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Have chronic insomnia. Have tried many natural remedies and some prescriptions. Looking for support.
Chronic insomnia is a mental condition so natural remedies and prescriptions are not the permanent answer. There are two therapies that work. Both work to retrain the brain to stop associating going to bed with anxiety, which is what chronic insomnia is all about – anxiety related to sleeping. One therapy is called CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) which Martin, the creator of this website, teaches. He’s got lots of great resources here. The other is called ACT and the best resource for this is “The Sleep Book” by Dr. Guy Meadows which is very readable and easy to understand. Its focus is on learning to give up the struggle to sleep (i.e., trying all different things like pills, natural remedies, soothing music, special curtains, etc.) and then relax, so that sleep comes naturally. It teaches you how to do this and how to let go of the struggle. I’ve tried both therapies but prefer ACT, which is gentler and felt more intuitive to me. But it’s also trickier, because you have to learn how to change your thinking about insomnia and then quiet your mind. CBT-I focuses more on specific behavioral techniques.
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As pointed out by Deb, natural remedies and pills aren’t a long-term solution for insomnia, because they don’t address the thoughts and behaviors that perpetuate insomnia.
Have you looked into, or tried, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)?
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