Clinical Insomnia
If, for at least the last 3 months, for 3 or more nights in a week, you have been experiencing difficulties initiating or maintaining sleep, for no obvious medical or chemical reason, chances are you have clinical insomnia
Sometimes you just can’t make yourself sleep, either because you have a hard time initiating sleep – more than half an hour – or you keep waking up in the middle of the night or just wake up far too early. Or you get a proper amount of sleep but wake up drowsy, tired or aching. These situations define insomnia and can be due to a number of circumstances.
Why do you have insomnias?
Usually insomnias co-occur with other medical and psychological conditions, which means they may be a symptom of those conditions, a cause or even a consequence.
The most common medical conditions associated with insomnias:
- Diabetes
- Coronary heart disease
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia and other pain conditions
40% to 50% of insomnias occur at the same time as a mental health condition, most frequently with:
- Bipolar range disorders
- Depressive range disorders
- Anxiety range disorders
Why treat insomnias?
Sleep is a fundamental piece of overall wellbeing and whenever it is affected, consequences for normal functioning are widespread to all areas. When you don’t get enough sleep and/or adequate quality, you pay a very high toll:
- Immune system is weakened
- You become accident-prone
- Learning ability drops dramatically
- Attention, concentration, memory, creativity – all operate at low levels
- Emotions like anxiety and irritability dominate
- Interpersonal relationships become affected
As a result your overall health decreases and you become subject to a number of medical and psychological problems.
International guidelines are clear on treatment: no matter the causes for your insomnia and what you are doing in order to take care of those causes, you should treat insomnias separately.
How do you eliminate insomnias?
Insomnias can be reverted very effectively and quickly as it is well researched what works best – all you need is an expert on this very specific matter and you can find several as part of Brain Solutions of Oficina de Psicologia.
As part of the solutions provided by Oficina de Psicologia, you will be able to work individually or in a group, while staying in Portugal or from your own country and:
- Learn good sleeping habits (sleep hygiene)
- Learn how to relax mind and body
- Analyze and change the way you’ve been thinking about sleep that may be preventing you from having a good night’s rest
- Make some changes on how you deal with your days – things you do that may interfere with your sleep
- Learn useful actions that you may implement around the time you go to bed
- And get to know some effective tricks that help your brain get into sleep mode
If you'd like to learn more about Isomnia treatments, contact us through email, by calling +351 220 973 751, +351 211 379 718, +351 911 046 197, or by filling out our form. You can also contact us through our free call service to your right.
Doctors who perform this medical procedure
Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist | Owner and Clinical Director of Oficina de Psicologia
University graduation in Psychology, Lisbon Psychology University, Portugal
Several international clinical trainings in renowned clinical approaches
Post-graduation in Cognitive-behavioral and Integrative therapy
Sound experience in several areas: clinical psychology, supervision, clinical training, multidisciplinary hospital team development and top management.
Clinical Psychologist | Owner and CEO of Oficina de Psicologia
University graduation in Psychology, Lisbon Psychology University, Portugal
Several clinical trainings in Portugal, France and England
MBA, Marketing, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Post-graduation in Financial Institutions Management, INDEG/ISCTE, Portugal
Over 35 years experience in several areas: clinical psychology, teaching, professional training, human resources management, contact centers management and top management.
