✅ Daily Living Skills (ADLs & IADLs) *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

12.26 – Recognizing Sleep Avoidance Due to Trauma or Fear: Sometimes people avoid sleep not from insomnia but from fear of what happens during it. Trauma survivors may link rest with vulnerability, fearing nightmares or loss of control. The body interprets relaxation as risk. Recognizing this avoidance is the first step toward healing. Keep lights dim instead of bright, create gradual transitions instead of abrupt shutdowns. Allow safe company—trusted friends, pets, or comforting sounds—to ease fear. Therapy or grounding exercises before bed rebuild confidence that sleep can occur safely. Consistent bedtime rituals train the brain to see rest as protection, not threat. Gentle affirmations like “I’m safe now” repeated nightly reinforce security. Healing requires patience; avoidance lessens only through repeated safe experiences. Over time, the body relearns that darkness can hold peace instead of danger. Sleep becomes not an enemy but a partner in emotional restoration and long-term stability.

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Practical training to help individuals independently manage personal care, household tasks, and community responsibilities, building confidence and self-sufficiency in daily life.

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