Insomnia
Insomnia is inadequate or poor-quality sleep due to difficulty in either falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night, or waking up
too early in the morning.
This results in poor sleep and sleep patterns. Poor sleep impairs our ability to react creatively
and appropriately to situations and has a dramatically negative effect on our physical health.
This leads to a feeling of tiredness,
a lack of energy, difficulty in concentrating, and irritability.
It may be due to behavioural factors, including the misuse or overuse
of caffeine, alcohol, or other substances; disrupted sleep/wake cycles caused by shift work or other night-time activity, together
with stress and anxiety.
Very often insomnia is the result of underlying anxiety issues coupled with the development of an habitual sleeping difficulty expectation.
Sleeping tablets can be prescribed for immediate relief or to manage a particularly bad
period of insomnia, but are not recommended for long-term use. Drugs do nothing to help with the cause of insomnia.
Hypnotherapy will retrain the subconscious mind by introducing new relaxation techniques and resolve anxiety issues, significantly improving sleep patterns, moods, and energy levels.
Hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective in treating a number of the conditions that have a detrimental effect on sleep.
Anxiety, pain, smoking and illness all affect sleep and cause insomnia. Learning how to relax and changing the thought processes and behaviours that support these behaviours will improve sleep quality.