In my clinics, my patients often talk about their insomnia as a problem. I prefer to see insomnia as a pattern… A pattern is something that happens over time, and is built over time. And we can potentially break it and change it. When we talk about a problem we assume something’s wrong with our…
It’s quite normal for most of us, even me as a sleep specialist, to wake in the night. It’s normal to have short-term sleep problems. But if this is happening to you on a regular basis it can be a sign of maintenance insomnia. That’s right… you don’t need to have a problem getting to…
When I was working at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS hospital I saw thousands of cases of insomnia. And it would present differently with everybody. I saw people who had menopause and then they got insomnia. People who went through illnesses, took new medications, had a lot of stress in their lives… Others having the…
Insomnia isn’t just a sleep problem We’ve talked about the different types of insomnia and what happens in your sleep…But you know that this isn’t just a sleep problem. From all the patients I’ve treated, a lot of the same themes keep coming up… Insomnia is one of the most lonely conditions I’ve ever heard…