Insomnia is classified into two broad categories: sleep-onset insomnia, or difficulty falling asleep, and maintenance insomnia, which causes frequent or early waking. Treating either type of insomnia should begin with an awareness of your needs as well as other influential factors. All people don't require the same amount of sleep, for example, and some might only think they have a problem because they don't fit into the norm. Sleep cycles can vary among people and throughout a person's life, and while one person may only require four hours of sleep, others need ten hours to feel refreshed.
In addition, insomnia can be caused by anxiety, tension, emotional arousal, pain, caffeine, drugs, alcohol, or even worrying about falling asleep. Pinpointing whether one or more of these factors is wreaking havoc on your nights can often bring relief because through your awareness you can try to improve the situation. One way to avoid mind-churning insomnia is to abide by the twenty-minute rule: if you lie in bed for more than twenty minutes and can't fall asleep, get up and do something. Get your mind out of the circular problem of being kept awake by the inability to fall asleep. Read, iron that pile of clothes, or write in your journal.
insomnia lead to mc?
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