Insomnia

Do you have difficulty sleeping? Can’t get to sleep, waken too early, broken sleep?

Whatever your age, sleep problems can ruin your daily life.
Most adults have experienced insomnia or sleeplessness at one time or another in their lives. An estimated 30%-50% of the general population are affected by insomnia, and 10% have chronic insomnia.

What is Insomnia?

Insomnia is a symptom, not a stand-alone diagnosis or a disease. By definition, insomnia is "difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or both".

  • It affects all age groups
  • In adults it affects women more than men AND its incidence increases with age;
It may be due to inadequate quality or quantity of sleep. Insomnia is not defined by a specific number of hours of sleep that a person gets, since individuals vary widely in their sleep needs and practices. Although most of us know what insomnia is and how we feel and perform after one or more sleepless nights, few seek medical advice. Many people remain unaware of the behavioural and psychological options available to treat insomnia.

Insomnia is generally classified based on the duration of the problem. Not everyone agrees on one definition, but generally:

  • Symptoms lasting less than one week are classified as transient insomnia,
  • Symptoms between one to three weeks are classified as short-term insomnia, and
  • Those longer than three weeks are classified as chronic insomnia
HOW CAN Hypnoplease help?

Hypnoplease can help by assessing the factors relevant to your own Insomnia issues and then providing the best suited approaches to address this.

Approaches that are very effective for Insomnia include;

EMDR, reducing the distress attached the emotions and thoughts arising from the inability to sleep

Hypnotherapy – there are many different approaches that can be used, by discussing your particular situation, I can then utilise the most effective approach to meet your needs

I will also be able to discuss various other strategies to break the pattern that you have been experiencing;
CONTACT ME ON: Brenda Marr at Hypnoplease

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Providing a unique service incorporating Hypnotherapy, EMDR and psychological therapies to the people of Jersey.