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When I can't sleep, I calculate exactly how many hours I'll get if I fall asleep right now
Sleep countdown maths is a common anxiety-insomnia loop: calculating the dwindling hours increases pre-sleep cognitive arousal — the opposite of what's needed. The awareness of shrinking sleep time activates the stress response, making sleep less likely. Sleep specialists call this 'sleep effort' and identify it as a key driver of chronic insomnia.
Have you ever done this?
Be honest — have you ever done this?
Related fact
Paradoxical intention therapy — deliberately trying to stay awake rather than trying to sleep — is one of the most effective CBT-I techniques, because it removes the performance anxiety of sleep effort.