It’s past 2 am and you are wide awake even though you are exhausted. You’ve tossed and turned for hours. Regardless of what time you fall asleep, that alarm will go off at 6:30. As you lie awake you imagine yourself trudging through tomorrow, trying to stay on top of things at work, drinking coffee to get you through the day. You contemplate taking a sleeping pill, but you know from experience that makes you feel groggy and out of it the next day. “I can’t keep going like this” you remind yourself. Your blood pressure has increased. You don’t have the energy to go to the gym or have a social life. Insomnia is taking over your life.

If you suffer from insomnia, you are not alone. This week I write about drug free treatment for insomnia.