An essay by Elizabeth Gumport at This Recording. It is impossible to describe insomnia to people who are sound sleepers. These are the people who trust that getting in bed will be followed by falling asleep, as surely as night follows day; these are the fearless people. Sleepless people are a very different breed…
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/12/29/on-insomnia/
The WSJ draws a connection between anxiety, insomnia, and menopause. “Many of these women are told, ‘You feel bad because your husband is having an affair, or your youngest is in college, or you didn’t get that promotion. Take this Prozac.’ When what is really going on was fluctuating levels of estrogen…”
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/10/13/anxiety-insomnia-and-menopause/
Last of these for posting here–Sleeping Disorders Caused by Anxiety:
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/10/10/sleeping-disorders-caused-by-anxiety/
TED talk from Jessa Gamble:
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/09/27/our-natural-sleep-cycle/
WebMD looks at the why and what happens when insomnia hits a couples’ bedroom: He Slept, She Slept: Sex Differences in Sleep. In many cases, resolving the sleep issues — which Garfinkel is often able to accomplish in six to 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy — allows the couple to explore other issues that [...]
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/09/24/how-men-and-women-sleep-differently/
Six reasons from Psychology Today. Here’s one: 3. Turning sleep into a job. It’s eleven PM, you have an important early morning meeting, you’ve got to wake at 5:30 to shower, put on make-up, rouse the kids and make their lunches so you better sleep every minute! Except often you don’t. Worrying about sleep, thinking about [...]
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/09/23/why-cant-i-sleep/
14 Strategies for Sleeping Better from PsychCentral. Here’s a good one: Stop trying. Many people try to force themselves to fall sleep, especially if they have insomnia. However, because sleep is a biological process, Siebern said that it can’t be forced. In fact, “oftentimes short-term strategies of ‘trying to achieve’ sleep may actually maintain insomnia [...]
http://www.anxietyla.com/2010/09/20/sleeping-better-in-14-steps/
