Will insomnia go away on its own

Sridhar Rajendran - Stress, Anxiety, Burnout Coach

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00:00Will insomnia go away on its own?

00:03Yes, it is possible.

00:05Let's look at first what is insomnia?

00:07What are the different kinds of insomnia and when it will go away on its own?

00:12Insomnia is a sleep disorder where you're either unable to fall asleep or stay asleep

00:17during the entire night.

00:19And there could be many causes for this.

00:21Some certain times it's just, you know, some kind of, you know, physical causes like hormonal

00:27fluctuations or vitamin deficiencies or physical pain that you are in like fracture, something

00:33of that sort.

00:35And then there are also mental causes for like, you know, anxiety, worry, depression,

00:41any of these things.

00:42So when we look at insomnia, broadly it can be classified into two types.

00:47One is short term and the other is chronic.

00:50So short term insomnia is something which is tied to a specific event.

00:55So sometimes, you know, we have an exam coming up or there is a big presentation coming up.

00:59And because of it, you know, we tend to feel anxious naturally, oh, I want to give my best.

01:04I hope, you know, I remember everything which I have prepared for.

01:07And once that event passes, most people would, you know, return back to their normal sleeping

01:13patterns.

01:14And this thing can even be for a positive kind of an event.

01:19For some people, it's, you know, like kids get so excited about Christmas or some kind

01:23of their birthday and they're expecting presents and because of which they're unable to sleep.

01:29And for adults, it could be like, you know, a trip which is coming up, you're excited

01:33about it or perhaps you're getting married and you are thrilled about the whole new journey

01:39of life and because of which you're not able to sleep.

01:41But once that event, you know, moves away, then, you know, you would be able to go back

01:47to your typical sleeping pattern.

01:50The second case where it's chronic insomnia, that is where you need more help.

01:55So chronic insomnia is typically, you know, diagnosed as, you know, you're unable to sleep

02:00for more than three nights in a week for over like three months or so.

02:06That's typically what is called as chronic insomnia.

02:09So in that case, then we need to do a deeper investigation of what is it that is happening.

02:15Is it some other mental health issue because of which you're unable to sleep?

02:19Or is it just a fear about sleep itself which has happened?

02:23For a lot of people, this is a much more common reason.

02:26You know, initially it starts off as some kind of a sleep disruption for a day or a

02:31couple of days due to some kind of an event and then we associate a lot of other negative

02:37meaning to staying up.

02:39Oh my God, what if I don't sleep?

02:40Oh my God, am I getting enough hours of sleep?

02:43And because of which we have associated a lot of negative meanings and emotions with

02:49this event of staying up and that in turn keeps the cycle of insomnia going.

02:55That fear based thought loop is going on and because of which we are unable to sleep.

03:00So in that case, you need to work with a sleep specialist, a therapist or a coach to find

03:05out what is the root cause for it and, you know, treat that.

03:10And in some instances, you know, you might also need to consult a doctor and take some

03:14medications to manage your symptoms.

03:17But you know, I've always found that doing therapy along with medications, if you're

03:22taking them, is quite beneficial because while meds are important to, you know, for the short

03:29term relief, but they would, of course, only be able to work at the physical level and

03:33the symptom level and not at the root cause level.

03:37So I hope this was helpful.

03:39If you have any questions, drop a comment below.

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