Dr. Guy Leschziner

um largely surrounding your association your conscious and unconscious association with being in the bed and drifting off to sleep are replaced by negative associations so rather than associating bed with being a comfortable sleeping environment where you feel cozy and you feel the warmth of and the security of knowing that you're going to drift off to sleep it's replaced by

that stress, that agitation, that anxiety that you're actually not going to drift off to sleep and that you're going to lie there awake for prolonged periods of time.

that stress, that agitation, that anxiety that you're actually not going to drift off to sleep and that you're going to lie there awake for prolonged periods of time.

that stress, that agitation, that anxiety that you're actually not going to drift off to sleep and that you're going to lie there awake for prolonged periods of time.

So rather than the bed being an inviting place of comfort, it often gets that psychological association is replaced by a feeling that your bed is an instrument of torture, that it's the place where you go to where you will have difficulties dropping off to sleep and will stay awake for a prolonged period of time.

So rather than the bed being an inviting place of comfort, it often gets that psychological association is replaced by a feeling that your bed is an instrument of torture, that it's the place where you go to where you will have difficulties dropping off to sleep and will stay awake for a prolonged period of time.

So rather than the bed being an inviting place of comfort, it often gets that psychological association is replaced by a feeling that your bed is an instrument of torture, that it's the place where you go to where you will have difficulties dropping off to sleep and will stay awake for a prolonged period of time.

And for many people, it's addressing those psychological factors that is actually the solution to actually treating their insomnia. For other people, however, there are many biological factors that result in poor sleep, be that medication that you're prescribed for something else, be it a range of sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea or a condition called restless leg syndrome.

And for many people, it's addressing those psychological factors that is actually the solution to actually treating their insomnia. For other people, however, there are many biological factors that result in poor sleep, be that medication that you're prescribed for something else, be it a range of sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea or a condition called restless leg syndrome.

And for many people, it's addressing those psychological factors that is actually the solution to actually treating their insomnia. For other people, however, there are many biological factors that result in poor sleep, be that medication that you're prescribed for something else, be it a range of sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea or a condition called restless leg syndrome.

So there are many different reasons, but we know that by far the commonest is insomnia, which affects about one in three adults at some point every year and about one in 10 adults on a regular long-term basis.

So there are many different reasons, but we know that by far the commonest is insomnia, which affects about one in three adults at some point every year and about one in 10 adults on a regular long-term basis.

So there are many different reasons, but we know that by far the commonest is insomnia, which affects about one in three adults at some point every year and about one in 10 adults on a regular long-term basis.

Well, that's just normal. That's a normal response to what's going on in your life. I think that one of the things that's under appreciated is that the range of normal when it comes to sleep is actually quite large. And just because you have a few nights where you don't sleep particularly well, that doesn't constitute insomnia. It doesn't constitute an ailment. It is part of normal life.

Well, that's just normal. That's a normal response to what's going on in your life. I think that one of the things that's under appreciated is that the range of normal when it comes to sleep is actually quite large. And just because you have a few nights where you don't sleep particularly well, that doesn't constitute insomnia. It doesn't constitute an ailment. It is part of normal life.

Well, that's just normal. That's a normal response to what's going on in your life. I think that one of the things that's under appreciated is that the range of normal when it comes to sleep is actually quite large. And just because you have a few nights where you don't sleep particularly well, that doesn't constitute insomnia. It doesn't constitute an ailment. It is part of normal life.

You know, people don't appreciate that caffeine hangs around for a very long time, particularly if you consume a lot of it. People, especially nowadays, are very used to using gadgets, you know, their cell phones or laptops in bed. And that's not very conducive, firstly, because of the issue of light exposure. But secondly, also, that's quite a mentally stimulating activity.

You know, people don't appreciate that caffeine hangs around for a very long time, particularly if you consume a lot of it. People, especially nowadays, are very used to using gadgets, you know, their cell phones or laptops in bed. And that's not very conducive, firstly, because of the issue of light exposure. But secondly, also, that's quite a mentally stimulating activity.

You know, people don't appreciate that caffeine hangs around for a very long time, particularly if you consume a lot of it. People, especially nowadays, are very used to using gadgets, you know, their cell phones or laptops in bed. And that's not very conducive, firstly, because of the issue of light exposure. But secondly, also, that's quite a mentally stimulating activity.

You know, one of the issues is that there are a range of sleep disorders that are very poorly known about, not just by the general population, but also by physicians. And in many cases, we often see individuals who clearly have had a problem with a sleep disorder for many years that has gone unrecognized.