How Therapy Can Help Your Insomnia

Once we have worked through these basics and identified problem areas, the next step is to create bedtime rituals. How we spend the two hours before we go to sleep very often dictates whether or not we get the sleep we need. Watching news and violent movies, talking to someone stressful, or paying bills are all examples of things we should avoid during those crucial two hours. Instead, use those two hours to design a de-stressing ritual that makes you feel at ease. As we explore what that de-stressing ritual might look like, we also explore aspects of your home and current activities that might be affecting your state of mind before bed. Some reasons for bad sleep that myself and my patients have identified have been: a bad bed, loud neighbors, the room being too cold or too hot, or a need of white noise. At times, something seemingly simple is the solution. The answer could as easy as: shut the window and put the fan on.

But sometimes, the answer isn’t simple at all. When we’ve worked through all of the above possible causes and treatments and the insomnia is still persisting, it’s time to explore whether the issue is being caused by something like PTSD or night terrors. If so, the solutions become much more personal and specific to the sufferer’s history. The task, then, is to try and resolve the trauma and its lasting effects through talk therapy. Uncovering the deep-set emotions that are causing you to lose sleep can be a liberating experience that leads to more than just recovery from insomnia. Letting those emotions out and exploring how you truly, deeply feel can lead to a sense of calm and relief that permeates your whole life.

I wish you all the best on your journey towards mental wellness, good rest and overall health!

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