Working with Dr. Zoe Gotts
#7
#7
Rebuilding confidence after a poor night
Rebuilding confidence after a poor night
Rebuilding confidence after a poor night
Compare what your anxious mind predicted with what actually happened and start collecting evidence of your ability to cope.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
When you catch yourself checking something sleep related, could you ask: “Is this helping me, or feeding my worry?”
When you catch yourself checking something sleep related, could you ask: “Is this helping me, or feeding my worry?”
Try
Try
Finish this sentence using evidence from a difficult day: “Even after a difficult night, I am someone who…”
Finish this sentence using evidence from a difficult day: “Even after a difficult night, I am someone who…”
Live
Live
After your next difficult night, what is one decision you want to make based on what matters, not on how you slept?
After your next difficult night, what is one decision you want to make based on what matters, not on how you slept?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Confidence comes from hard experiences
Confidence is not built by guaranteeing a good night. It grows through experiencing difficult nights and discovering that you can still move forward and cope.
01
Confidence comes from hard experiences
Confidence is not built by guaranteeing a good night. It grows through experiencing difficult nights and discovering that you can still move forward and cope.
02
Small actions still count when it's tough
Getting up, making food, going to work, caring for loved ones, resting when needed or sharing a laugh can all provide real evidence of coping after a difficult night.
02
Small actions still count when it's tough
Getting up, making food, going to work, caring for loved ones, resting when needed or sharing a laugh can all provide real evidence of coping after a difficult night.
03
Checking can reinforce pressure
Repeatedly checking the clock, a sleep tracker or your tiredness keeps attention fixed on possible problems and can teach the brain that sleep requires constant monitoring.
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Checking can reinforce pressure
Repeatedly checking the clock, a sleep tracker or your tiredness keeps attention fixed on possible problems and can teach the brain that sleep requires constant monitoring.
Next Session
Progress without perfect sleep
Progress without perfect sleep
Review what has changed and focus on a relationship with sleep in which difficult nights no longer make every decision for you.
Review what has changed and focus on a relationship with sleep in which difficult nights no longer make every decision for you.
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