CBT for insomnia
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a short course of practical, talking-based techniques that help retrain sleep. It’s the first treatment doctors recommend for long-term insomnia.
Where it comes up
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What is CBT for insomnia, and what would it ask of me?
What CBT for insomnia asks of you, why it starts with less time in bed, how long it takes and how to find it or try it on your own.
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Should I get up if I can’t sleep?
Lying awake and wondering whether to get up or stay put? Why leaving bed for a while can help, what to do while you’re up, and when to go back.
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Do I have insomnia?
Weeks of bad sleep: is it insomnia or a rough patch? What counts, why it outlasts the stress that started it, and what helps.
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Does alcohol help you sleep?
Alcohol can help you fall asleep, but what happens later in the night? How drinking changes sleep, and what to do if you've had a few tonight.
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How much sleep do I really need?
How many hours of sleep adults need, why it's a range rather than one number, and how to tell from your days whether you're getting enough.
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How does light affect my sleep?
How morning daylight, evening lamps and your phone set your body clock, what’s worth changing and how to use light if you sleep by day after night shifts.
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Are sleeping pills safe to take?
Are sleeping pills safe? What prescription pills and PM sleep aids do, the risks of one hard night versus every night, and how people come off them.
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Is it okay to take melatonin every night?
Is melatonin safe to take every night? How the body's nighttime signal works, what it helps and which dose and timing make sense, with a word on children.
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What can I do when I dread going to bed?
Bad nights can leave you dreading bed, and the dread keeps sleep away. Why it happens, why tonight matters less than it feels, and what to try this evening.
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Why does my sleep change as I get older?
Why sleep gets earlier, lighter and more broken as you get older, which changes come with age itself and which come from something else, and what still helps.
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Why can’t I fall asleep?
Lying in bed tired but unable to drop off? Why trying harder keeps you awake, why the wait can feel longer than it was, and what to try tonight.
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12
Why is my sleep so bad during menopause?
Night sweats, waking at 3am, lying awake for an hour: why sleep changes in menopause, and what helps, from CBT for insomnia to hormone therapy.
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Why is it so hard to sleep while pregnant?
Why sleep gets hard in each trimester, from nausea and heartburn to needing to pee, what the side-sleeping advice really says, and what helps.
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Do herbal sleep remedies like valerian or chamomile work?
Do valerian, chamomile, lavender or magnesium help you sleep? What trials show for each, how much products vary, and what not to mix them with.
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What makes a bedroom good for sleep?
What makes a bedroom good for sleep: why cool, dark and steady sound matter, what's mostly marketing and what helps if you share a bed or sleep by day.