Helping You Overcome
Insomnia
We’ve all experienced the odd sleepless night but it’s the way we respond to the tossing and turning that affects whether we wind up with sustained insomnia. Maybe you experience falling asleep immediately and then wake in the night and can’t easily fall asleep again. Or maybe you can’t fall asleep for a long time and then sleep but only fitfully. Or something completely different.
Sleep is a vast subject with much research done into the many different aspects from sleepwalking through to dreams and their interpretation. Underlying poor sleep may well be something which has upset the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis. This special part of our brain is linked to our central nervous system so that our body responds to threats, even when these are not real by creating high levels of chemicals that prepare us for flight and unsettle our balance – the so-called fight – flight response. This may well be at the heart of why we cannot sleep well. Sometimes the way to resolve this can be a simple change in our lifestyle and at others it can be more complex.
Modern hypnosis techniques can be very effective in helping get to the bottom of this or certainly helping you to return to more suitable/supportive sleep patterns.
You may find it hard to fall asleep, stay asleep or wake up earlier than you'd like to
You may often feel tired or sleepy – this could be because you're not sleeping enough, not getting good quality sleep or because of health problems
You may feel lonely or isolated – for example, if you don't have the energy to see people or they don't seem to understand
You may feel irritable or not have energy to do things
You may have problems with day to day life – for example, at work or with family and friends
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Two thirds of UK adults suffer from disrupted sleep
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1 in 5 UK adults have trouble falling asleep every single night
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More than one in ten take sleeping tablets or drink alcohol to aid sleep
1.28 million searches were made for Melatonin over the last 12 months
You can get a good nights sleep with hypnosis for insomnia
How do we eliminate Insomnia?
So when you get in touch we will look at your lifestyle, what triggers you may have, when you last slept well and many more aspects which affect your life. It can often be something which is simple but has been overlooked. Together we can work on helping you achieve a better night’s sleep with hypnosis for insomnia. Allowing you to get on with your life with renewed confidence.
What causes Insomnia?
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Stress and Anxiety: Worries about work, health, finances, or family can keep the mind active at night, making it difficult to sleep.
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Depression: Psychological struggles can affect sleep patterns significantly. Insomnia can both be a symptom and a cause of depression.
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Lifestyle Choices: Irregular sleep schedules, napping during the day, and engaging in stimulating activities before bedtime can disrupt sleep.
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Caffeine and Alcohol: Consuming caffeine or alcohol, especially in the evening, can interfere with the ability to fall asleep.
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Medications: Certain prescription drugs, including some antidepressants, high blood pressure medications, and corticosteroids, can lead to insomnia.
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Environmental Factors: Noise, light, and temperature extremes can prevent or disturb sleep.
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Medical Conditions: Conditions like chronic pain, asthma, diabetes, and heart disease can cause insomnia.
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Hormonal Changes: Hormonal shifts during menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause can affect sleep patterns.
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Poor Sleep Hygiene: Inconsistent sleep routines, uncomfortable sleeping environments, and the use of electronic devices before bed can contribute to insomnia.
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Sleep Disorders: Other sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea or restless legs syndrome, can lead to insomnia.
What is Insomnia?
What is insomnia?
Insomnia is one of the most common sleep problems. It affects around 1 in 10 people at some point during their lives – about 90% of insomniacs are thought to suffer from insomnia only occasionally while a small number find it extremely difficult to get a good night’s sleep on a regular basis.
What causes insomnia?
There are several possible causes of insomnia including anxiety, depression and stress which prevent the insomniac from getting to sleep. For others, it could be an emotional event such as a bereavement or a change in marital status which affects the body’s natural sleep patterns.
What is more, insomniacs can become conditioned to have trouble sleeping, which means it is likely that insomniacs have a genetic predisposition to sleeplessness.
Insomnia is known as the most common health problem; As many as 16 million UK adults suffer from some form of insomnia. 31% say they have insomnia while 67% of UK adults suffer from disrupted sleep and 23% manage no more than five hours a night.
memories of the event enter your mind, you become instantly alert and highly stressed, ready for fight or flight. This is called hyper-arousal. It is exhausting and distressing to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Clear memories of the full event are not stored correctly in the brain because it has been overwhelmed, so many everyday sensations can trigger severe anxiety and partial flashbacks. It is very hard to talk about the event or feelings related to it, as one has to re-live the trauma and the body’s survival instinct automatically kicks in as if under real threat.
How Can I Help?
My approach to eliminating insomnia through hypnosis is effective, highlighting a technique that delves into the subconscious mind to address the root causes of sleeplessness. These tailored hypnotherapy sessions are specifically designed to meet the individual needs of each client. Understanding that insomnia can have various triggers, his approach targets these specific issues, providing a personalised experience.
Relaxation techniques are central to the method used. Hypnosis is a powerful tool for calming the mind and body, making it easier for clients to drift into a natural and restful sleep. By focusing on changing negative thought patterns and anxiety, which are often at the core of insomnia, we can reshape these thoughts through hypnosis.
It’s important to address the underlying issues of sleeplessness, in order for the hypnosis for insomnia to be effective. Together, we will identify and remove key barriers to a good night’s sleep.
The goal of these hypnosis sessions for insomnia is not just to provide temporary relief, but to equip clients with long-term strategies and coping mechanisms for managing and preventing insomnia.
Let’s Do Something About It
Early on we will calibrate where you are so we can track your progress.
We’ll explore in as much depth as you feel comfortable with, what you feel has contributed to or caused your problem and look at ways in which we can release that so that, from the beginning, we are focused on changing your mindset.
We’ll use a variety of modern therapeutic approaches to assist in this process and I’ll teach you tools and techniques to last a lifetime as we move you forward to living life with ease and confidence.