By David A. Mayen
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It’s not uncommon for us to reminisce about how well they used to sleep. As children and young adults we would be out like a light before their heads would hit the pillow. “What went wrong? When did I start sleeping so badly? “ we ask. There is no worse torture for a human being than to not sleep. Having slept so well in our youth it stands to reason the term sleep “disorder” may be a bit of an overkill. We’re not damaged after all, we just can’t sleep. So instead of using the words Sleep Disorder in choosing our practice title, we decided upon Sleep Recovery, hoping to reflect on how sweet our sleep used to be as kids, and how to (scientifically) return there. The difference between the two terms may seem subtle, but in fact their quite revealing.
The dictionary definition of the term disorder is: “to derange the physical or mental health or functions of”. And given that most people usually hear the term disorder while sitting in front of a medical or psychological professional, it carries a subtle yet powerful message along with it that you, the patient, are somehow broken and, or out-of-control and in need of “treatment“. The current treatment approaches now in vogue for insomnia are sedative hypnotics like Ambien and Lunesta and an anti-psychotic called Seroquel. All of which seem to work for a short period of time or carry a multitude of side effects.
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