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End the insomnia struggle : a step-by-step guide to help you get to sleep and stay asleep / Colleen Ehrnstrom, Alisha L. Brosse.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextCopyright date: ©2016Publisher: Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2016]Description: iv, 221 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781626253438 (pbk.)
  • 1626253439 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Taking a look at your sleep -- How sleep works -- The insomnia spiral -- Willingness: the opposite of struggle -- Create your own individualized treatment plan -- Retrain your brain (stimulus control therapy) -- Quality over quantity (sleep restriction therapy) -- Combining stimulus control and sleep restriction -- Sleep hygiene -- Changing what you think (cognitive restructuring) -- Changing when and where you think (designated worry time) -- Accepting your thoughts (mindfulness and cognitive defusion) -- How effective is your program? -- Maintaining gains across contexts -- Last words.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 616.8498 E33 Available 33111008488880
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Insomnia is all too common in our modern culture, and can be devastating to your mental and physical health. Packed with research-based strategies and practical tools, this fully customizable book will show anyone who suffers with insomnia how to get a good night's sleep--night after night--for a better life.

Everyone struggles with sleep from time to time, but when sleepless nights and overtired days become the norm, your well-being is compromised, and frustration and worry increase--including concerns about what's stopping you from getting the sleep you need, and what can be done about it. So, how do you stop the cycle of relentless worries and restless nights?

End the Insomnia Struggle offers a comprehensive, medication-free program that can be individually tailored for anyone who struggles with insomnia. Integrating the physiology of sleep, and proven-effective approaches from cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this book provides step-by-step guidance for developing your own treatment plan according to your particular challenges with insomnia.

With this book, you'll have everything you need to overcome the relentless thoughts, ruminations, and stress of insomnia. Utilizing these evidence-based strategies and easy-to-use tools, you'll finally get to sleep, stay asleep, and wake up rested and ready to face the world as your best self, day after day.



Includes bibliographical references.

"A proven program to address your unique sleep problems using CBT & ACT"-- Front cover.

"INCLUDES downloadable audio exercises for better sleep"--Front cover.

Taking a look at your sleep -- How sleep works -- The insomnia spiral -- Willingness: the opposite of struggle -- Create your own individualized treatment plan -- Retrain your brain (stimulus control therapy) -- Quality over quantity (sleep restriction therapy) -- Combining stimulus control and sleep restriction -- Sleep hygiene -- Changing what you think (cognitive restructuring) -- Changing when and where you think (designated worry time) -- Accepting your thoughts (mindfulness and cognitive defusion) -- How effective is your program? -- Maintaining gains across contexts -- Last words.

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