Insomnia

Some causes of sleep deprivation, otherwise known as Insomnia are:

a) Taking worrisome troubles to bed with oneself.

b) Being obsessed with the false idea that you just can’t sleep.

c) Tension and/or excessive fatigue.

d) Pain and discomfort from an illness.

e) Bad sleeping conditions.

f) Guilt feelings.

g) Bad habits.


Some people are habit-bound by insomnia. They know they cannot get to sleep and that every night will be a torture. Careful research in sleep centers has shown that such people do, in fact, achieve multiple brief periods of sleep during the night, but they focus on their difficulty and have amnesia for the sleep periods. This knowledge does not relieve their fatigue, or anxiety.

With this type of insomnia there usually has been some past event that has led to an imprint-like behavior pattern of sleep avoidance. For example, a recurring traumatic dream that interrupts sleep will eventually result in a reluctance to go to sleep. People who have been assaulted, injured in an accident, or emotionally traumatized during an operation under general anesthesia will relive their experience during recurring dream cycles of sleep. Eventually, there will be such a build-up of consciously unrecognized alarm that they avoid sleep or awaken frequently with amnesia for the reason they have awakened. Because of this amnesia, they are unable to correct the problem.

More causes of insomnia:
Childhood Trauma: Emotional and Physical
Beatings by violent parents frequently occur at night. The person needs to understand that the experience is "back there and no longer needs to interfere with sleep."

Insomnia in Pregnancy:
This is due to fears in regards to the labor, or fears that something may be wrong with the baby.

Insomnia Due to Serious Illness of a Relative:
The fear that a relative might die during the night.

Molestation As a Cause of Insomnia:
This is the trauma of having been molested as a child during the night. The causal event is often forgotten, but it may be quickly recognized at an ideodynamic level of awareness with an age-regression to the most significant event.

It can be pointed out that it is possible for the person to sleep, yet still be alert to any danger, and to trust the fact that from now on she will awaken instantly and will know what to do if there should be a threatening intruder.

Different cases can be elevated by the hypnotherapist authoritatively expressing:
"Go to the moment you are awakening. Recognize that the person was wrong, and was emotionally very troubled. Say out loud what would have made him stop and go away. Tell him you are going to yell until your parents come in. When you know what would have been the most powerful thing to say, your yes finger will lift. As it lifts, feel the power of scaring him away. Say it out loud, and say it again."

This is done to make clear that the client is in command of the situation during the hypnotic rehearsal.

Then, tell her to see how the intruder reacts after this reframing of the experience; ask her to go over the experience of awakening and giving those orders as he comes in. Notice what he does and how he reacts when she speaks up for her own needs and rights. Stress that this is the way the experience would have occurred if she had known then what she knows now.

Self hypnosis can help combat all of these reasons and more, to provide a restful sleep. The following steps are suggested to induce restful sleep.

1) Create a habit of going to bed at the same time each night.

2) Make sure conditions are conducive to sleep.

3) Practice the auto-relaxation technique for 15 minutes each night. This can be found on our free scripts page titled, self hypnosis routine.

4) Remind yourself that tension is psychosomatic and that by mastering the art of relaxation, tension disappears easily.

5) Tell yourself that you can and will fall asleep soon, repeating “I feel sleepier and sleepier”. I promise, eventually it will happen, and it works better each time because you scare your system into thinking that it will be bored to tears again.

6) Lie still and avoid tossing and turning.

7) Keep your eyes closed, and repeat that you are becoming more relaxed.

8) Look forward to going to bed and getting a good night’s sleep.

9) Use soft music if it helps you relax.

10) Think pleasant, sleep conducive thoughts.

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