Book Description

We sleep half of our life. Some feel like losing half others is willing to offer the other half to get a good sleep. Sleep is useful, we all need time to reset our brain, remove the pollution of unwanted memories, worrisome details, clean the neural system from leftovers of the last working day, and most of all to make a fresh start on every new day. In all countries of the world, scientists are busy with the secrets of sleep. They work in their own box. In this book, we get out of the narrow science boxes to learn and understand the reasons for sleep, what to do if we have sleep problems, and if we have how to solve them. Sleep is often connected with rituals. When we get problems with our sleep patterns and reconsider the rituals, we become aware of the importance of sleep. Normally we take our rest for granted but when deprived of our nightly escape to the dream world we become cranky, moody, and lose concentration. Sleep disorder is life-threatening. The danger of loss of focus, the impossibility of concentration, and an increasing lack of awareness become a danger to oneself. Most accidents on the road are due to sleep disorders, road signs are placed to warn drivers to stop every 2 hours to rest at least 15 minutes. Pills, also called barbiturates, hypnotics, or just drugs, seems harmless. We live in a fast time in need of actions and even faster results. The demand and supply chain is strong here. Sleep disorder patients demand the supply of pills. In each medicine box messages to the user are included: do not use this product longer than 4 to 6 weeks. Some read these lines only after many years of use. In this book we mention the danger of (over) medication, we offer natural solutions and tips on “DIY = do it yourself”. We have no borders and no limitations, everything that works is shown no matter cultural or moral background. You want to sleep, and we help you do so. Sleep disorders have become a major problem for every society. When working as a therapist (from 1979 till today) I encountered these disorders with most incoming cases. A short preliminary study in Asia showed the astonishing number of 500 million users of sleep medication drugs. Society is increasing the pressure on all of us. It seems that our lifestyle, costs, and income are all under pressure and we worry more than ever before. The daily pressure of survival makes us lose one of the most important features of relaxation: our sleep. Why do I like to assist a person with a sleep disorder? My reason is simple, I think sleep is a major part of our life and we do need to sleep to function well. With good sleep, we can make the best of our life. After a few good nights, you feel like you can handle the world. Sleeping is important to get old in a healthy way. Your life is between 1/3 in your bed and you want to do this in the most pleasant way.