Hello, my name is Jim Wilde. I suffered from insomnia my entire life. As a kid, and as an adult, I used 🌿 weed, 🍷 alcohol, and 💊 pills to try to get some sleep. The cycle of sleepless nights followed by desperate attempts at self-medication became my normal. Insomnia would come and go in waves 🌊 - sometimes disappearing for months before returning with a vengeance. Despite building a successful career as a software application builder over decades, my sleep issues remained a constant struggle in the background of my life. I don't know why I waited so long to get help, but I suppose I had become 😞 hopeless that anything would actually work.
Over the years, I cobbled together bits and pieces of 💤 sleep hacks from books, articles, and well-meaning friends. I tried everything from exotic teas and meditation apps to strict sleep schedules and partial technology bans. While sometimes I'd experience temporary relief, nothing provided the consistent, restorative sleep I desperately needed.
For me, sleep is complicated.
I am neurodivergent - 🧠
ADHD and 🔡
dyslexic. This adds additional layers to my sleep struggles, as my mind often races with ideas when I should be winding down, and traditional text-heavy resources can be challenging for me to process and implement effectively.
When I finally decided to try a structured approach, I enrolled in an online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) course. I was sorely disappointed with the experience. The course was poorly laid out, with lessons that felt tedious rather than engaging. Despite the proven effectiveness of CBT-I, this implementation just wasn't a good fit for my learning style.
That's when I had my 💡 lightbulb moment - I could apply my skills as a software application builder to create a better CBT-I course - app.mysleepplan.com. One that would be intuitive, personalized, and actually enjoyable to use. That is what I want to share with you now - my journey to reclaim my 🛏️ sleep and help others do the same. It used to take me 90 minutes or 2 hours to fall asleep. It now takes me less than 20 minutes. I wake up fewer times. I get better quality sleep. ❤️❤️❤️
