12 Ways to Get Rid of Insomnia
By: Christine Hammond LMHC Image by: SleepZoo.com Beth thought she was losing it. She had a hard time concentrating at work, struggling with memory recall, frequently moody, short tempered, slow to make decisions, craving sugar and caffeine, and got into a couple of minor car accidents within the last few months. Her bizarre symptoms didn’t seem to add up to anything at first. So she went to a medical doctor. After several tests, her doctor said there was nothing medically wrong with her and recommended her to a therapist. During the first session, the therapist inquired about the quality of her sleep. Beth confessed to having wrestled with insomnia for the past several years. Some nights, she had a hard time getting to sleep while other nights she woke up several times. Her physician gave her some sleeping medication years ago but it did not seem to be working anymore. The therapist suggested an alternative approach to her insomnia. Cognitive beha...