This document discusses insomnia, including its definition, types, symptoms, causes, and treatment options. It aims to help participants understand insomnia by recognizing the importance of sleep, identifying insomnia symptoms, examining statistics on insomnia prevalence, describing causes like stress or medications, discussing types such as chronic or transient, and identifying strategies to improve sleep quality like maintaining good sleep hygiene and lifestyle habits. The presentation provides an overview of insomnia for educational purposes.

1. Kaleidoscope
Yorkshire
Understanding Insomnia

2. Introductions
 You
 Me / Kaleidoscope Yorkshire

3. Today’s
arrangements
Breaks
Handouts
Health and Safety /
Smoking

4. Aim
 To begin to understand more
about Insomnia, the types,
signs and symptoms, causes
and treatment and support
options.

5. Objectives
 Recognise the importance of sleep and assess
your own sleep quality
 Define what we mean by Insomnia
 Identify the symptoms and effects of sleep
deprivation
 Examine some facts and figures relating to
Insomnia
 Describe the causes of Insomnia
 Identify the main types
 Identify other sleep related disorders
 Discuss the importance of good sleep hygiene
 Describe helpful strategies, treatment and support
options
 Complete a case study

6. The importance
of sleep
 Sleep helps to repair the body
 Sleep is good for the heart
 Sleep reduces stress
 Sleep improves our memory
 Sleep can control body weight
 Sleep can improve our well being

7. Sleep – Is it a
problem
for you?
 Assess your sleep quality

8. Insomnia –
Finding a
definition
 Insomnia is the inability to obtain
an adequate amount or quality of
sleep. The difficulty can be in
falling asleep, remaining asleep, or
both. People with insomnia do not
feel refreshed when they wake up
 ( WebMD 2005 )

9. Some Symptoms
 Difficulty falling asleep despite being tired
 Waking up frequently during the night
 Trouble getting back to sleep when awakened
 Tossing and turning
 Racing mind
 Relying on sleeping pills or alcohol to fall
asleep
 Waking up too early in the morning
 Daytime drowsiness, fatigue, or irritability
 Difficulty concentrating during the day
 Lack of mental alertness
 Mood alterations
 Headaches ( migraine )

11. To Sleep
 A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by
One after one; the sound of rain, and
bees
Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and
seas,
Smooth fields, white sheets of water,
and pure sky -
I've thought of all by turns, and still I lie
Sleepless...
 ~William Wordsworth, "To Sleep"

12. Facts and Stats!
 What %? of the country is said to be
suffering from insomnia?
 20%
 40%
 60%

13. Facts and
Stats!...cont
 Women are more likely to suffer
from insomnia than men, True or
False?
 True

14. Facts and Stats
cont…
 Insomnia is more common among
people over the age of 65?
 True

15. Facts and Stats
cont..
 What % of people with insomnia
admit that the problem is taking
over their lives?
 60%
 75%
 90%

16. Causes of
Insomnia
 Psychological
 Physical Link, List
 Genetics
 Adjustment
 Shift work
 Medications
 Caffeine and Alcohol
 Environment

17. The main types
 Co-morbid
 Transient
 Short Term
 Chronic

18. Other sleep
‘disorders’
 Sleep Apnea
 Narcolepsy
 Hypersomnia
 Parasomnia
 Bruxism

19. Consequences
 Driving
 Problems in the workplace
 Stress and depression
 Memory Loss
 Intellectual impairment
 Decline in physical health

20. Case Study
 Derek

21. Sleep Hygiene
 Personal Habits
 Sleeping Environment
 Sleep Restriction
 Getting ready for bed

23. The importance of
diet and exercise
 Healthy eating
 Tryptophan
 Bad foods!
 Exercise
 Benefits
 Best exercise??

24. Challenging self
defeating thoughts

25. Emotional Intelligence
 What is it?
 4 core areas
 Example

26. Treatment Options
 Counselling / talking treatments
 Prescribed Medication
 Over the counter Medication
 Herbal remedies