A good, uninterrupted sleep is very important for the human body to function. Most people experience fatigue, tiredness, indigestion, headaches and general exhaustion if they don’t have a continuous deep sleep at night.
While there are some serious sleep disorders identified by medical professionals, some people might experience a change in the sleeping quality and schedule due to other external facts. These include environment changes, change in diet, noisy neighborhood, consistent pains and general bad health.
There are many medicinal solutions to sleep disorders and other sleep maladies that can be prescribed by your doctor. However, these drugs do not come without potentially dangerous side effects that could be detrimental to your overall health.
Hypnosis offers an alternative to these chemical cures by training your mind so that you can adopt healthy habits, change your lifestyle, improve your sleep and overcome negative patterns of behavior.
Let’s firstly understand all the types of sleeping disorders and then see how hypnosis could help to improve your sleep.
Types of Sleeping Disorders
Insomnia: A sleep disorder that disrupts your sleeping schedule and makes falling/staying asleep difficult.
Narcolepsy: This is a neurological disorder where your body’s ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles is diminished. It may be the cause of excessive daytime sleepiness.
Somnambulism: Also known as sleep walking, this disorder occurs while you are in a state of deep sleep and will result in walking or other behaviors mostly due to sleep deprivation.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): It causes a blockage in your airway as your throat muscles irregularly relax during deep sleep. A common sign of OSA is snoring.
Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD): This is characterized by repetitive limb movements during sleep which cause muscle jerks and twitchy movements.
How Hypnosis Improves Sleep
There is a common misconception to interchangeably use the words hypnosis and sleep. Hypnosis offers a different state of consciousness of compared to when our mind and body are asleep at night.
Studies have shown that different therapeutic techniques employed in the treatment of sleep related issues have induced positive behavioral responses in patients.
Hypnotherapy could help you manage your symptoms and develop positive attitudes toward managing your body’s reaction to restless sleep. Hypnosis essentially relaxes your mind, makes you conscious of your actions and teaches you how to express your feelings. This helps in altering your approach to manage your sleeping habits and work towards establishing a better sleep pattern.
Hypnosis should not be confused with meditation. Both will teach you to relax and clear your mind but hypnosis has an end goal. That target is to transform behavior and it involves suggestive imaging and sound techniques that a hypnotist can use to direct intended change.
Hypnosis is a chemical free, alternative, medical option that you can try to solve issues related to your sleep. Hypnosis can be used to treat insomnia, anxiety, ADHD, depression and emptiness. You can contact Rekha Shrivastava for a free hypnosis consultation.
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https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/Patient-Caregiver-Education/Fact-Sheets/Narcolepsy-Fact-Sheet
https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/insomnia-symptoms-and-causes#1
https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders-problems/abnormal-sleep-behaviors/sleepwalking
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18797562
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https://www.sleep.theclinics.com/article/S1556-407X(14)00120-9/fulltext
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