The PsychCentral Newsroom had a nice piece on brief behavioral therapy for insomnia. Innability to sleep is the most common sleep complaint and one of the most common psychological symptoms reported overall. It can be related to many other significant problems like depression and …
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While I have never been clinically diagnosed with insomnia, I have always had problems sleeping. It’s not something I am desperately seeking help for, but there are nights where I lay awake for hours unable to fall asleep. The article points out that insomnia can be related to other problems like depression and anxiety. I have always been a very high stress person, which I’m sure contributes to my inability to sleep at times. The article also suggests a behavioral method which involves waking up at the same time every day no matter what, and only going to sleep when you are tired. This seems like a very reasonable method. However, as a college student, I already feel that I lack enough sleep as it is. Therefore, I prefer to get as much sleep as I possibly can when I have the opportunity. I’ll save Dr. Kripke’s methods for when I am older.