Staring at the Ceiling and Other Things I Do When I Can't Sleep...It's 2:20 AM, and I got in bed 5 hours ago. I was exhausted and really optimistic about getting some decent sleep tonight. I spent a lot of time outside... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Online and In-Person Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: What Is the Difference?Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is an important tool to treat insomnia. But, does online CBT-I work as well as in-person CBT-I? CBT-I includes several different approaches to help... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Insomnia: The Consequences of Getting Enough SleepWhen I woke up for the fourth time this morning, I knew. I knew the brief period of uninterrupted slumber I was thoroughly enjoying had come to an end. The... By Amy Pilkington3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Bringing All the NoiseNoise. I need it, and I always have. I am one of those people who needs the television on in the background. I was one of those students who had... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
How This Sleep Mask Actually Improved My SleepOver the years of struggling to sleep, I've tried shielding my eyes from the light in a variety of fashions. I've done everything from pulling the covers up over my... By Amanda Osowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Grief Affects Insomnia in So Many WaysRecently, I tragically lost a good friend I became very close friends with for a few years. I never got to see her the last few weeks of her life... By Kelly J.2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Stopping Sleep Medication After 30 Years“I’ve been off Ambien for 40 days!” This is some of the best news I’ve ever received from my mother. As a psychologist who treats insomnia with behavioral interventions, I... By Carin Lefkowitz, PsyD3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
When Insomnia Has a ReasonFor many of us, insomnia is simply a way of life. There is not always a reason; it simply is just part of our lives – always has been and... By Clair Gardiner2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Do You Cope?!If I had a penny for every time someone asked me, how I cope with insomnia, I would be a very rich woman indeed. So how DO I cope?! The... By Simone Yemm4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
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
Why Being Awake at Night Might Not Be So Bad...A lot of people with insomnia get upset by being awake at night. One of the key components of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia is actually to use that time... By Tracy Hannigan, MOstMed, ACE-HC1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 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