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Paradoxical Intention for Insomnia
Paradoxical intention for insomnia means gently trying to stay awake in bed instead of forcing sleep—reducing performance anxiety that fuels arousal. It is a CBT-I technique for sleep-onset struggle, not an excuse to scroll phones.
Paradoxical intention for insomnia means gently trying to stay awake in bed instead of forcing sleep—reducing performance anxiety that fuels arousal. It is a CBT-I technique for sleep-onset struggle, not an excuse to scroll phones.
Pair with fixed wake time and stimulus control.
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