how about listening to soothing sounds or music and visualizing (to try to fall asleep), like if someone’s a recreational climber, they could visualize practicing climbing and listening to the sounds. the key is distracting the attention and focus to something “pleasant” and away from the depression and anxiety (just to get to sleep, maybe those things should be thought of some time during the day when awake)
how about listening to soothing sounds or music and visualizing (to try to fall asleep), like if someone’s a recreational climber, they could visualize practicing climbing and listening to the sounds. the key is distracting the attention and focus to something “pleasant” and away from the depression and anxiety (just to get to sleep, maybe those things should be thought of some time during the day when awake)