Beating Insomnia

Do you routinely CBT yourself on a daily basis? It took me over two years of practising for half an hour every single day, come rain or shine, to get as good as I am now at relaxation, but it was worth it. Now it takes me ten seconds to switch on a relaxed state

Fear, worry, anger and resentment are all really the same thing and are experienced by the body as a high state of arousal.

you’re feeling dreadful it’s because you’re worn out from worrying. It isn’t the lack of sleep but worrying about your lack of sleep which is grinding you down. •The best available evidence suggests that while

may be that falling testosterone levels lead to reduced motivation and activity, this in turn reducing the sleep load

Where’s the wind-down time? The answer is that there isn’t any unless you sometimes say no, demand they pull their weight with the chores and include yourself in the equation when everybody’s needs and wishes are being worked out. Then there’s

the past being tainted by our selective recollection and interpretation and the future by our fear and catastrophization.

sleeping well? If so, you may want to re-examine them. What do you want more, the givens which you have imposed on yourself, such as wealth, success and being labelled the perfect parent, or to be healthy, enjoy things more and sleep better? The choice is yours.

It means that you are too stressed, tense, alert, excited or however else you experience your body physiology running too hot. Stress is actually

circulating adrenaline and cortisol levels, further