A poor night`s sleep makes us miserable. And a refreshing sleep is a delight. If our sleep patterns get disordered it is easy to see how it can affect our general wellbeing, our relationships and our work.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, supported by hypnosis, works well for getting sleep patterns back to normal. There is lots of research evidence to support this. The most common problems are failure to drop off to sleep or waking early and failing to get back to sleep. This can be caused by worrying, so cognitive approaches are very effective. It can be caused by coffee or other stimulants, so a behavioural approach is useful.
Sometimes big changes in our lives can get us into new patterns which spoil our sleeping patterns. For example, you might have a lovely new husband, but he might snore, so that you can`t sleep. You might help him by some of the new equipment available, and you can help yourself by changing the way you think about the snoring. (Rather than What a dreadful noise, you can be reassured that he is still alive!)
And of course it can be all of these things, so getting a clear idea of the cause of a change in sleep pattern is essential.
For some people the boundaries between rapid eye movement sleep and non-rapid eye movement sleep get confused. This confused boundary can cause sleepwalking and sleeptalking. Late evening coffee or alcohol can cause this, but some people are predisposed to it. Hypnosis is very helpful for this.
There are a number of rare sleep problems. Most of us experience a sort of paralysis when asleep, so that our bodies feel heavy and it can take a while after we have woken up for our bodies to wake. Where this paralysis does not occur, acting out dreams can sometimes happen. This is a medical condition and doctor`s advice should be sought.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, supported by hypnosis, works well for getting sleep patterns back to normal. There is lots of research evidence to support this. The most common problems are failure to drop off to sleep or waking early and failing to get back to sleep. This can be caused by worrying, so cognitive approaches are very effective. It can be caused by coffee or other stimulants, so a behavioural approach is useful.
Sometimes big changes in our lives can get us into new patterns which spoil our sleeping patterns. For example, you might have a lovely new husband, but he might snore, so that you can`t sleep. You might help him by some of the new equipment available, and you can help yourself by changing the way you think about the snoring. (Rather than What a dreadful noise, you can be reassured that he is still alive!)
And of course it can be all of these things, so getting a clear idea of the cause of a change in sleep pattern is essential.
For some people the boundaries between rapid eye movement sleep and non-rapid eye movement sleep get confused. This confused boundary can cause sleepwalking and sleeptalking. Late evening coffee or alcohol can cause this, but some people are predisposed to it. Hypnosis is very helpful for this.
There are a number of rare sleep problems. Most of us experience a sort of paralysis when asleep, so that our bodies feel heavy and it can take a while after we have woken up for our bodies to wake. Where this paralysis does not occur, acting out dreams can sometimes happen. This is a medical condition and doctor`s advice should be sought.
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