Hypnotherapy for Insomnia
People with insomnia often believe that they are “Insomniacs” i.e. genetically predisposed to insomnia. Nothing can be further from the truth. Every living organism has a dormant period so sleep is natural therefore insomnia is unnatural.
Paul White the insomnia specialist at The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy explains, “Nearly 30% of the population has some form of insomnia. Insomnia is nearly always underpinned by anxiety and this anxiety interrupts the normal sleep pattern. This anxiety is what people with insomnia tend to ruminate about whilst attempting to sleep. This rumination generates high levels of anxiety and hence an increase level of alertness within the insomniac and therefore sleep eludes them. Sometimes this anxiety is so low level that the person may not be very aware of it and therefore believes there is no reason for the lack of sleep.”
Hypnotherapy for Insomnia – Related Problems
People with insomnia often have a multitude of problems associated with the sleep disorder. Problems associated with insomnia are:-
- Anxiety
- Alcohol abuse
- Health problems
- Fatigue
- Depression
Insomnia often co-exists with other disorders and can be the main factor in the other disorder. For example someone with depression might have significant sleep disruption. This sleep disruption will cause fatigue which makes it far harder for the person to deal with and resolve their feelings of depression. So achieving a more natural sleep pattern can significantly help with the depression. This is true with many anxiety disorders.
Hypnotherapy for Insomnia – How can we help?
We will help you return to a more normal pattern of sleep by using hypnotherapy to remove any underlying anxiety issues and helping you to get back to a normal sleep routine. Hypnotherapy is extremely effective at teaching you to relax at the appropriate times. So teaching you how to relax before sleep is a significant part of the therapy. Deep relaxation is a pre-cursor to sleep and without it sleep will elude you.
Many patterns of sleep disturbance become embedded in our subconscious mind after many months/ years of unsatisfactory sleep, often clients will experience fast and effective changes.
Hypnotherapy really can help with insomnia if used properly it is a very effective weapon against the lack of sleep that affects peoples lives significantly.
