Listened to an #insomnia webinar last night. Sleep expert explained that the relaxation techniques, apps, herbal teas, oils, medications etc etc etc don’t have an evidence base. They only work if you don’t actually have a chronic sleep problem.
That’s because they don’t give you a sleep drive, which makes sense. What does have an evidence base is CBT-i which involves sleep restriction.
So I’m going for it. https://www.talkplus.org.uk/downloads_folder/CBT_i.pdf No GP has ever mentioned this, but then it seems they only have something like a day & a half on sleep disorders in their training.
I’ll return to let you know if, after 30 odd years, I’m cured!
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