How to Break the Sleep Anxiety Loop: A Real Recovery Story with Carly

<p><strong>Sleep Anxiety and OCD: How Carly Broke the Hypnic Jerk Loop and Learned to Trust Her Body Again</strong></p><p>If bedtime fills you with dread, if you&#39;ve started dreading the sunset, or if hypnic jerks have turned falling asleep into a nightly battle, this episode is for you. Matt Codde, LCSW sits down with Carly, a member of the Restored Minds community, to talk honestly about what it&#39;s like to live inside a sleep anxiety loop, and what actually got her out of it.</p><p>Carly walks through her own descent into relentless hypnic jerks, the compulsions she didn&#39;t even realize were compulsions (bedtime routines built on fear, checking the clock, seeking reassurance from her husband), and the belief that was quietly running the whole show: that a bad night of sleep meant a ruined day. This isn&#39;t a sleep hygiene episode. It&#39;s a conversation about fear, control, and what it actually means to trust your body to do what it already knows how to do.</p><p>🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode</p><p>✅ Understand why sleep anxiety isn&#39;t a sleep problem, it&#39;s a fear problem</p><p>✅ Learn why traditional sleep hygiene advice can backfire when anxiety is driving it</p><p>✅ See why hypnic jerks happen and why they&#39;re not dangerous</p><p>✅ Discover the difference between &quot;night work&quot; and &quot;day work&quot; in sleep recovery</p><p>✅ Learn how hidden compulsions (clock-checking, reassurance-seeking, canceling plans) keep the loop alive</p><p>✅ Understand why setbacks are part of the process, not proof it isn&#39;t working</p><p>✅ See how the Triple-A Response applies to nighttime anxiety and daytime intrusive thoughts</p><p><br></p><p>🚀 Resources to Help You Heal:</p><p>📥 FREE Recovery Guide</p><p>Start your journey to freedom from OCD and anxiety with expert tools and step-by-step guidance.</p><p>👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start</p><p>📖 Get a Copy of Our Book: From Stuck to UnstuckLearn practical strategies to overcome fear and reclaim your life.👉 Buy now: https://a.co/d/1WEvonT</p><p>📘 Taking Back Control (TBC) Program</p><p>Learn how to apply these principles daily and dissolve anxiety at the root.</p><p>👉 Apply Now: https://www.restoredminds.com/tbc</p><p>🎧 Subscribe &amp; Connect for More Support:</p><p>✅ Subscribe to our YouTube channel for weekly episodes, tools, and coaching content.</p><p>👉 https://www.youtube.com/restoredminds</p><p>✅ Leave a Review on your favorite platform to help