Problems Sleeping? How Hypnotherapy Can Help With Insomnia
At times all of us may have difficulty drifting into sleep and remaining asleep until the morning comes.
This is perfectly natural and nothing to worry about. Changes in our daily routine, ill health, stressful periods, and times of life-change are all valid reasons for difficulty in sleeping. As such the sleeplessness will generally pass in a relatively short time and things will return to normal.
With chronic sleeplessness and insomnia, however, the story is different.
If you are suffering with insomnia, then you know how uncomfortable it is to lie there not sleeping, worrying about getting up in the morning. Perhaps you have difficulty falling asleep, maybe you find yourself awakening at night and not being able to return to sleep, or perhaps you awaken early in the morning feeling exhausted.
Whatever your sleep pattern, if you suffer from sleeplessness or insomnia you know the toll it takes. Poor sleep leaves us feeling tired and fatigued in the daytime, it reduces our ability to concentrate and affects our focus, leaving us feeling irritable, moody and out of sorts.
About 1 in 5 of us experience some difficulty in sleeping. Insomnia is more likely to occur with age and is most common in women, though it can be experienced by anyone and at any age.
The exact number of hours sleep we need is subjective and varies from person to person. Some people seem to manage easily on only 4 or so hours a night, but most of us appear to need more, around 6 to 8 hours being the average.
There are a number of things that you can do in order to maximize your ability to sleep and these include reducing or eliminating caffeine and cigarettes, or at the very least not having them within 6 hours of bedtime. Be sure not to have any alcohol within six hours of bedtime. Also, it's best to avoid any strenuous exercise within four hours of retiring.
It doesn't matter how tired you may get, never allow yourself to sleep or take a nap during the day. Do not attempt to catch up on lost sleep at weekends, get up at the same time as you would during the week. Above all, do not have a clock on display in the bedroom, and if necessary put your alarm clock under the bed where you can't see it.
If the issue of insomnia has persisted, consult your doctor for a thorough medical check up. It's important that you eliminate any possible underlying physical disorder that may be interfering with your sleep.
Hypnotherapy offers an excellent way in which to deal with sleeplessness and insomnia. There are two distinct ways it may be effectively used. The first approach will teach you how to enter a state of self-hypnosis in a matter of seconds and then allow you to use simple techniques that will enable you to drift easily into a beautiful restorative slumber. This approach works very well for the majority of sleep problems. A good self-hypnosis recording specifically designed to treat insomnia and sleeplessness can be extremely beneficial here. You just put it on to your CD or MP3 player, don your headphones, follow the instructions you hear and in no time at all you will be sleeping. The headphones are easily and quickly slipped off before sleeping,
In cases of more persistent complex insomnia and sleeplessness, however, it is better to work 1-on-1 with a fully qualified transformational hypnotherapist. This kind of insomnia is the result of deeper psychological issues that need to be uncovered and neutralized. This can generally be accomplished in as few as 4 or 5 sessions. Once the underlying issues that have been causing the subconscious mind to prevent sleep have been resolved then the person returns to a more natural sleeping pattern.
If you or someone you care about are having trouble sleeping then do not despair, there really is help available. You do not need to continue to suffer and neither do you need to take sleeping medication. Either listen to self-hypnosis recordings for sleeplessness or work with a hypnotherapist who specialises in insomnia, and in no time you'll be able to enjoy a full night's sleep.
Disclaimer: This article is intended for information purposes only and is not to be used for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. If you are experiencing prolonged periods of sleeplessness then be sure to consult your doctor or medical advisor.
About the Author
Peter Field is one of the foremost British psychotherapists with clinics in London and Birmingham. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Health and Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. His 'An End to Insomnia' self-hypnosis download and CD is now available at http://www.hypnosiscdmp3downloads.com Therapy info is available at: http://www.peterfieldhypnotherapy.co.uk
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