Turns out, there’s a close relationship between anxiety and insomnia. A 2022 clinical review 1 estimates that half of people with anxiety also struggle with sleep disturbances, and in turn, conditions ...

“I never feel that refreshed feeling you want out of a night’s sleep. I can’t even remember what that feels like,” says Sophie Eggleton, from Surrey. “Often I’m already awake when the alarm goes off, ...

I've dealt with insomnia since college. My anxiety and depression exacerbate it. I frequently find myself awake until 4 a.m. or later. I decided to try doing yoga before bedtime, and it's helped me ...

“My sleep problems started at a very young age. Even as a baby, I didn’t sleep well. But it was in my late 20s that things truly went wrong. Ironically, I was already working as a therapist at a sleep ...

Our 9-year-old son has recently been battling insomnia, lying awake each night until 10 or 11 p.m. The rare nights he falls asleep easily, our son often has nightmares that he is either reluctant or ...

SLEEP PROBLEMS -- IN TONIGHT’S WOMEN’S DOCTOR "SLEEP" PROBLEMS CAN AFFECT WOMEN---- ARE MORE LIKELY AN MEN TO EXPERIENCE "INSOMNIA." POOR SLEEP CAN PROVOKE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND CONTRIBUTE TO A RANGE ...

By any name, the phenomenon reveals that we don’t always know when we’re asleep or awake, and that our beliefs about sleep influence how rested we feel. At the same time, researchers are finding that ...

Everyone experiences an occasional restless night, but having trouble falling or staying asleep regularly can severely affect your health and well-being. As we age, this can become a greater problem.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old woman. I have had problems with insomnia for at least 50 years, but it is much worse now. Some nights I don’t sleep, and some nights I get maybe three or four hours.

I am a person who always was able to sleep and would generally be out before my head ever hit the pillow. Now I found myself tossing and turning for hours at a time. I am a person who always was able ...