Sleep problems affect many of us in today’s fast paced world, with around 36% of UK adults regularly experiencing disrupted sleep, and 1 in 5 of us reporting difficulty falling asleep every single night. Sleep is essential for our physical and mental health, and not getting enough quality sleep can have an impact on many different areas of life.
Sleep is the most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health every day.
A restless, busy and racing mind that prevents us from winding down and getting to sleep is a familiar story for many in our busy lives. Even if we can get to sleep many people spend the night tossing and turning or waking up frequently and struggling to get back to sleep, all of which can make life a misery. Many things can also impact our ability to sleep well including chronic stress, workplace stress, anxiety, health challenges, life changes and bereavement.
Insomnia is the most common type of sleep disorder and it can involve problems falling asleep, difficulty in staying asleep throughout the night, or difficulty in obtaining enough quality sleep to feel rested, despite having had adequate opportunity to do so. This can have a negative impact on daily life, leading to daytime fatigue, headaches, difficulty concentrating, poor performance, increased anxiety, mood changes and other issues. These issues can increase feelings of stress, anxiety or depression, which then also have an impact, further affecting the ability to obtain a restful night’s sleep – it can become a vicious circle.
The good news for people experiencing sleeplessness is that it doesn’t have to stay like that. Sleep problems and insomnia can be successfully helped with hypnotherapy treatment, leading to improvements in three key areas that will mean you can wake up feeling rested and refreshed:
- Improving your ability to fall asleep more quickly.
- Helping you to stay asleep during the night, or get back to sleep more easily if you do wake up.
- Improving your ability to enjoy deep, restful sleep.
With Solution Focused Hypnotherapy we look at addressing the root cause of disrupted sleep, as well as the symptoms. A mind that is racing with thoughts is not easily able to switch off and allow the conditions conducive for restful, quality sleep. Very often our own anxious or stressful thought patterns can be playing a part in sleep problems, and Hypnotherapy is very effective at helping to calm the mind, reducing stress and anxiety as well as freeing us from unhelpful patterns of thinking.
If you’re ready to sleep well once again, contact me now: