Let Us Help You Sleep

by Mary I. O'Sullivan, M. S.

Sleep serves a number of important functions for everyone. During deep sleep our body fights infection (when you feel sick what do you want to do?), and lighter or REM sleep plays important roles in learning, memory and brain functioning, and helps keep us emotionally balanced.

From time to time most of us have trouble sleeping; in fact, 90% of our population has experienced insomnia. When we have insomnia, we have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, and/or we wake too early in the morning. Insomnia is not a disease in itself, but a symptom that occurs due to many types of illnesses or conditions.

Two types of insomnia are prevalent -- transient and chronic. Transient insomnia can last up to 3 weeks and is usually due to some emotional distress. When the stress issue is resolved, normal sleep patterns resume.

Chronic insomnia lasts longer than 3 weeks and the insomniac's lack of sleep can affect their mood (they become irritable), their relationships and often their ability to function well at work. When insomnia lasts 3 weeks or longer, it's important to seek professional help. About 30% of the population suffer from chronic insomnia.

Chronic insomnia can be very difficult to treat. Lifestyle changes are often helpful, such as establishing a regular sleep schedule, eliminating naps, and using the bedroom for sleep and sex only. Prescribed medications also may be helpful. However, after a few weeks, they can lose their effectiveness, and many people become physically dependent on them.

Sleep disturbances due to emotional traumas that get connected to sleep are very difficult to resolve. For instance, if one experienced a fearful event while sleeping or they were sexually or emotionally abused at sleep time, they usually will have difficulty sleeping well. The remembered "fearful feelings" are stored in long term memory and are always with the sleep-sufferer in their subconscious.

Quanta Dynamics' Gift of Sleep Program™ has been very successful in treating this type of chronic insomnia. Following is the testimonial of a woman who is solving her sleep problems with the help of our program.

During the course of my life, I have had continuous sleep problems. I've been on difficult courses of medication, on-going, for the past 10 years for chronic severe insomnia-trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. Prior to this past 10 years, I, from time to time, took prescription medication for sleep problems. As you can see, this has been a life long issue. We (my parents, doctors and I) could never really figure it out. I had some traumatic events occur during my childhood and during college that all related to nighttime and sleep.

About one month ago I started using Quanta Dynamics' Gift of Sleep™ sleep CD 's ("The River”). I had been on high doses of Restoril® after major surgery, which was taking a severe toll on me physically and emotionally. I found Quanta's web site in a book I read, and after calling Quanta decided to try their program.

I weaned myself off the sleeping pills in two weeks. The CD seemed to help a bit right away and I was determined to really make an effort to overcome this insomnia. While listening to the CDs during sleep and talking with my parents about my history, I came to the conclusion that I have a long term memory problem due to those traumatic events, in addition to living with a great deal of stress the past 20 years.

Quanta Dynamics has been instrumental and supportive of my quest to resolve these sleep problems. I am amazed that I actually fall asleep and have sleep without medication. Physically, I feel almost normal.

I have a way to go as I have to plumb the depths of that long term memory, but I feel that it will happen at some point in time. I am still on medication for anxiety but my doctor feels it is only a matter of time before I can work my way off of it. This is only the beginning but I feel that I CAN conquer this problem.

T. L.
Manchester, NH

If this story sounds like yours, let us help you sleep better too. Quanta Dynamics is dedicated to helping people resolve their insomnia problems!