Working with Dr. Charlie Tyack
#5
#5
Noticing difficult thoughts at night differently
Noticing difficult thoughts at night differently
Noticing difficult thoughts at night differently
What it means to get hooked by unhelpful thoughts and how to gently unhook from them.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
Which thoughts become especially “Velcro-like” or "sticky" when you are tired?
Which thoughts become especially “Velcro-like” or "sticky" when you are tired?
Try
Try
Could you place each sticky thought on a leaf, cloud or passing car and watch what your mind sends next?
Could you place each sticky thought on a leaf, cloud or passing car and watch what your mind sends next?
Live
Live
Which life activity has a recurring sticky thought pulled you away from, and what would it look like to return to doing that activity even if the sticky thought persists?
Which life activity has a recurring sticky thought pulled you away from, and what would it look like to return to doing that activity even if the sticky thought persists?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Tired thoughts an feel convincing
When tired, thoughts may feel more important, believable and difficult to leave alone. Their intensity does not make them accurate. But a thought is something produced by the mind, not an instruction or a fact. It can be noticed without being analysed or obeyed.
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Tired thoughts an feel convincing
When tired, thoughts may feel more important, believable and difficult to leave alone. Their intensity does not make them accurate. But a thought is something produced by the mind, not an instruction or a fact. It can be noticed without being analysed or obeyed.
02
Distance changes the response
Imagining a thought attached to a moving object can create psychological distance from it. The thought remains present, but becomes easier to observe and get less caught up in.
02
Distance changes the response
Imagining a thought attached to a moving object can create psychological distance from it. The thought remains present, but becomes easier to observe and get less caught up in.
03
The mind keeps producing thoughts
Allowing one thought about sleep or a worry to pass does not prevent another from appearing. The aim is to change the response to thoughts rather than empty the mind and stop sleep worries from ever happening again.
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The mind keeps producing thoughts
Allowing one thought about sleep or a worry to pass does not prevent another from appearing. The aim is to change the response to thoughts rather than empty the mind and stop sleep worries from ever happening again.
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Exploring a more open way of being with difficult thoughts and feelings at night.
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An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE
An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.
Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.
©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved. Address: 3rd Floor, 86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE