Insomnia - get back to good sleep with evidence-based hypnotherapy

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Insomnia is the subjective experience of poor or unrefreshing sleep. It can be very depressing when it continues for a long time. Then the worry of being unable to sleep makes sleeping even more difficult.

Sometimes insomnia is a symptom of another problem - maybe you are using drugs of some kind, or you might have an underlying medical problem. You should check with your doctor before considering hypnotherapy.

Where insomnia has no obvious physical cause, cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy has a track record of success. Email me to book a consultation or phone 075309 11087.


Here are some good tips:

  • Go to bed when you are tired and not before. If you can’t sleep, get up and distract yourself until you are tired.
  • Get up at the same time every morning, and don’t lie in bed past the alarm. You are trying to rebuild your natural sleep rhythms.
  • Avoid stimulants.Don’t take caffeine drinks in the evening.Have your last cigarette at least an hour before bedtime.
  • Exercise. Take your last vigorous exercise 2-3 hours before bedtime, though walking the dog is restful.
  • Alcohol makes you drowsy, but can disturb your sleep. Leave about 3 hours between your last drink and bedtime.
  • Don’t go to bed on a full stomach. Though a hot milky drink might help you sleep.

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