causes of insomnia
Insomnia
Most people link the term Insomnia to endless nights lying in bed unable to sleep however it is really a term that is meant to refer to an endless list of reasons why you can’t sleep. A list as diverse as staying asleep when you should be waking up, to waking up to early in the morning. Each of these sleeping disorders will need a different approach and treatment and before any treatment is commenced an analysis of whether your Insomnia is primary or secondary Insomnia will need to be carried out.
Primary Insomnia is categorised mainly as a disturbance to your sleeping pattern and usually lasts for around a month and for the most part has no medical or physical reasoning behind it. Secondary Insomnia however is an effect caused by another complaint that you may have such as maybe asthma which may well get worse during the course of the night.
Causes of insomnia fall into two categories: Internal or external
What I mean by internal is maybe a condition within the body such as sleep apnoea.
What I mean by external is maybe a noisy environment or personal and emotional problems.
The duration of these sleeping disorders will go some way to indicating how serious your insomnia really is.
Types of insomnia
Transient
Transient insomnia is where your sleeping patterns are disturbed usually only for a few nights generally caused by stress, excitement, long haul travel or problems at work.
Intermittent
Intermittent insomnia usually lasts a little long perhaps two to three weeks and can be caused by illness, big changes at work or money problems.
Chronic insomnia
Sometimes show no signs of passing off naturally and the causes are harder to find.
Before you set out to get help treating your insomnia understanding which type you have is a must.
A useful way to analyse which type of insomnia you have is to keep a sleep log, this could go some way to work out whether a theme or pattern of some kind has formed. Perhaps if a pattern can be identified around specific events like anxiety associated with achieving particular targets at work or late drinking with pals and restless nights, then you would have an identified starting point to work with to address your poor sleep.
Having said all that, whilst self help is a must, alone it may not be enough to getting you a good nights sleep. The reason for your insomnia may be that you have a condition called psychopysiological insomnia which is a type of insomnia linked to excessive worrying. People with this disorder may have become aware of it, after a particular event in their life gradually becoming aware of it developing over many years. People with this disorder are forever worrying about their insomnia to the point of even worrying about being tired the following day. This results in the sufferer becoming tense and anxious as the time for sleep approaches which is not conducive to a good nights sleep.
Insomnia
causes of insomnia
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