![]() ![]() Finding it difficult to concentrate or function properly.Feeling tired and groggy the next morning.Waking up very early and being unable to get back to sleep.Waking up several times during the night.However, there are common symptoms, including: ![]() Symptoms differ depending on individual circumstances. These may include arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, asthma, allergies, changing hormones or mental health issues. This can often be when the pain or medication of medical conditions disrupts sleep. Generally, the problem will persist almost nightly, for at least four weeks. This is when the person is experiencing sleeping problems periodically over months or years. Some cases of temporary insomnia are named transient or intermittent insomnia. Common causes of temporary insomnia include jet lag, a change in routine or working conditions, stress, caffeine and alcohol. Insomnia is classified as temporary or acute if it lasts between one night and three or four weeks. There are many different types of insomnia but, generally, they are split into two categories: Temporary insomnia While it can affect anyone at any age, people over the age of 60 and women appear to be more susceptible. ![]() It is estimated that a third of people in the UK have episodes of insomnia during their lives. Those who suffer from insomnia will experience these feelings regularly. Either way, a rough sleep can leave you feeling drained and irritable the next day. Perhaps you found it easy to fall asleep, but continue to wake up through the night. It may be that you're thinking about the next day or have had a coffee too near to bedtime. ![]() Most of us will have experienced a disrupted sleep and will know how it feels when you can’t seem to fall asleep. When this successfully results in less disrupted sleep then we can reasonably expect an accompanying decrease in the frequency and severity of "spells" (sleep walking episodes) which arise from partial arousals in deep sleep.Insomnia is defined as difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep for long enough to feel refreshed the next morning. The theory behind this approach makes good sense in that hypnosis involves relaxation and suggestions for future comfort and relaxation. Further research is clearly warranted and clinical use is reasonable. Improvement was defined as being "spell free or much improved." This was an uncontrolled study design with small numbers so the results are suggestive although not definitive. In a recent five year follow up study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, Hauri, Silber and Boeve reported that sleep walkers treated with hypnotherapy had a 50% improvement after 18 months and 67% after 5 years. In fact, hypnosis has shown encouraging results for a range of parasomnias such as nightmares and sleep walking. These techniques have been used in small-scale studies with remarkably positive effects. In small-scale studies conducted by researchers such as Peter Hauri, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic, results have shown that properly screened sleep walking patients can experience significant improvement with the use of clinical hypnosis. But hypnosis? As a treatment for sleep walking? Yes. ![]()
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