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How to fix a broken sleep cycle, but what if your problem isn't getting in bed on time?

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What if you're spending plenty of time in bed and yet aren't able to sleep if you consistently struggle

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to fall asleep or stay asleep?

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Or if you if you wake up long before you intend to, you may be suffering from insomnia along with millions

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of other adults.

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Insomnia often starts with a clearly cause the sleep disruption.

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We may be taking a medication that interferes with our sleep or perhaps worse, stress is keeping us

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up at night.

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We will try to make up for the sleep we are losing by going to bed earlier, sleeping in after a bad

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night's sleep or taking naps.

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Unfortunately, we often end up making it worse in the process.

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If you sleep and for example, you're probably going to have a hard time falling asleep that night.

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Lying in bed, unable to sleep usually leads to anxiety about sleep, which aggravates the insomnia.

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As a result, we may continue to sleep poorly even after the original issue, for example, works.

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This has been resolved.

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The number one treatment for chronic difficulty sleeping is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia

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CBT.