Chronic Insomnia
- Created by: Harriet Powell
- Created on: 07-12-12 14:11
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- Chronic Insomnia
- Only gets 4-5 hours of sleep per night.
- The average is 7.5 hours per night.
- Struggles to get to sleep every night.
- Average is 2.1 nights a week.
- Wakes up in the morning feeling exhausted.
- Wakes up in the middle of night on most nights, usually 2:30am, 4:30am and 6:00am.
- Evidence of lack of NREM sleep?
- Wakes up in the middle of night on most nights, usually 2:30am, 4:30am and 6:00am.
- Room is very cluttered and a variety of colours.
- Too many distractions in the room that should be devoted to sleep?
- Possible technique: tidy bedroom.
- Only uses room for getting ready and sleeping.
- Makes bed before getting into it to sleep.
- Fairly organised - organises things for the morning the night before.
- Too many distractions in the room that should be devoted to sleep?
- Watches TV, does college work or listens to music in the hour before going to bed.
- Could this be causing unnecessary stress before sleep?
- Not allowed to do work or watch/listen/read anything with a complicated story.
- Already tried meditation and music to control insomnia.
- Herbal and melatonin tablets tried - has very little effective.
- Music can keep her awake. Best to avoid.
- Already tried meditation and music to control insomnia.
- Herbal and melatonin tablets tried - has very little effective.
- Already tried meditation and music to control insomnia.
- Could this be causing unnecessary stress before sleep?
- Fairly organised - organises things for the morning the night before.
- Eats toast or cereal before going to sleep.
- No hot drinks (other than tea) have been tried.
- Try Horlicks/hot chocolate or chamomile tea.
- Bananas?
- No hot drinks (other than tea) have been tried.
- Only gets 4-5 hours of sleep per night.
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