Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
According to my psychology class "neuroticism is the biggest predictor of sleep disturbances." Well no wonder I have been an insomniac my whole life.
Learning to identify and then safely release neurotic thoughts that are unrealistic and distorted can be of great value to insomniacs.
Replacing neurotic stress-causing thoughts with something more positive, accurate. and supportive of better sleep and better overall health (mental and physical) is a great way to go. It worked for me. This is the basis of cognitive restructuring, one core component of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
Also worth considering insomnia could be caused by something really simple like a biological clock that's running a bit slow. This is common from about age 14 through 30. So 11 p.m. may feel like 7 p.m., and 7 a.m. may feel like 4 a.m. Most people outgrow this by their 30s.
To help recalibrate your inner biological clock to a more normal 24-hour circadian rhythm, there's really simple sleep-supportive habits like setting a firm wake-up time each day without exception as much as possible.