Apr 15
Whilee there are three major types of insomnia there are also three patterns for insomnia. The three types are Transient, Acute and Chronic, but those only describe the condition they do not show when or for how long each night it can affect a persons sleep.
The thres patternsof insomnia are often incredibly useful in helping find out the root cause of the sleep disorder, making the three patterns of insomnia vital in diagnosis and treatment of insomnia.
The pattern of insomnia often is related to a specific type of sleeping disorder.
- Initial insomnia - You may have trouble falling asleep at the start of the sleeping period, this is often associated with anxiety and minor stress disorders.
- Middle insomnia - You may find yourself waking up in the middle of the night, you may find it difficult to maintain your sleep, regulalry waking. Often associated with physical pain or medical illness.
- Terminal/Late insomnia - Waking up very early in the morning, this is often associated with clinical depression.
Of course as with a lot of the things to do with insomnia nothing is 100% certain, just because you find yourself waking early does not instantly make you clinically depressed, but it is a classic cause.
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