Why I Wish You Wouldn't Use Sleep Aids...I’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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Husband + My Insomnia + Parenthood...My 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
My Search History According to Insomnia...The 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dear Friends: My Insomnia Is a Big Deal...Perhaps 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
A Case for Separate Bedrooms and Better Sleep...Editor'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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Now That I'm Healing... I Still Can't Sleep...I 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Sleep Hygiene Can't Be Enough...Sleep 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
One Size Treatments Do Not Suit All...Insomnia 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Splurging for Insomnia...If 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Insomnia: Unpredictable Sleep Patterns...I 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...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments