I have had many insomnia episodes in my life – mostly associated with stress. I noticed that whenever I have serious tests coming up, I always get really bad sleep a couple nights before. Like me, If you have constant trouble falling asleep at night, you might have developed insomnia.

Take this quiz here to determine if you have Insomnia. It also suggests the best cures for your type of insomnia.

There are three types of insomnia:

• Transient Insomnia - This type occurs for only a few days and can be triggered by stress, jet lag, and changes in sleep schedule
• Acute Insomnia - Disrupted sleep for 2-3 weeks. Can be caused by job loss, divorce, financial problems, etc.
• Chronic Insomnia – This is the most serious type of insomnia which lasts for more than 3 weeks. If you think this is you, you should seriously consider seeing a doctor.

There are many things that can help with insomnia:

• Exercise is great for burning up those depression and stress chemcials
• Alcohol can really mess up your sleep. People believe since it is a depressant it will help you sleep better, but it actually makes you sleep lighter as your body metabolizes it.
• Eating a night can really mess your sleeping up and can keep you awake because it makes your stomach work into overdrive when it should be resting.
• Smokers are good candidates for insomnia. The nicotine in the cigarette acts like a stimulant and will keep you up at night.

A really good program for insomnia relief can be found here. It’s not free, but you will learn some great methods for reducing your insomnia symptoms and how to cure it all together.

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