Not all sleep and insomnia problems can be fixed by finding the cause easily.  If you suffer from a sleep anxiety disorder then you may need help with this type of sleep problem.  But first you do need to know if that is the problem you suffer from.  Most sleep problems are not as hard to find a cure or treatment for.  However, anxiety caused by serious trauma might require professional help.  Read this article and you will know if this is a problem you suffer from.

Resolving Some Sleep Anxiety Disorders

Some people suffer from sleeping problems and they may not be aware of it but they suffer from sleep anxiety disorders. Sleep anxiety disorders range from the mild type where you just have a hard time going to sleep as you worry about the next day or something. The worse kind of sleep anxiety disorders is the one where you can not sleep at all and if you do, you wake up soon after and have a hard time going back to sleep.

Kinds of Sleep Anxiety Disorders

This article is not big enough to go over every type of disorder that is possible.  We just picked the ones that occur at a higher rate.  But if we don’t list a few in this article then they will be included in other articles on sleep issues.  So if you don’t see what you are looking for, it doesn’t mean we think it is not serious, we just didn’t focus on it in this article.  Try some of the other 100 articles on sleep that we have and you might be able to find what you are looking for.  If not drop us a note and we will see what we can do.

There are several sleep anxiety disorders and these include panic disorder, post traumatic stress syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The three are factors to sleep anxiety disorder. Panic disorder manifests itself as waking in a state of panic where you have difficulty breathing and your heart is pounding. This is similar to a panic attack except this panic attack wakes you up at night and adds to the disoriented feeling. Some people suffer from this kind of sleep anxiety disorders and often they need to be brought to the hospital for stabilization.

Post Traumatic Stress syndrome is a type of disorder that usually follows a traumatic event that happened to you. The traumatic event will have affected you deeply and be embedded in your subconscious and manifests itself as you sleep. Sleep anxiety disorders of this kind is very harrowing for sufferers because they sometimes relive the traumatic events that happened to them.

Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is a state where an individual constantly thinks about things or does certain things which you have no control of. The compulsion to do something can affect your sleep because you are constantly hounded by the idea that you have to do something or you may be thinking of something too much.  Others often obsess about having nightmares so they do not want to fall asleep.

Sleep anxiety disorders can be resolved through medical means with the aid of medication. Some individuals, who do not like to take medication, could try to do little rituals before they sleep to prepare their minds for a good night sleep. When these rituals are regularly done, your mind will set itself to sleep as you go through these. Self-hypnosis is also an effective way to get rid of sleep anxiety disorders. Taking a mellow hot bath can also soothe your mind and body and encourage sleep. Regular exercise will also use up excess energy that you may have and the exhaustion will override any sleep disorders.

Hopefully you are not one that suffers from a serious form one of these types of insomnia or sleep problems.  If you are then in this case we recommend that you find a good doctor that specializes in your type of issues.  That might not be as easy as it sounds.  Some times it means going to another state.  But this is a very serious issue so don’t delay in solving it.