Treatment options
Body - Mind connection
Sleep hygiene
Chronic insomnia makes it difficult to switch off the hyperactive awake center in the brain. But did you know you can flip the switch by changing your behavior? It’s called cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and it works by training your brain to calm your mind until more normal sleeping patterns are restored. If sleeping pills are a Band-Aid, then CBT-I is the gold-standard, long-term fix. CBT-I is so effective that the American College of Physicians and American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends it as the very first treatment people with chronic insomnia should receive.
