[ciwchris]

Thank you for sharing. I've tried body scanning a few times but I found my mind turns it into a timer, "I'm almost through my body scan and I not any closer to sleep." Mine only lasted 15-20 minutes. The negative thought patterns is what CBT helped me with.

[claylimo]

I had an intensive daily meditation practice at the time which made it easier to do while in the sleep posture. It's definitely not a panacea since everyone has different needs.

Overtime I learned a lot of different techniques to help to bring my mind back into the body. I became obsessed because of how I had been avoiding my feelings for my whole life.

For me, I got extremely curious about what I was feeling either good or bad. That overall curiosity and desperation in a way forced me to pry open the dirty and grittier parts of my feelings and let them go.

I hope CBT or other techniques continue to help you. Definitely curious to know what other techniques may work for you.