Psychologists at the University of Bergen (Norway) found that cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to effectively deal with persistent insomnia.
Psychologists at the University of Bergen (Norway) found that cognitive-behavioral therapy helps to effectively deal with persistent insomnia. As a result of a six-week course of classes, the phase of «slow» (deep) sleep increases by almost 30%. This method of psychotherapy allows you to develop the correct model of behavior during the night: it teaches you to relax, control the process of falling asleep and — most importantly — consciously set the boundaries of sleep. For example, an American psychotherapist Richard Simon prescribes a six- or even five-hour (if you do not drive a car in the morning) night sleep: go to bed, for example, at three in the morning and get up at eight in the morning. When the patient begins to sleep more than 90% of this time, they increase the «night period» for half an hour, then another. Gradually, there is a steady improvement. Just don’t, waking up in the middle of the night, think: “What if I don’t fall asleep anymore?” Tell yourself, “It’s okay. Now I’m going to sleep again.»