Insomnia Grief and Trauma

Insomnia occurs when the mind goes through a series of stressful events that changes the mind and body's method for coping. Although there are various reasons the mind may experience changes, grief and trauma are two of the major elements that link chronic or acute insomnia together. If you recently experienced a death in the family, grief and mild trauma may be causing you to lose sleep.

To get past the grief and trauma you must first recognize the reason and learn how to accept the death. Usually the mind is in denial when a death occurs, thus this can lead to stress, prolonged grief and sleeplessness. You must also learn to accept the pain caused from the loss in order to cope with the stress. If you allow the pain to take control eventually a pattern, will set in and take control of your life. Next, you will need to replace the void in your life, by accepting the person deceased, accepting the passing of the person. When a person feels a void inside it will often control the mind and sleeplessness may occur.

You will also need to learn new coping skills by allowing others to help you cope with the loss of the loved one. It is ok to say, "I am angry," or to express emotions freely without hurting others when you have lost a loved one. Allow your emotions to express rather than repress, since repressing your feelings and emotions will only lead to chronic insomnia, nervous conditions and so forth. You must also realize that you did not cause the death and that the deceased is not the target of your anger. In other words, many people become angry with the person deceased, thus realizing that the death was not yours or the deceased fault is important to recover from grief and enforce sleep. Even if the person died from alcohol poisoning or drug use, remember this person had a disease that controlled his/her mind and body.

Chronic insomnia syndrome is often linked to trauma. Thus, we worked with grief, now we must learn to relax while suffering mild or severe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-PTSD. Symptoms of PTSD may include chronic insomnia, anxiety, fear, depression, confusion, nervous conditions, flashbacks, lack of concentration, anger, withdrawal from social, and so forth. If you notice, the symptoms are similar to chronic insomnia, in that the disturbance alone has symptoms of anxiety, fear, anger, and depression, lack of concentration, confusion, nervousness, and so forth. Thus, when a person is suffering trauma it is linked to repeated abusive, neglect and traumatic experiences, which upsets the mind on an ongoing basis. To treat the chronic insomnia the Posttraumatic Stress must be dealt with first.

Doctors often treat PTSD patients with TRAZADONE. While TRAZADONE will also treat depression, it was found that the medication works wonders for persons suffering Posttraumatic Stress Disorders. TRAZADONE replaced Zoloft. Trazadone will assist with pain and sleeplessness. However, the prescription is not advisable for everyone, since few people taking the medication acknowledged reverse reactions.

If you are enduring chronic insomnia due to PTSD, it is important to find a safe area to live, as well as learn how to cope with the trauma. It is ok to face your fears and realize that it is not your fault. Someone has hurt you and broken down your mind, but what you are experiencing is real. Do not allow anyone to tell you that what you are feeling is not real. It is important to learn how to communicate with your emotions. When fear crops up ask your self why you are afraid? If you are suffering, ongoing flashbacks try to find out what is triggering your emotions. If you are around people that is triggering you by smell, sound, words, pictures et cetera, politely remove your self from their presence. If this people are not willing to stop the actions or words that continue to trigger you, then you may need new friends. It is important to overload your mind with friendly habits. Rather, watch animation movies rather than violent movies. Listen to music that soothes the soul, rather than cause your emotions to roar.