Insomnia
Symptoms
- Waking early and being able to get back to sleep
- It can affect your concentration and ability to drive.
- Leave you feeling irritable and depressed.
- Low energy
Getting a good night’s sleep is crucial for our health and well-being. Having insufficient or poor quality of sleep over a period of time can cause many health problems with our physical and mental health.
Causes of insomnia
Common causes
- Restless leg syndrome
- Stimulants such as alcohol and caffeine
- Chronic pain
- Stress and anxiety
- Noises such as snoring
- Shift work
It is important to speak to your doctor first to rule out any health problems that may be causing you to have sleep problems.
If you find after speaking to your GP and trying all suggested methods of sleeping, nothing has worked, maybe you could consider hypnotherapy as a tool to alleviate these problems.
Taking sleep medications can cause you to become reliant on the drugs and can make the problem worse. Studies have shown hypnotherapy to be an effective way of dealing with sleep problems, does not involve the use of drugs and is perfectively save. Many sleep disorders are worsened by specific issues so if you find that stress or anxiety is causing you sleep problems, hypnotherapy can help by relieving the symptoms. It can also help if you have problems with drinking too much alcohol by helping you to cut right down on the amount you consume. By overcoming these issues, you may well find your sleeping pattern improves.
Hypnosis aim is to tap into your subconscious mind and change outdated habits and beliefs and replacing them with positive suggestions. Aiming to break the negative thought patterns contributing to the problem and instead replacing them with more positive thoughts and behaviours. The guided relaxation of hypnosis can really help you to learn how to relax and switch off.
