Insomnia and Changing Sleeping Environments: Sleepless NightsI recently moved to my summer home. When I say summer home, I mean my motorhome. I spend most of the summer camping. While my motorhome is quite comfortable, adjusting... By Amy Pilkington2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Why I Wish You Wouldn't Use Sleep AidsI’ll be blunt: I wish you didn’t use sleep medications to treat your insomnia. I wish I could convince you to get behavioral treatment instead. If I knew you personally, I’d nag... By Carin Lefkowitz, PsyD2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Husband + My Insomnia + ParenthoodMy husband is the most kind, compassionate, understanding person I've ever met. My husband is also unable to change the reality of my life with insomnia. Let me explain. In... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Happens in an EMDR Session?EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy has 8 phases: These phases are not all timed specifically nor are they all timed equally. Meaning, if a patient is struggling with... By Kelly J.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Doctors + Insomnia - Who to Ask for Help?I am someone who has struggled with insomnia for as long as I can remember. Which means, I've talked to a lot of different doctors and health care providers about... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Search History According to InsomniaThe search box is a funny thing. I always get a little laugh out of the random assortment of things auto-filling Google's address bar as I begin to type. Teaching... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Is There an Ideal Bedtime?Is there such a thing as an ideal bedtime? Or is there an optimal quantity and quality of sleep that each person needs each night? There is no single answer... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Other Aspects of My Health Impact My Insomnia (Part 2)In the first part of this article, I wrote about how insomnia affects other aspects of my life. Unfortunately, the ripple effects are visible to me every day. Insomnia causes... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Dear Friends: My Insomnia Is a Big DealPerhaps I should not describe people like this as friends. I suppose they are more acquaintances because I am not referring to people close to me. I am talking about... By Amy Pilkington3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Does Acceptance Mean?I bang on a bit about accepting the fact I have severe insomnia and restless legs syndrome (RLS). But what does acceptance actually mean? I’ll tell you what it’s not... By Simone Yemm3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
A Case for Separate Bedrooms and Better SleepEditor's note: This article was written by Lisa Bond and originally appeared on our sister site, SleepApnea.Sleep-Disorders.net. There is a belief that your marriage is in trouble if you sleep... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Now That I'm Healing... I Still Can't SleepI previously wrote about how I recently went through a medical crisis. Well, anyone who has had a major medical event knows how widely it can affect your life, whether... By Kelly J.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Insomnia Affects Other Aspects of My Health (Part 1)I feel like I’ve struggled to sleep my whole life. My history with a sleep disorder goes back to childhood and has looked different in various seasons of my life... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Sleep Hygiene Can't Be EnoughSleep hygiene is such a strange term, isn't it? People who sleep well would think it means "cleaning up your sleep" and in a sense, that is true – little... By Tracy Hannigan, MOstMed, ACE-HC2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Did You Remember to Pack Your Insomnia?I always look forward to vacation, like most humans. I was very excited about traveling with my girlfriends for our annual beach weekend a few weeks ago. I was having fun packing... By Carin Lefkowitz, PsyD2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
One Size Treatments Do Not Suit AllInsomnia is a distressing and potentially debilitating condition. Those of you who experience chronic sleep issues know exactly what I mean. I have struggled with varying degrees of insomnia my... By Simone Yemm3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Hardest Part of Living With Insomnia Is...When I think about my insomnia, the very first word that comes to my mind, the loudest word that resonates within me, is zapped. Zapped of energy, zapped of strength... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
My Internal Clock Reset and I Am Sleeping. I Am Scared.For whatever reason, my internal clock has reset and stabilized. I should be happy that I am able to sleep, but I am scared. I fear the day when it... By Amy Pilkington2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Splurging for InsomniaIf money was no object and you did not have to look at a single price tag, what would you buy? No, not just to pay your debt and buy... By Clair Gardiner3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Insomnia: Unpredictable Sleep PatternsI have recently gone through a wide range of sleep patterns. This has left me completely out of sorts and led to many days of exhaustion and confusion. When you... By Amy Pilkington3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments