Quiet Your Mind & Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those With Depression, Anxiety or Chronic Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
Quiet Your Mind & Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those With Depression, Anxiety or Chronic Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
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A busy and hectic life can profoundly affect your ability to get a good night’s rest. And it’s even more difficult to feel relaxed when you stay awake worrying that you won’t fall asleep. This vicious circle can quickly rob you of your quality of lif
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Review by Marie for Quiet Your Mind & Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those With Depression, Anxiety or Chronic Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
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As a Sleep Medicine physician, insomnia is one of the most common reasons patients come to see me, and so often patients are troubled not just with sleep problems, but also with problems such as depression, anxiety, and pain. Up until now there has not been a book that I am aware of that addresses the relationship between factors such as pain, anxiety or depression and insomnia. I routinely recommend this book as an adjunct to my work with patients because of its review of what we know about how depression, anxiety and pain affect sleep and vice versa. The description of the principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia are succinct and in an easy-to-read style. My patients have told me that this book has been very helpful for them and has been comforting due to the knowledge that they are not alone in their experience. Thank you to Dr. Carney and Dr. Manber for bringing new material about insomnia for patients to the market!
Review by Beth Cholette for Quiet Your Mind & Get to Sleep: Solutions to Insomnia for Those With Depression, Anxiety or Chronic Pain (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)
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NOTE: I received a free review copy of this book from the web site Metapsychology Online Reviews; a longer version of my review appears on that site.
This book is written in workbook format, with the expectation that the reader will actively participate in the program and complete the various exercises, self-tests, and worksheets. Given this, authors Collen Carney and Rachel Manber (both sleep experts) acknowledge that some of their recommendations might seem difficult to follow for certain people, such as those with depression. However, they include specific recommendations on how to overcome any barriers to treatment at the end of the book.
Carney and Manber provide brief but important information about the sleep system, including the crucial concept of “sleep drive,” which is essential to understanding why spending more time in bed can be counter-productive for those with sleep problems. The authors then begin to introduce specific strategies for improving sleep. They start by reviewing sleep-incompatible behaviors–for example, staying in bed when you can’t sleep–and describing specific techniques to counteract these problematic patterns. They continue to provide action plans for breaking learned habits by addressing topics such as negative beliefs, worry, and relaxation. As the authors discuss each new method, they offer a variety of worksheets which walk the reader through exactly how to use that strategy. In the final few chapters, Carney and Manber more specifically focus on possible impediments to their treatment program, including particular challenges to implementing change such as coping with low motivation, feeling overwhelmed, and experiencing difficulties concentrating.
As a psychologist myself, I found this to be an excellent self-help book. Authors Carney and Manber instill a sense of hopefulness, emphasizing the idea that sleep is under one’s control and that making small behavioral changes can be immensely beneficial. Although the authors have designed their book expressly for those with co-existing depression, anxiety, or chronic pain, I believe that anyone with insomnia is likely to find this workbook to be extremely useful. I will definitely be recommending Quiet Your Mind & Get to Sleep to the college student clients with whom I work, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to others as well.