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How the Inability to Face Unresolved Issues Can Lead to a Maddening Bout of Insomnia
How the Inability to Face Unresolved Issues Can Lead to a Maddening Bout of Insomnia
In the latest of their incredibly insightful videos, the School of Life explains, through animation provided by Daniela Sherer, how insomnia is caused by unresolved daily issues and the lack of time most humans spend in order think about them, meditate on solutions and face one's inner critic honestly.
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I will politely disagree. I've had insomnia since I've been a young child. I've had a sleep study done and it turns out I have weird sleep patterns. My brain does not work the right way when it comes to sleep. There was one period of my life when my insomnia did go away. Wanna know when it was? After I had a baby and my hormones were all weird. For some reason, when my hormones were abnormal (for me), all those silly sleep tricks people had been telling me to try for years actually worked! I tend to think insomnia is more a brain/chemical thing than a brain/thoughts thing. On the other hand, I fully support people taking more time to enjoy life instead of dashing through it, and if that calms them down and helps them sleep better, good!
Same - I go back and forth whether I want to go to a sleep clinic because what really will change? They're just going to give me some pills or tips, and I feel like I've tried all of that. Did anything change for you?
While I don't agree entirely with the thought process behind this video, I do think insomnia can definitely be both chemical and thought driven. I've never slept through the entire night my whole life, but if something's worrying me or on my mind, I will have 10x harder time falling asleep and going back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night.
Thanks Dan this explains a lot....