PTSD Nightmares & Insomnia
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), previously known as “war neurosis,” is a psychiatric condition which develops in approximately 10% of persons who are exposed to severely threatening trauma (a single event…
Night Terror (Sleep Terror)
Also members of the unpleasant menagerie of bad dreams and sleeping disorders, Night Terrors are known to be most frequent in children aged 3-13. Some adults suffer from Night Terrors…
Sleep Paralysis (Demons & Hallucinations)
Sleep paralysis is a peculiar state of consciousness, during which the person suffering its effects finds him/herself wide awake in the middle of a dream/nightmare, fully paralyzed. During sleep paralysis,…
How to Stop Nightmares & Bad Dreams
For some unfortunate people, sleep is not something to look forward to because that is when they are confronted with unpleasant and upsetting dreams, which can be extremely vivid, and…
Lucid Dreaming Therapy for Insomnia (LDTI)
Lucid dreaming enthusiasts have long been searching for a practical application of the phenomenon. Attempts to use lucid dreaming for the treatment of insomnia have been part of this quest.…
CBTI (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapy-based approach to dealing with health issues that are habit/behavior/cognition-rooted. The goal of CBT is to change the way people think about a real…
Sleep Restriction Therapy for Insomnia
Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT) is a component of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). As such, it addresses certain aspects of insomnia. In the context of CBT, SRT teams up with other…
Stimulus Control Therapy for Better Sleep
Stimulus Control is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) component, for the treatment of insomnia. Its main target is the deconstruction of the classical conditioning responses which lead to conditioned arousal.…
Benzodiazepine Withdrawal The Easy Way
Have you been taking benzodiazepines, such as diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), etc. for years? Are you suffering from the adverse effects of these drugs, such as memory impairment, oversedation, and…
Meditation for Insomniacs (Mindfulness Therapy)
Are you feeling powerless to fight insomnia? Unable or unwilling to take drugs that may cause unpleasant side effects and possible addiction? A chronic insomnia therapy based on mindfulness could…
Idiopathic Hypersomnia / Hypersomnolence
Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a rare condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness which is not relieved even after long naps and a good night's sleep. A state of sleep drunkenness…
Women Sleep Problems (& How to Treat Them)
Women are at greater risk of suffering from insomnia. Even among insomniacs, women tend to experience at least two insomnia symptoms, while men typically report just one symptom. Women also…
Meditation – Tame Your Mind, Sleep Better
As a sleep consultant, I speak a lot with my clients about the importance of incorporating meditation into their daily schedule. However, it's important to remember that meditation is not…
Insomnia – How to Overcome Sleeplessness
In this comprehensive article on insomnia, I describe the most common treatments for sleeplessness. I begin with Western Medicine's pharmacologic treatment, which is very efficient but its effects are not…
How to Recover from Jetlag
For most people, Jet Lag (often described as a bad case of hangover, without the great night out) is no more than minor annoyance. First of all: it only affects…
Lucid Dreaming Guide (7 Steps For Fast Results)
Imagine if there was a simple technique you could adopt, that would enable you to experience lucid dreaming whenever you wanted. Now, imagine there were 7 easy lucid dreaming techniques…
What Causes Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a one of the most common and potentially dangeorus sleep disorders. A person who suffers from sleep apnea may stop breathing repeatledly throughout the night, causing an…
Symptoms of Sleep Apnea
Apnea is an episode of complete obstruction of the upper airway, which makes it impossible to breath and reduces oxygen in the blood. Sleep apnea is a condition characterized by…
Signs of Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a hypersomnolence disorder, which is unrelated to sleep-related breathing disorders. Hypersomnolence is a state of excessiveness sleep or tiredness. Thus, narcolepsy is a state of excessive sleepiness, not…
Harmala Alkaloids
Whether you're interested in making your own Ayahuasca potion potentiating various drugs and supplements or getting some dreamless sleep harmala alkaloids are an excellent supplement to try. Harmala alkaloids, specifically…
Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD), Or a Spiritual Awakening?
Some people who take hallucinogenic substances experience a persistent effect on their perception, which can express itself for example as mild visual hallucinations and other perceptual distortions. Usually these perceptual…
Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD)
Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) is a medical condition which as its name suggests is a sexual dysfunction which occurs after taking SSRI (selective serotonin uptake inhibitor) or SNRI (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake…
Inositol For Sleep (Nature’s Sleeping Pills)
Inositol is referred to as "nature's sleeping pills" by Dr. Robert Atkins, one of the fathers of functional medicine, the branch of medicine that employs food supplements in treatment and…
Why Don’t I Dream? (Marijuana & Dreams)
For many people, there's nothing more disruptive for dream recall than smoking cannabis. If you have some experience with weed, you probably have already noticed its effects on dreams: almost…
Withania somnifera: Ashwagandha Dreams & Benefits for Sleep
Ashwagandha (Radix Withaniae) is an Ayurvedic herbal medicine made from the dried roots of Withania somnifera, also known as Physalis somnifera or solanum somniferum, a plant from the nightshade family…
Ginkgo biloba Dreams (the Ancient Memory Tree)
The ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba) is an ancient Asian medicinal plant, used in traditional Chinese medicine for at least a thousand years. Ginkgo is a misspelling of the Japanese name…