Do you crave and really need a decent nights sleep? Do you find yourself laying awake night after night in your hopeless attempts to get a sound amount of slumber? Do you find yourself nodding off in the day because you are not getting your 8 hours a night? If you are then you are probably suffering at the hands of insomnia. Insomnia is becoming increasingly common in our modern day lives as we work and play harder than any other generation before us. So if insomnia is your problem, then what can you do to rectify it? Is there a solution to your dilemma?

As a hypnotherapist I have helped countless numbers of people with insomnia over my career. In fact insomnia is one of those issues that we see a lot of in the clinic as it is very common – probably even more common than you could ever imagine. It affects people from many different socio-economic backgrounds as well as people of all ages and educational background. In fact given the right scenarios, I don’t think anyone would be immune. However once we have got into the routine of insomnia it is possible to escape and regain a solid sleeping pattern once again.

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Insomnia is the condition that keeps people from getting valuable sleep each and every night. Sleep is more valuable than most people realize, as it not only helps you recharge your energy, but allows the body to heal from the day before. Without the proper sleep schedule, the body does not function at its most efficient level. Over the long term, this can lead to big time physical, mental, and emotional problems. Insomnia is something that most people feel that the have no control over. They usually want to sleep, but they have gotten so used to not being able to, that they just quit trying.

Some of the negative impacts of sleep deprivation and insomnia have been noted in studies over the years. Without the correct number of hours of sleep, a person’s chemical balance goes haywire. This can cause huge emotional problems and can cause large stress levels. Those things are never positive and can eventually lead to even greater physical problems. In addition, insomnia effects people who have early morning jobs. If you can’t sleep, there is no way you will be fresh when that shift rolls around in the morning. For those with families, not being able to sleep can create problems. Insomnia has been the cause of many divorces, so it is best to simply nip the problem before it becomes extremely serious.

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Has anyone tried this? I have done a bunch of research and it seems legit for SAD, Insomnia, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, etc. According to an ‘assessment’ I have a delayed circadian rhythm.. no SAD or anything like that that I know of. It also says it may help with depression, moods, energy, etc.
Has anyone tried this and have positive results? It costs almost $300 so it isn’t cheap but well worth it if it does all it says. I was looking at Apollo Health devices.
I tried self hypnosis and valerian, melatonin, etc but I need to really fix the problem, not just mask it.
Thanks!

I have always had a very hard time sleeping, but as of late I have been dealing with a number of things, and have found my insomnia to get worse. I have tried almost everything. I have tried the old trick of counting sheep, just counting in general, meditating, self-hypnosis, complete silence, background noises, complete darkness, some light, fully lit rooms, warm milk, clearing my mind, taking walks, reading, watching tv, etc.
Recently, I couldn’t take it anymore, and decided that I would take every nightime/drowsy/pm drug in my medicine cabinet in excessive doses, all at once, in an attempt to sleep. I drank half a bottle of nyquil, some other substance that looked almost like nyquil, took 3 or 4 tylenol pms, took 2 doses of benedryl, and washed all of that down with some wine. After an hour, I still was not close to sleep, and decided to try that which has worked for me before: alcohol. It is very hard for me to relax, and alcohol helps with that. Well I’m 19, and my parents don’t drink very much, so alcohol is not very accessible in my house. I drank about 2-3 shots of bourbon, and a couple glasses of wine, and yet I still couldn’t sleep.
The only effect of all of this was that come morning, I was quite unsteady, and it took me a while to stand and make it up the stairs,
Anyways, does anyone have any tips or tricks which help to find sleep?
…I know this may be contradicting after the story of that one night, but I don’t trust medications that mess with my consciousness or mental facilities. I will NOT take sleep medication designed to induce sleep, and I will NOT take any prescription medication that prevents me from retaining my mental facilities.
Also, as much as I hold sleep dear, and would very much like to achieve it, I am a firefighter, and need to be able to wake up in the middle of the night to go to calls.
Just a few additions after reading answers:
1. I have smoked weed 2x in my life, and regret every second of it.
2. I have tried trance music, and am actually listening to some right now that isn’t helping at all!
in accordance with one answer in particular, there is a problem in my personal life which augmented my “depression”. My girlfriend who I planned on spending the rest of my life with, broke up with me after losing her father, and is now seeing someone else. That caused me to do many many things I greatly regret, and I find it hard to help people as I live my life trying to do. In fact, I end up hurting people which goes against everything I stand for in life…

Do you go to bed around the time that everyone else is getting up? It may be cold comfort to know that you are among the 20 million Americans who endure insomnia. If dark circles, a groggy head and nights spent lying awake have become commonplace for you, a hypnosis insomnia program could bring the relief you long for.

No doubt you feel you’ve tried everything to fall asleep, including a stiff drink, over-the-counter-sleep aids or even highly addictive sleeping pills. All lead to the same end: You form a tolerance, your “sleep” isn’t restful and the next morning, you felt drugged and lethargic. Hypnotherapy for insomnia can bring safe, effective sleep with no side effects.

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I need these words.

1. Cereal

2. Herculean

3. Bacchic

4. Tantalize

5. Panic

6. June

7. Morphine

8. Sypher

9. Chaotic

10. Titanic

11. Helium

12. Martial

13. Iridescent

14. Vulcanization

15. Nectar

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(Hypnotherapy is widely used to help reduce nicotine cravings and to break drug addictions. It is also common for people to use hypnosis for weight loss and to help overcome phobias such as fear of flying, and to increase self confidence.
It is also used to compliment conventional medicine in diabetes care, pain management, reduction of bleeding in haemophiliacs, to reduce asthma and hay fever attacks, and irritable bowel syndrome.
It won’t cure cancer, heart disease or infections but some people may find it effective as pain relief.
Hypnosis has been proven to reduce anxiety, panic disorders, insomnia, especially when it is combined with cognitive behavioural therapy)

1. In the human eye, rods are sensitive to brightness and cones are sensitive to

a. feeling.
b. noise.
c. color.
d. dullness.

2. The law of _______________ suggests that when things move together, they are perceived as belonging together.

a. common fate
b. continuity
c. similarity
d. proximity

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Really quite frequently now I’ve been getting insomnia. What will frequently happen is that I’m drifting off, when I hear a little voice in my head saying “Wouldn’t it be annoying if you couldn’t get to sleep,” and I start thinking about it. I then always get an adrenalin rush, which finishes me off, sends my heart racing and makes me want to throw my pillows across the roon… This is always when I have to be up the next day for college or something etc

Whilst I’m naturally quite an anxious person, I’d say I have less than an average share of worries at the moment, I’m not under particular stress (except for worrying about not sleeping), and I regularly exercise (and no not in the hours leading up to sleep).

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I used to have this great relaxation tape from the ’90s that was perfect. It took away my insomnia and chronic pain.

From what I remember – you had to hike up a bit of a mountainside to a wall which provided a secret passage to the garden area. Once you hung out in that beauty for a while, you went into a cave. While inside the cave, you bathed in warm spring waters prior to going down to an area where you were surrounded in healing light. It had wonderful relaxation music and it was a woman’s voice that guided you on the journey.

Has anyone heard of anything like this??? I would be forever in someones debt. I have tried looking on the internet, but my chronic pain allows me no patience – lol!! Please advise on where I might find this. I have tried used/regular bookstores, and more recently, hypnosis.com.

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