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Sleep Disorders
Why are sleep problems
so common?
Sleep can be disrupted easily for many of us as it requires progressive
relaxation in order to take place. Therefore anything that raises
our adrenaline levels, or causes us to worry, can interfere with
the natural process of sleep. Some people seem to be able to 'switch
off' the day's worries and can sleep in any environment. For others,
sleep seems to be much more delicate.
Sleeping pills - a real 'Insomnia Cure'?
When you haven't slept for days, the thought of 'sweet oblivion'
is extremely attractive, and who can blame those of us who choose
a fail-safe option like a sleeping pill? In the long run however,
they can lead to more problems. Sleeping pills impair quality of
sleep and often have other side-effects such as anxiety and disorientation.
So what can be done about insomnia in the long-term?
When a person has chronic insomnia it is almost as if they have
'forgotten' how to sleep properly, or that they have become conditioned
to responding to the sleep situation (i.e. bedtime) with anxiety or irritation instead of relaxation. What often needs to happen
in these circumstances is a 're-training' of the mind and body in
achieving the state necessary for sleep to occur.
The difficulty with sleep is that the harder you try to sleep, the
less likely it is to happen. This means we need to approach it in
a different way. Rather than going directly for the goal, we need
to 'set the scene' so that natural sleep processes can take place
by themselves.
The Hypnotic Insomnia Cure Deep
Sleep Programme is a complete 're-training' package for people
with insomnia or sleeping difficulties.
reference (1) See 'The
Origin of Dreams' by Joe Griffin
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