Overcoming Insomnia

If you've ever suffered from Insomnia, you know how debilitating it can be. It's a horrible feeling that seems to keep you trapped in between asleep and awake, never fully one or the other.

Since you can never get any long-term rest, you never get to fully recharge your batteries. This can have disastrous effects on almost all aspects of your life.

According to the US Department of Health and Social Services about 64 million Americans suffer from insomnia. The same research study also noted that, out of the 64 million sufferers, women were 1.4 times more likely to develop insomnia over the course of their lifetime.

To be able to treat any kind of condition such as insomnia, one must first have a clear understanding of it. We need to examine its causes and how it affects the body.

Here are some basic symptoms of insomnia:

- Migraines and headaches - Inability to stay focused or concentrate - Waking up several times throughout the night - Being able to sleep only with the aid of medication - Always feeling tired - Poor memory - Irritability

Insomnia, as with many disorders, is typically an indication that your body is out of balance. If you can figure out what areas of your life and health are out of balance, then you'll be on the road to getting that fixed.

Once you determine what the triggers are, then you can take steps to alleviate those problems from your life. Examine what you can do to reduce stress in your life, because I can almost guarantee that this is one of the triggers to your insomnia.

If you work the overnight shift,establish routines that will condition your body to get to sleep very shortly after you get home.

Pay attention to light and temperature in the bedroom. These factors can throw your sleep patterns off and cause you to wake up in the middle of the night, or to not be able to get to sleep at all.

Don't eat for a few hours before you go to sleep.

Keep all these things in mind and you'll be able to get your sleeping pattern normalized eventually.

Just remember, insomnia is a signal to you that your body and life are out of balance. Finding a way to get this balance back into your life will bring you peace and harmony and allow you get the rest that your body desperately needs.

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