Living With Chronic Insomnia: From Childhood to Now...For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with sleep. I have struggled with being tired, but not being able...reactions4comments
Daydreaming of a Good Night's Sleep...I laid in my daughter's bed the other night holding her hand as she drifted off to dreamland, I thought about how...reactionscomments
Trauma + Insomnia...When you first experience a trauma during the hours that the rest of the world is asleep, insomnia reminds you of it...reactionscomments
Asomnia or Insomnia?...Most people who 'typically' sleep well don't know the difference between asomnia and insomina. In fact, as I type this, my spell...reactionscomments
Is Insomnia Synonymous With Vulnerability?...Living with other chronic illnesses, I've heard many people refer to their disease or condition as their superpower. I think this is...reactions2comments
Can't Fall Asleep Easily? Here Are 2 Reasons Why That Might Be!...Falling asleep is a very common problem for people with insomnia. In my experience as a therapist, there are 2 main overarching...reactionscomments
Pain and Sleep, or Sleep and Pain. Which Way Does the Relationship Work?...Pain. We have all had pain, but for some people, pain is an ongoing concern. And, just like insomnia, longstanding pain is...reactionscomments
My Own Sleep Blips...As a sleep therapist, I think it helps people recover from their insomnia to normalise imperfect sleep. I'm not talking about normalising...reactionscomments
Insomnia and Medical Gaslighting: Why It's So Hard to Be Taken Seriously...For anyone who has lived with chronic insomnia, you know the drill. You explain to a doctor, probably not for the first...reactions6comments
How to Set Yourself Up for a Good Nap...As someone who has lived with Insomnia for most of my life, I’ve learned firsthand that there are some days where a...reactionscomments
Insomnia in the Hospital...Having insomnia is hard. It's hard no matter where you live, where you try to sleep, how you work, and who you...reactions2comments
How Grief Keeps Me Up At Night...It is 4:12 AM, and I cannot sleep. I have struggled with sleep for as long as I can remember, but it...reactionscomments
Sleep Medication - Successes and Failures...With as long as I have lived with insomnia, I've gone through phases of life where I've been on no sleep medication...reactions4comments
General Mental Health Resources...Living with a mental health condition may pose many challenges. It requires coping, finding treatment, and managing the impact of the condition...
Medication Prescribing Patterns: What Is Your Experience?...Many of my clients come to me because they are not happy with the side effects of their sleeping medicines. Also, they...reactionscomments
From Sleeping Alone to Sleeping Together: Changing Arrangements When You Have Insomnia...I feel that many of the things that impact our sleep are pretty unconscious. For example, until we have sleeping difficulties, we...reactionscomments
Is Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) Affecting Your Sleep?...Sleep is an important part of your overall health. Sleep keeps your brain at peak performance and helps regulate mood. Getting too...reactionscomments
Exhaustion-Induced Brain Fog...One of the biggest challenges of living with insomnia for me, personally, is the constant state of exhaustion I feel like I...reactions2comments
Why Patients Don't Try CBT-I: Provider Challenges...In a recent poll to this community, only 8 percent of you said you have tried cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)...reactionscomments
Early Waking Insomnia: Up With the Chorus and Rather Not Be?...Some people are night owls and some people are early birds. Everything from mammals to mosquitos and even rice has their own...reactionscomments
