"A number of well-defined behavioral
and relaxation interventions now exist and are effective
in the treatment of chronic pain and insomnia."
--
NIH Technology Assessment Panel on Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation
Approaches into the treatment of Chronic Pain and Insomnia
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"The self-hypnosis techniques
Dr. Doner teaches are extremely beneficial to our patients
with chronic insomnia and stress. We also learned to
quickly relax in any situation in our daily lives. In
just a couple of seconds I can take a mental vacation
to the Florida Keys!"
--
Lauren Butler, Sleep Disorder Center,
Sebastian River Medical Center,
Sebastian, FL
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Most sleep difficulties do improve when you take good care of
your mind and body before bedtime and in bed.
Sleep is a natural biological function. At some point in your
life you knew how to sleep well! And for some reason you got
off track. As long as there are no medical reasons for insomnia,
your mind and body can be retrained how to sleep well again.
Good "sleep hygiene" is critical in the treatment of
insomnia. Please click on the following link from the National
Sleep Foundation for an excellent review of healthy sleep tips.
Reflect on how you can help yourself.
Please fill out the Sleep Questionnaire on the link above and bring
it to our first session. Together we will create your personal
plan for self-care. You will receive suggestions in hypnosis
for making these plans your reality.
Hypnotherapy is scientifically proven to be superior to medication
in the long-term and is non-addictive.
Most physicians can take a medical history that would reveal any
medical causes for insomnia. These include clinical depression,
sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, hyperthyroidism, some medications,
and other causes.
The only treatment that most physicians can provide for non-medical
insomnia is sleeping medication. As you can see from the Scientific
Research (link above), learning how to ease yourself into sleep
with Hypnotherapy is effective and has only positive side-effects!
Many physicians prefer to refer to a professional well-trained
Hypnotherapist.
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