As a NYC therapist who specializes in sleep and anxiety, a sleep issue I’m hearing about during the COVID-19 pandemic is people sleeping too much. With so much loss during this time – loved ones, finances, future plans – it’s adaptive to feel grief, anger,…
As a psychotherapist specializing in treating insomnia and anxiety in NYC, I’m seeing an increase in insomnia in the months since the “NYS on Pause” order. You may be experiencing sleep issues too. Here are some remedies. As you read on, keep in mind the…
People who work for a hyper-demanding boss often find that they’ve organized their lives around trying to satisfy that boss. They wonder if they’ll ever get their life back. People with chronic insomnia get into a similar predicament. They become preoccupied with sleep 24/7, relating…
My patients with chronic insomnia often feel that their insomnia is out of control, as if they’re at the mercy of an outside force. The truth is, since chronic insomnia is caused by our thoughts and behaviors, we can control our ability to sleep by…
Articles warning about the dire consequences of insomnia seem to be showing up on the internet more frequently – but do they help or hurt? Here are four major problems with these articles: By ignoring the true cause of chronic insomnia, they can actually make…
Good sleep and falling in love have a few things in common. First, we can’t force either love or sleep to happen. When you fall in love, you feel a connection, and your natural chemistry takes over. Similarly, to fall asleep, we can only create…
