| | | Good point, a self fulfilling prophesy, that's operating also, a phenomenon called a paradoxical effect will also be working against her...
Here's an example of a paradoxical effect... try not to think of elephants... as a result, you begin to think of elephants and can't get them out of your head... she'll try so hard not to cough, she's bound to cough... LOL!!!
In my private practice, on occasion I would have someone who had classic insomnia, they couldn't get to sleep no matter what, they would stay awake all night... I used the paradoxical effect on them and they were able to sleep like a dead animal... LOL!!!
What I told them to do is stay awake all night and do not allow themselves to go to sleep, they should read, watch TV, walk around the house, they should do anything they can and forbid themselves from falling asleep... they had such a difficult time staying awake that they were happy they finally had permission to go to sleep... insomnia cured!!!
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