Insomnia Forum Posting

Posted by Jack on November 30, 1998 at 09:03:10:

In Reply to: Sleeping habits posted by Roger on November 28, 1998 at 11:17:46:

I have been there and believe me I sympathize. I was in the behavior pattern you describe for several years. I cannot stress enough the need for support from at least one other person. For me I had to hear this first, "ALL drugs and herbs including alcohol eventually interfere with normal sleep.". So I knew I needed to not take any substance for sleep. This was incredibly difficult to do and I could not have done it alone.
I was lucky enough to find a very skilled and experienced psychologist specializing in sleep disorders who provided the support I needed to get off substances and onto a strict behavior modification protocol. Please don't interpret these simple words as though this is easy to do, it is most definitely not easy. But the results for me have been worth it beyond measure.
And I wouldn't consider myself "over" insomnia until I have had at least five years of normal sleep. Hope this helps.

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