Irene Mckay has worked in sleep research for over a decade, specializing in clinical studies designed to improve the quality of restful sleep in individuals suffering from chronic and transient insomnia. She runs a research and treatment site called Insomnia Cures where she critiques and explains various insomnia treatments.
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Have you heard about DSPS (delayed sleep phase syndrome)? Many haven't, yet there are companies out there acutely aware of DSPS and actively developing products to help combat the problem. So many of us seek out insomnia cures without ever knowing the type of insomnia that afflict us, which is why I do the work I do.
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is essentially a psycho-therapeutic method for dealing with some insomnia problems. It's an approach which aims specifically at cognitive, emotional, and behaviors considered dysfunctional or problematic and in turn, lead to sleeplessness.
"Count sheep? OK, sure, that will surely cure my chronic, long term, debilitating insomnia. Thanks for nothing, knucklehead". That sentence is the normal, frustrated response from any insomniac when told this kind of lame advice. The truth is, if some of us actually resorted to this comically useless home remedy we'd have counted 640,000 sheep and still be at the task when the morning alarm sounded.
As insomnia cures go, there's nothing like popping a pill and being temporarily relieved. However, the moment we take these pills we are instantly beginning to build a tolerance to the effects from these prescribed drugs, and unless they are used strictly for short term relief, the insomniac runs a serious risk of addiction/dependence on said medication. This can lead to strong dependence, and eventually some of the worst withdrawal symptoms of any drug, whether prescribed or considered illegal
Anyone reading this article has likely been there and done that plenty of times. You lay down, bone tired, and yet sleep will not come. This is the tried and true reason why some of us seek out the most ridiculous insomnia cures, remedies that do nothing but hurt you in the long run. Some of us turn to alcohol. Huge mistake. Others might get prescriptions from the doctor, which in the long term can serve only to exacerbate the problem of insomnia, making it worse.
Have you ever woken up convinced you have been abducted by aliens? Ever had a spooky experience with a ghostly apparition and thought for sure it was real, only to later recall it as a dream? Well, discounting the paranormal and your normal dreams momentarily, let's consider that what may have happened is a rare case of sleep paralysis.
One psychological component of dependency to sleep medication is that you begin to feel it's impossible to sleep without the drug. This is based within the physiology of the drug's co-relation to your ever increasing tolerance. At this point the exacerbated condition becomes "hyper insomnia", and will continue until your body has successfully weaned from the medication.
Insomnia. This Condition Has Been the Bane of My Existence Since I Was a Small Child, and My Quest to Find Insomnia Cures Has Led Me to the Most Ridiculous Ends. I Say That to Lend Sincere Empathy and Hope to You if You Suffer Sleeplessness. Perhaps My Research and Efforts Can Help Stop You From Ending Up in the Same Dark Alleys as I Have, Just From Trying to Alleviate the Agony of Persistent Sleeplessness.
Somniphobia? Really? People Can Actually be Afraid of Falling Asleep? in a Word, Yes. and Here is Something One Wouldn't Consider a Topic of Conversation for People Looking for Insomnia Cures. After All, Insomniacs are not Afraid of Sleep, We Desperately Crave It, Yes? the Reality is That Many People Who Suffer From a Continual Lack of Sleep Can Develop Some Form of Somniphobia, or the Fear of Sleeping.
There are Certain Insomnia Cures in This World, Ones That Most of our Friends and Family Prescribe as if They Could Guarantee a Good Night's Sleep. Such Cures are Often Notoriously Oversimplified, Comical and Sometimes Downright Infuriating. These are the People, God Love Them, Who Just Don't Get Why Insomnia is a Serious Problem Because for Them - as for Most - Sleeping and Feeling Rested in the Day is a Natural and Automatic Function of Their Physiology.

