How to Overcome Insomnia
Dallas Currier
11-8-2011
ENG 101
9:30-10:45
How to Overcome Insomnia Many individuals are in good company with a very common sleep disorder called insomnia. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that prevents a person to get the right amount of sleep they need to be able to wake up feeling well rested and refreshed. The causes of this sleep disorder vary from person to person. There are many different ways to overcome this disorder. Although insomnia can be cured with the use of sleep specialists, prescriptions, and over-the-counter drugs, it can also be cured with one’s changes made on their own time and self-determination. The first step in overcoming insomnia without the help of specialists and medications is for the person to become their own sleep investigator and try to identify all of the main causes of their disorder. The causes of insomnia are usually associated with emotional issues, daily activities, sleep routines, and a person’s sleep arrangements. These emotional issues consist of extreme amounts of stress, heavy depression, and over whelming anxiety. The daily activities and sleep routines vary from something as simple as eating habits, to something as complicated as limiting the amount of alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine one has on a daily basis. While a person’s sleeping arrangements can be limited to infinite possibilities. Once these causes of insomnia are identified, finding a treatment for the causes will soon come as a breeze. When a person has found what emotional issues have taken a toll on them, they will then turn to a more reasonable response towards those issues. If a person is suffering from insomnia because they are stressed out, that person can engage in activities in which they feel more comfortable or relaxed. For instance, if a student had writers block and their essay was due the next day, they would feel less pressure and less stress if they tried to write the paper at home in the recliner with the TV playing in the
11-8-2011
ENG 101
9:30-10:45
How to Overcome Insomnia Many individuals are in good company with a very common sleep disorder called insomnia. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that prevents a person to get the right amount of sleep they need to be able to wake up feeling well rested and refreshed. The causes of this sleep disorder vary from person to person. There are many different ways to overcome this disorder. Although insomnia can be cured with the use of sleep specialists, prescriptions, and over-the-counter drugs, it can also be cured with one’s changes made on their own time and self-determination. The first step in overcoming insomnia without the help of specialists and medications is for the person to become their own sleep investigator and try to identify all of the main causes of their disorder. The causes of insomnia are usually associated with emotional issues, daily activities, sleep routines, and a person’s sleep arrangements. These emotional issues consist of extreme amounts of stress, heavy depression, and over whelming anxiety. The daily activities and sleep routines vary from something as simple as eating habits, to something as complicated as limiting the amount of alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine one has on a daily basis. While a person’s sleeping arrangements can be limited to infinite possibilities. Once these causes of insomnia are identified, finding a treatment for the causes will soon come as a breeze. When a person has found what emotional issues have taken a toll on them, they will then turn to a more reasonable response towards those issues. If a person is suffering from insomnia because they are stressed out, that person can engage in activities in which they feel more comfortable or relaxed. For instance, if a student had writers block and their essay was due the next day, they would feel less pressure and less stress if they tried to write the paper at home in the recliner with the TV playing in the