.
Why Sleep Becomes a Struggle When worry takes over at bedtime, a vicious cycle begins:
You worry about not sleeping.Anxiety keeps you awake.Sleeplessness increases the worry. This cycle can quickly spiral into insomnia. Common advice, like strict sleep hygiene or relaxation techniques, can sometimes make things worse by adding pressure to "fix" your sleep. Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) takes a fresh approach by addressing why these worries persist and how to break free from them.
How MCT Helps Improve Sleep Metacognitive Therapy targets the unhelpful beliefs and mental habits that fuel insomnia. Here's how it works:
Uncover Sleep-Related Beliefs: MCT helps you identify thoughts like:
"I need eight hours, or I’ll fail tomorrow.""If I don’t fall asleep soon, I’ll ruin my day."These beliefs heighten anxiety, making sleep harder. Challenge Your Beliefs: MCT encourages you to question these thoughts. Does worrying about sleep actually help you sleep? What if one bad night doesn’t ruin the next day?Detach from Worries: Instead of wrestling with sleep-related thoughts, MCT teaches you to observe them calmly without engagement. This reduces their grip on your mind and allows relaxation to take its place.Quiet the Cycle of Worry (CAS): Sleep struggles are often fuelled by Cognitive Attentional Syndrome (CAS) - a loop of rumination, worry, and excessive focus. MCT helps you step out of this cycle and quiet your mind.Accept, Don’t Force: The harder you try to control sleep, the more elusive it becomes. MCT encourages acceptance of occasional bad nights, reducing the pressure and allowing sleep to come naturally.
The Benefits of MCT for Sleep MCT provides a practical, evidence-based way to improve sleep.
Addresses Root Causes: MCT doesn’t just treat symptoms; it targets the thought patterns keeping you awake.Reduces Anxiety Around Sleep: By changing your relationship with sleep-related worries, bedtime becomes less stressful.Fast Results: Many notice improvements after just a few sessions.