Restful Insomnia?

Tonight, seventy-million Americans will battle insomnia. They will plump pillows, rehash arguments, fold laundry, take sleeping pills, watch TV. They’ll seek sleep but not find it. According to the National Sleep Foundation, up to a third of all Americans suffer from occasional or chronic wakefulness. Prescriptions for sleeping pills have increased 60 percent in six years, even though medical research (Journal of American Medicine, June 2006) shows that behavioral therapies are more effective for sleeplessness than pills.

In her book, Restful Insomnia: How to Get the Benefits of Sleep Even When You Can’t (Conari Press, January 2010) insomnia expert Sondra Kornblatt shows us how to end the war with sleeplessness by learning to make peace with wakefulness. For many of us, that sounds easier said than done–especially if you suffer from what I call “midnight crazy brain” where small thoughts have the power to transform into nagging giants of mythological proportion.

Kornblatt calls these thoughts, “Mind Eddies,” and tells us how to deal with them. “Mind Eddies are thoughts and stories that spin and spin,” she writes. “They have lots of current and get nowhere–just like those little whirlpools caught between mossy rocks at the edge of a river. A Mind Eddy might be repeating an argument that’s over and done. Or regurgitating what you coulda-woulda-shoulda done to avoid the discomfort you feel. Or anticipating an imagined argument the next time your sister-in-law phones about babysitting.”

From the book, here’s how Kornblatt suggests tackling the Mind Eddy:

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Fariha I.

12:28AM PDT on Apr 2, 2010

nice ...

Tere M.

3:47PM PDT on Mar 30, 2010

Thank you Melissa! I will share this with my husband... we all need to sleep! ~

Raquel Barreto A.

6:29PM PST on Mar 12, 2010

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Bonnie M.

12:05PM PST on Feb 27, 2010

A different take on insomnia. I have tried everything- meditation, relaxing music, reading , warm shower/ bath and other recommended ways to deal with insomnia. Lately- I tried talking to my subconscious - telling it that I sleep soundly. This seem to help.
Thank you for the concept of Mind Eddys- this is an eye opener.

TECH D.

12:50AM PST on Feb 10, 2010

interesting info

Grace M.

2:34AM PST on Feb 6, 2010

wow! interesting! I'm gonna try this when I can't sleep next time! Thanks for sharing Melissa!

Erin R.

3:37PM PST on Feb 5, 2010

Thank you!

Mrs M.

9:08AM PST on Jan 27, 2010

My sleep suffers this time of year. Not enough Vit D, I guess.