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Originally Posted by RichieRich

My impression, certainly not fact based, is that many people need short term solutions to long term issues. And there's definitely a place for that. Often, but not always, insomnia (and other neurological challenges) have other contributors too such as diet, anxiety, health, and other stressors. Some people seem to handle all these contributors better than others, in other words there's only so much that fit into your "bucket" and your "bucket" may be of a different size to someone elses at this time.

So despite it being painful to do it may be worthwhile having an honest sit down to review stressors, then prioritize according to the 4 D's: Do it, Delete it, Defer it, Delegate it. Same thing with work and emails actually.
Also phrased as: 1) Urgent & important; 2) not urgent and important; 3) urgent and not important (ie someone elses problem they foisted off upon you); or 4) not urgent and not important. Since learning these two ways of looking at EVERYTHING, I'm still learning to apply them consistently, but honestly it really changed my outlook and how to evaluate life stress and mental health.


Another important item not to overlook, and related to diet, is to actually have a full spectrum blood analysis and hormone review. All too often deficiencies in absorption and elimination manifest in physical and emotional issues. For some people taking on specific large dosage supplements makes a radical difference (best done under medical supervision of course, whether that's allopathic, naturopathic, or functional medicine).
Best of luck and hopefully you and your partner figure out a long term solution.

For me, I find that there is no rhyme or reason for when my insomnia flares up. Obviously, there have been times when I'm stressed and my sleep is horrible. However, I'll also just randomly go through stages where I just cannot sleep well, and there's absolutely no reason for it. The lack of sleep becomes the only stressor.