Working with Dr. Zoe Gotts
#4
#4
The sleep myths that create pressure
The sleep myths that create pressure
The sleep myths that create pressure
Take a clearer look at the eight-hour rule, nighttime awakenings, catching up on sleep and other beliefs that can make sleep feel like a test.
ACT
Post Video Reflection
Post Video Reflection
Notice
Which sleep rule / myth puts the most pressure on you: eight hours every night, never waking in the night, sleeping before midnight or catching up on sleep?
Which sleep rule / myth puts the most pressure on you: eight hours every night, never waking in the night, sleeping before midnight or catching up on sleep?
Try
Try
Which belief you may hold about sleep could you hold a little less tightly for the next week?
Which belief you may hold about sleep could you hold a little less tightly for the next week?
Live
Live
What enjoyable part of life have you restricted because you believed perfect sleep depended on it, could you now start doing?
What enjoyable part of life have you restricted because you believed perfect sleep depended on it, could you now start doing?
I've answered these (e.g. in my notebook)
Session Recap
01
Catch-up sleep changes the rhythm
Long lie-ins and daytime naps can be unhelpful and alter sleep pressure and body-clock timing. The body usually benefits from a reasonably consistent waking rhythm after a difficult night.
01
Catch-up sleep changes the rhythm
Long lie-ins and daytime naps can be unhelpful and alter sleep pressure and body-clock timing. The body usually benefits from a reasonably consistent waking rhythm after a difficult night.
02
Sleep struggles can outlast their trigger
Sleep difficulties may begin during stress, illness or life changes. Worry, monitoring and coping habits can then keep the struggle going after the original trigger has passed.
02
Sleep struggles can outlast their trigger
Sleep difficulties may begin during stress, illness or life changes. Worry, monitoring and coping habits can then keep the struggle going after the original trigger has passed.
03
More information can mean more pressure
Constantly researching sleep can create an expanding set of rules about what must be done perfectly. Good sleep does not require becoming an expert in it.
03
More information can mean more pressure
Constantly researching sleep can create an expanding set of rules about what must be done perfectly. Good sleep does not require becoming an expert in it.
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Getting out of tomorrow’s worries
Getting out of tomorrow’s worries
Practise simple techniques for stepping back from anxious predictions and bringing your attention back to the present.
Practise simple techniques for stepping back from anxious predictions and bringing your attention back to the present.
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