| In broad terms, insomnia refers to difficulty | | | | anxiety and insomnia. Anxiety is not a single disorder |
| experienced in falling asleep or maintaining restoring | | | | but a group of psychological disorders called Anxiety |
| refreshing sleep. It is a topic of great debate whether | | | | Disorders. These include generalized anxiety, panic and |
| insomnia is a symptom or disorder. Whether disorder | | | | phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, and |
| or symptom, different kinds of insomnia have been | | | | obsessive-compulsive disorder. Different approaches |
| recognized and are described here. | | | | treat anxiety and related insomnia differently. These |
| Kinds of Insomnia | | | | include psychological counseling, psychotherapy, |
| Sleep Onset Insomnia is also called Delayed Sleep | | | | prescribed medication, nutritional treatment, herbal |
| Phase Syndrome because the patient delays the | | | | formulas, and alternative treatments like acupuncture. |
| major sleep episode and this delay causes | | | | Stress Related Insomnia |
| sleeplessness and difficulty in getting up at the desired | | | | There are so many people all over the world who are |
| time. Psycho-Physiological Insomnia is caused due to | | | | so stressed out during the day that they find it almost |
| anxiety or psychological problem which creates | | | | impossible to sleep at night. If you are one of those |
| physical symptoms and prevents sleep. In Idiopathic | | | | people who have been losing sleep because of stress, |
| type of insomnia, the nervous system becomes | | | | you should try to find some solutions to your stress |
| incapable of controlling the sleeping and waking | | | | and insomnia problems. Studies show that stress and |
| mechanism of the body. The result is a lifelong failure | | | | insomnia are so closely related that when one is |
| to get proper sleep. It usually starts in early childhood. | | | | present, the other is more likely to follow. For instance, |
| Childhood insomnia in children is of two types- Limit- | | | | if you have some emotional problems that have been |
| Setting Sleep Disorder and Sleep-Onset Association | | | | bugging you for sometime, you will find it difficult to |
| Disorder. Altitude Insomnia is an acute version of | | | | take your mind off of your problem. There are many |
| insomnia, short-lived but intense, accompanied by | | | | prescription drugs that can help you with your stress |
| symptoms of headache, fatigue, and loss of appetite, | | | | and insomnia problem. There are many natural cures |
| all occurring when you move to high altitudes. Insomnia | | | | for treating stress related insomnia. Most cases of |
| that results as an allergic response to certain foods is | | | | stress related insomnia can be cured by simply taking |
| called Food Allergy Insomnia. Toxin-Induced Sleep | | | | a break from your daily routine. Taking a walk in the |
| Disorder is insomnia caused due to poisoning with | | | | park and breathing some fresh air can help you relax |
| toxins like heavy metals or certain organic compounds. | | | | and calm your nerves. |
| Environmental Insomnia is sleep difficulty caused by the | | | | Depression and Insomnia |
| presence of certain environmental factors in the | | | | Depression and insomnia seem to feed off on one |
| surrounding e.g. noise, smell, smoke etc. | | | | another. A person becomes depressed and cannot |
| Stimulant-Dependent Sleep Disorder is insomnia | | | | stop worrying, living in fear, or having anxiety attacks. |
| resulting from using substances (drugs for example) | | | | This does not end when the day does, and the night |
| that stimulate the nervous system. The person | | | | only continues the barrage of voices that carry over |
| becomes addicted to their use and fails to get sleep | | | | from the day. Insomnia then sets in, and the physical |
| when abstinence from the drug is practiced. | | | | strain on the body weakens the mind and body further |
| Alcohol and Insomnia | | | | until depression sets in again. Relief comes when one |
| Many people believe that alcohol and insomnia are not | | | | identifies the source of the insomnia, whether it is |
| related since alcohol actually puts a person to sleep | | | | clinical depression or something altogether different. |
| when it is consumed in excess. Yes, it is true that | | | | Counseling may prove to be quite helpful in dealing with |
| initially a person who consumes large amounts of | | | | cases of depression and anxiety. It is important to |
| alcoholic drinks would fall asleep or pass out as it is | | | | know that options are available in the form or |
| popularly known. However, if such binges are | | | | medications, herbs and supplements in order to help |
| happening often enough, the effect will be drastically | | | | someone suffering from depression and insomnia. |
| reversed and the person is bound to have a very fitful | | | | Depression Anxiety Insomnia |
| sleep. People who suffer from diseases such as blood | | | | One of the most common causes for sleeping |
| pressure, indigestion and gastric or kidney or heart | | | | disorders is depression and anxiety. In most cases, |
| problems, and the like are prone to develop insomnia if | | | | depression anxiety and insomnia would go hand in |
| alcohol is introduced in the diet on a regular basis. It | | | | hand that people often find themselves dealing with |
| would be good to stay away from alcoholic | | | | two types of disorders at the same time. According to |
| beverages at least 3-4 hours before bedtime | | | | experts, depression anxiety and insomnia usually go |
| Anxiety and Insomnia | | | | together because the more stressed out and disturbed |
| Anxiety and insomnia have been found as causally | | | | the person, the more he or she will find it difficult to |
| related in people who remain excessively worried | | | | sleep at night. There are so many people who |
| about some problem or coming event. While | | | | experience depression anxiety and insomnia for a long |
| sleeplessness on account of mild anxiety for a couple | | | | period of time simply because they refuse to admit the |
| of nights is normal in many cases, prolonged | | | | real cause of their problems. If you really want to help |
| sleeplessness accompanied by constant worrying is | | | | yourself cope with depression anxiety and insomnia, |
| clearly a case related to the causal relation between | | | | learn to be honest with yourself. |