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If insomnia continues for more than two months after a significant life event. |
When you are preoccupied with worry and concerns about sleep throughout the day or night. |
When irritability, tiredness and moodiness from sleep loss affects your relationships with family and friends. |
When you notice you are not alert on the job or that you are making mistakes or accidents due to sleepiness. |
Length of Time |
Effects on Work |
Social Life |
Rumination & Fear |
When you doubt or have strong feelings about your ability to sleep well now or in the future. |
When perfectionism, anxiety, worries, excessive self-demands or limited coping skills keep you awake at night. |
Loss of Confidence |
Personality |
When you regularly take medication before bedtime to help you sleep, "just in case." Or you experience anxiety about not having medication available for sleep. When your provider has told you he/she is concerned about excessive or prolonged use of medication. |
When you find yourself drinking alcohol or using substances to help you sleep. |
When poor sleep is related with feeling sad, irritable, pessimism, lack of motivation or hopelessness. |
When you are unable to turn your mind off from worries or problem solving during bedtime hours. |
Dependence on Medication |
Alcohol or Substance Use for Sleep |
Mood Changes |
Thinking Too Much |
Please contact us for more details, or if you wish to seek help personally for a sleep problem. |
When to Seek Help |