The Sleep Solution by W. Chris Winter M.D

Author:W. Chris Winter, M.D.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2017-03-08T15:46:58+00:00

Parting Thoughts Before Moving on to Hard Insomnia

I hope reading this book has helped you both understand your sleep more fully and figure out solutions to your problems. While not traditionally so, this entire book was written with an eye toward CBT-I. Despite my careful planning, unfortunately some people reading this book are not going to find quick solutions to their insomnia. That’s simply a fact. Doctors are human. Medical resources are limited, and some people, no matter what happens, feel like they cannot sleep from time to time. One incredibly powerful tool in your fight against sleep disturbances is acceptance. Accept your sleep for what it is, optimize what you can, and move on with your life.

I have seen thousands of patients with sleep issues and insomnia. In my experience, the disturbance is as debilitating as an individual chooses to make it. Let me explain what I mean.

Visit any university teaching hospital at night. In fact, for a real thrill, go back twenty years, before work hour restrictions were put into place. Talk to a doctor who took calls during that time. I remember my residency being one of virtually no sleep when we were on call. That was the norm. Residents were going with limited or no sleep every other night or every third night for months if not years. Take a look at the level of functioning of these people. It was really high. These individuals were operating, doing spinal taps, sticking lines into patient’s necks, that kind of thing. Highly functional? Absolutely. Sleepy? God yes. But the bottom line was this:

Despite extreme levels of sleep deprivation and sleepiness, these individuals functioned surprisingly well.

Why is it then that patients with insomnia, who often demonstrate virtually no discernible sleepiness, are so burdened by the disability of their sleep disturbance? Perhaps because it is a choice. If this book helps you improve your sleep, then I have been suc-cessful.

If it doesn’t, kind Reader, I sincerely hope you make the choice that while you are working on your sleep’s improvement, the sleep difficulties will not ruin your life. Make the choice that you are going to feel great tomorrow regardless of your sleep tonight. And if tonight’s sleep is not amazing, resolve that tomorrow’s will be.

Don’t make your sleep disturbances a defining characteristic in your life. The hour or two it takes you to fall asleep is not that big of a deal. Believe this. Free yourself. You are in your comfortable bed, away from the stresses of the day, stretched out and relaxed. Is this a situation to fear and get upset about? Don’t let this small issue lead you down the dark path to hard insomnia.

THE INSOMNIA EQUATION

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