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It Is So Hard To Get Up In The Mornings
Author : Doug Eldred
Chronic Insomnia
Insomnia occurs when someone has problems sleeping. There are stories of famous people who needed only a few hours sleep a night. Winston Churchill and President Kennedy could apparently get by with only 3 or 4 hours sleep but most of us need between 6 and 8 hours every night.
Sadly many people who want and need a good night's sleep just can't get it. These people suffer from insomnia. But their insomnia may only happen for a few days [nights] and from time to time. There is often no pattern to their sleeplessness. But someone who has sleep problems for an extended period of a month or longer, has chronic insomnia.
Chronic insomnia is much more distressing for the sufferer and more complex from the diagnosis point of view. Going for nights on end with sleep problems is frustrating to say the least. And to try and find out why someone has chronic insomnia, several questions need to be answered.
• How long have you suffered from insomnia?
• Do have trouble getting to sleep when you first go to bed?
• Do you wake up in the night?
• If you wake up in the night, do you have trouble getting back to sleep?
• How many hours sleep do you get each night?
Chronic insomnia can be a complex issue and studies show there are many variations within the condition. The important factor is an understanding of the situation. Chronic insomnia is not a symptom but the result of a cause or causes.
To understand and then treat chronic insomnia we need to know that sleep is not simply a matter of not being awake. There are different stages of sleep and sleep varies according to age. A baby, generally speaking, will sleep far more deeply than its elderly grandparents who will have what is known as shallow sleep.
Treatment of chronic insomnia comes only after extensive testing to find its cause. In fact a person taking a certain medication may stimulate their chronic insomnia. There may be any number of other causes including physical and mental health issues.
People suffering chronic insomnia are encouraged to maintain a sleep diary where times of sleeping are recorded together with any other relevant thoughts and experiences.
As distressing and debilitating as chronic insomnia can be, there has been extensive research on the subject and there are today many types of treatments to help the patient.
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Cyrus is a Holistic Kinesiologist who has a passion for Natural Health. He has studied Western medicine, Traditional Chinese medicine, Nutrition, Ayurvedic medicine, Shakras, Chiropractic and the vibrational healing modalitites.
Cyrus has a particular interest in treating people with Insomnia and has found his Holistic treatment approach to get great results.
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Tags: Insomnia, Chronic Insomnia, Middle of the night Insomnia
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Submitted : 2009-08-25 Word Count : 661 Popularity: 23 Times Viewed: 6
