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How well do you sleep?
You or your partner may experience
sleep problems sometimes. If you ignore these problems, you
may start sleeping habits that can interfere with your enjoyment of life.
Your sleep patterns may be disturbed by stress from your work, from your
partnership, from family challenges or from your health.
If you feel stressed you may experience difficulties in sleeping
- and difficulty sleeping may increase your stress. Systemic coaching can help
people who
- have difficulty falling asleep
- wake up frequently at night with
difficulty returning to sleep
- wake up too early in the morning
- have unsatisfying sleep
- have anxiety dreams or nightmares
Your tiredness may cause you to feel low
on energy, irritated and to have difficulty concentrating.
Insomnia can be transient (short term), intermittent
(on and off), or chronic (constant). Insomnia from a single night to a
few weeks is called transient. If transient insomnia occurs
occasionally, it is called intermittent. Insomnia is called chronic if it
occurs most nights for over a month.
[ Side Effects
of Drugs . Stress .
Depression .
Schizophrenia ]
Causes of Insomnia
About 75% of all cases of insomnia are related to
the emotional stress about relationship problems. If you suffered the death of a
parent, or the loss of a partner, or a job, you
might feel frustrated or depressed and you may have trouble
sleeping.
Systemic coaching can help you if
- your life, or some part of it, does not make sense
- you have a history of depression
- you feel guilty about something done or not done
Chronic Insomnia
Chronic insomnia may be related to mental or physical disorders.
It is associated with depression, which often accompanies a
lack of purpose. See Meaning of
Life
Chronic insomnia may also be related
to misuse of caffeine, alcohol, or
other substances; disrupted sleep cycles with shift
work or other nighttime activity; and chronic stress. If you want to
worsen insomnia, you can:
- expect to have difficulty sleeping and worry about
it
- ingest excessive caffeine (excessive for you,
that is)
- drink alcohol before bedtime
- smoke cigarettes before bedtime
- nap in the afternoon or evening
- work rotating shifts or frequently change time
zones
We can help you change these and similar behaviors.
Narcolepsy
The sleep disorder called narcolepsy is like an
extension of dreaming into waking. Its symptoms include
excessive sleepiness; weak muscles during strong emotions and vivid
dreams.
Symptoms often begin after puberty or during young
adulthood, when excessive sleepiness produces sleep attacks. This
can result in sleeping at school, work and social events; and while
eating, talking or at other inappropriate times.
There is no accepted cure for narcolepsy; although the
symptoms are often controlled with stimulants, antidepressant drugs;
regulating sleep, and/or controlling emotional reactions. Then, most
people with narcolepsy can enjoy a near-normal lifestyle. Otherwise,
narcolepsy may have strong social, educational and financial
consequences.
Soulwork coaching includes a form of hypnotherapy in which we
can help you reassemble your dreams or nightmares from the inside. It is
often profoundly effective, even for children.
How are sleep disorders diagnosed?
A doctor can evaluate symptoms with the help of
your sleep history - perhaps from a sleep diary or
from an interview with your bed partner.
Sleep studies may be recommended if
a doctor suspects that you may have a sleep
disorder such as sleep apnea or narcolepsy.
How can you resolve chronic insomnia?
Relationship and guilt problems
may reduce sleep, especially if you concentrate or focus on them. We may be able to
help you resolve chronic insomnia by:
- Coaching you through any underlying emotional problems
- Resolving relationship
problems
- Identifying,
stopping or reducing behaviors that may prevent your sleep
Soulwork coaching can take many forms,
depending on what you want and what you are willing to take
responsibility for. As most of your emotions originate in your relationships, by
making your relationships healthy you simultaneously clarify and make
peace with your emotions.
The long-term use of sleeping pills
should be under the supervision of a physician to evaluate effectiveness and minimize side
effects. Usually, these drugs are prescribed at the
lowest dose and for the shortest duration needed to relieve the
sleep-related symptoms. The dose can be gradually lowered; if stopped abruptly,
insomnia can re-occur. See Side Effects
of Prescription Drugs
Your doctor may prescribe sleeping pills (barbiturates
or tranquillizers). Barbiturates are considered to be less effective than
tranquilizers. Minor tranquilizers may be used for a few nights to
restore your sleep cycle and to reduce anxiety, but are not recommended
as a long-term treatment.
You can also identify and attempt to resolve any problems
that may prevent your sleep. Sometimes Sexual
Issues may prevent sleep - see Sexual Solutions
Relaxation Therapy
You can reduce or eliminate anxiety and body
tension, so that your mind can stop
"racing," your muscles can relax, and you can sleep. It may
take time for you to learn relaxation
techniques and to relax quickly and effectively. Soulwork coaching can
accelerate your learning.
First you learn to relax physically; until this is
quick and simple. Learning to relax mentally can be more difficult but
Soulwork can help you make it easy . You can learn to be a sleep expert.
Sleep Restriction
Do you
spend too much time in bed unsuccessfully trying to sleep? You may benefit
by creating a sleep restriction program that at
first allows you to only sleep a few hours.
You gradually increase your sleep time until you can sleep normally.
Other Solutions for Insomnia
See
Little Prince,
Daddy's Princess,
Partnership and
Emotional Incest for long-term
solutions for common relationship entanglements. Other
solutions may include:
- Warm Bath
- Massage
- Relaxing music
- Warm milk or herbal teas
- Bedtime snack
- Sleep in a ventilated bedroom
- Sleep on a quality, firm bed
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- Sleep on your back
- Daily physical exercise
- Regular bedtime hours
- If you can't sleep, get up
- Avoid sleeping in
- Get up early each morning
- Avoid daytime naps
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