Hypnotherapy: The Easiest Cure For Insomnia

Insomnia is a very common symptom of stress and depression. Whether you have a hard time falling asleep, or you fall asleep promptly and then awaken later and are unable to fall back to sleep, you have insomnia.

THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF INSOMNIA

PSYCHO-REACTIVE INSOMNIA: Psycho-reactive Insomnia is generally caused by tension. The person's mind is keeping them awake with worry. The worry can become compounded when the Insomnia suffer begins to worry about falling asleep. Insomnia sufferers often worry that they may become ill or die from lack of sleep.

ENDOGENOUS INSOMNIA: This is generally caused by a discomfort within the body ranging from indigestion to pain.

EXOGENOUS INSOMNIA: This is caused by disturbances outside of the body such as noise or loud music. This is the easiest type of sleep disturbance to eliminate.

FUNCTIONAL INSOMNIA: This is caused by a physical problem in the subject's sleep-wakefulness center in the brain.

Many insomniacs develop a fear of going to sleep because they expect to lie awake. This negative expectancy will cause insomnia all by itself.

HERE ARE THE FACTS

1. No one ever died from a lack of sleep. The mind and body will get at least the minimum amount of rest that it needs, no matter what. If you sleep less one night the next night you will get some additional sleep to make up the loss.

2. Our internal clock brings about a valley of fatigue in cycles. Every four to six hours you will experience the maximum amount of fatigue, and this is when it's easiest to fall asleep. After that you will experience a renewed feeling of energy and it will become very difficult to fall asleep.

3. Many people are sure that they haven't slept a wink, but it has been proven that we all sleep during the night. Sometimes you believe that you've been lying awake thinking, but actually you have been sleeping lightly and dreaming.

4. Trying to fall asleep: There is a law of nature called "The Law of Reversed Effect." It says that if you "try" to do something, you will get the opposite. And the harder you "try," the more you will get the opposite. So, trying to fall asleep will insure that you will remain awake. Do not "try" to fall asleep, and do not try to will yourself to sleep. Merely allow yourself to fall asleep.

5. Alcohol will put you to sleep: This may be true, because alcohol is a depressant. However, as soon as the alcohol wears off, you will awaken abruptly and it will become very hard to fall back to sleep.

6. Sleeping pills will help: During sleep it is the dream phase in which you get your rest. Sleeping pills suppress the dream phase of sleep (REM sleep). That is why one generally awakens feeling more tired than before going to sleep after using pills.

EFFECTING A CURE

1. See when you feel the most fatigued in the evening. From that point on, every evening at least an hour before that time, take a bath that is slightly warmer than body temperature for 20 minutes. A shower will not have the intended effect.

2. Drink a warm beverage, preferably not tea because of the caffeine, which will wake you up. The best warm drink is milk if your stomach can tolerate it.

3. Stop thoughts of problems that you have. Do not think about what you need to do tomorrow. If you are worried about forgetting what you have to do tomorrow, write it down.

4. Refrain from stimulating thoughts and TV shows. If you must read, then read something that is monotous.

5. Reserve your bed for sleep. Watch television or read only from a chair or couch.

6. Get into bed at least 20 minutes before your valley of fatigue. Once you are in bed, if worries begin to pop into your thoughts, repeat several times to yourself, "I'll think about it tomorrow." This will help to eliminate excessive thinking. Do not try to make your mind blank and don't try to fall asleep. Just allow yourself to rest.

7. For Endogenous Insomnia, you should eliminate the discomfort to the best of your ability.

8. For Exogenous Insomnia, make the room as quiet as you can. If your partner watches television, you can move to another room. Running a fan motor can also help induce sleep, as it will tend to cover up outside noises. The monotonous drone of the fan generally proves to be quite relaxing.

HYPNOSIS FOR INSOMNIA - PSYCHO-REACTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL INSOMNIA

Practice hypnosis for sleep disturbances every day.

Anxiety worsens and can even cause insomnia. Self Hypnosis can help you to rapidly eliminate stress. Post-hypnotic suggestions for coping, and to inspire the anticpation of sleep can help. Your sub vocalized mantra should be: "I fall asleep promptly, and sleep soundly and restfully all through the night."

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Alan B. Densky, CH. is certified by the National Guild Of Hypnotists, and he is an NLP Practitioner. He offers hypnotherapy CDs for insomnia. He hosts a FREE hypnosis article index on his Neuro-VISION Video Hypnosis & NLP website.

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