There are several useful methods to treat the condition, including fixing your sleep hygiene and engaging in cognitive behavioral therapy specifically for insomnia. What do you do on those nights where you just know sleep isn’t coming — or, at least, not without a fight? Sometimes insomnia can come on with big life changes, such as grieving a loved one or a experiencing a medical event, she added. The condition affects a lot of people, but is often underestimated as a cause of insomnia, Paruthi said. “The worst thing somebody with insomnia could do is stay in bed and not sleep,” she said.

Source: CNN March 12, 2024 21:53 UTC