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I meet so many people who have been struggling through a problem and have found themselves feeling lost and hopeless. I have decided to share a series of stories from my clients (with their permission of course) with the aim of putting positive information out into the world and inspiring hope for anyone having difficulties.

Jordan’s sleep problem in brief:

+ Short term but very intense sleep problem

+ Experiencing significant low mood

+ Working nights

+ Had visited A&E in desperation

+ Feeling very fearful

+ Assessment + 6 treatment sessions (sleeping well after 4)

 

In his words…

Describe how things were for you just before you started sessions (e.g., how long the problem had been going on for, how much sleep you were getting, how you were feeling).

Before I came to Emma for help I felt lost, and all hope had just gone I almost felt like the rest of my life was going to feel like I do now, silly but that’s how I felt. I just didn’t know why I was feeling like I did. It was something I have never felt before. Knowing that, made the feeling worse and worse, building up to become something I felt I had no control over. It was almost like been trapped with no hope, just a ball off insomnia and depression wrapped up in one. At my worst point my sleep was getting that bad I wouldn’t sleep for days, maybe 4 days sometimes. And even then it might only be an hour or two sleep but still I didn’t even think or feel like I’d been to sleep. I remember going to the doctors and trying to get help or some sort of understanding of what was wrong with me. They gave me some sleeping tablets along with some anti depression tablets. I was just that scared of not sleeping I didn’t even want to take the sleeping tablets just in case they didn’t work. That fear was just feeding my insomnia more and more and I didn’t even know it.

Describe how things are for you now since ending your therapy sessions. What has changed?

Now for me after seeing Emma for the last time, I feel amazing!! The life I used to have and enjoy, which I thought I’d never have again – somehow with Emma’s help I gained my life back. Enjoying life and everything in my life once again. I just can’t describe the feeling! I can now sleep for at least 12 hours a day if I wanted to, sleep just seems so easy for me now. Emma helped me in ways that taught me to gain control of my own thoughts again. Even if it didnt seem like it was helping slowly but surely it did! Just thinking about the good and positives of things.

If you could go back and give yourself a piece of advice or support when you were struggling, what would it be?

If I could go back and advise myself on something it would be as much as I felt embarrassed and ashamed of how I felt, talk to someone about how I felt. I kept it all in and never told anyone about it because I was scared of what people would think. Not even my closet mates. But when I finally did talk to someone I felt so relieved.

Are there any other comments you would like to make?

Emma helped me in ways I didn’t even know that she was doing it. From my personal experience with Emma I couldn’t fault her. I could not thank her enough for what she did for me. She gave me my life back!!