Insomnia Solution

I am so tired, but sleep never seems to come. I have tried every imaginable thing that should help me to sleep. I have tried counting sheep, reading really boring books, drinking a glass of warm milk and watching the weather channel. I lay there for hours with my eyes closed just wishing that I would fall asleep at any moment. Nothing seems to work for me. I turn and look at my husband snoring away in dreamland and I secretly hate him because he can be asleep two minutes after laying his head down. I suffer from chronic insomnia. It affects every aspect of my life, not just the nights. I do not have the energy to play with my children, I can’t remember anything and I am so tired all of the time, but I still can’t fall asleep. I knew I needed to find out what was causing my chronic insomnia before I could do anything about it. I did a little bit of research and found out that it could be caused by a number of different things like pain and anxiety. I decided that it would be worth my time to go and see a sleep specialist and see what they could suggest for me to do and if they could help me to pinpoint the causes.

One of the things that the specialist helped me to understand was that there is such a vast number of people who suffer from chronic insomnia. it helped that I was not alone and I even joined a group of sufferers so I could share ideas and have someone to talk to that would understand what I was feeling, both physically and emotionally. My specialist looked at some of the different causes in my life so she would be able to effectively treat me. I was hooked up to several different contraptions and was told to go to sleep while the machines in the lab did their job to find out if I was chemically imbalanced or if it was something else.

I found out that my case was fairly serious and was prescribed medication and underwent several therapy sessions. I still have some rough nights, but my life is so much better than it was. The first time I slept for eight hours straight, I felt so alive in the morning. My children and husband saw the difference in me right away. This is something I may have to deal with for the rest of my life, but at least I can now function.

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