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Cognitive
Techniques I Used to Overcome Chronic Insomnia
Both cognitive and behavioral
techniques were required for me to overcome my chronic insomnia.
In this section, however, I will focus only on cognitive techniques.
By cognitive, I am referring to the mental aspects of insomnia
– what goes on in the mind, namely thoughts and emotions.
I will first discuss the issue of labels and why they can
be dangerous. I will then provide insight into negative, irrational
sleep thoughts and their role in perpetuating insomnia. I
then explain why and how negative sleep thoughts and worries,
in my opinion, have such a powerful hold on those suffering
with chronic insomnia. Finally, I discuss how I replaced negative
sleep thoughts in my mind with positive, rational sleep thoughts.
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