Reddit reviews The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep You Need (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

Read The Insomnia Workbook. A medically recommended guide to healthy sleep. I had done a lot of Internet research on sleep, but this was by far the best resource.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1572246359/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466885430&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=insomnia+workbook

I have found it very helpful so far and my sleep has improved. It talks a lot about reconditioning yourself to be able to sleep.

Great list.

Things I would add:

Use you bed for sleep only - that means no reading or surfing the web.

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If you can't fall asleep in 15 minutes - get up out of bed and do something relaxing for 10-20 minutes and then try again.

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I recommend that you go through a book like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Insomnia-Workbook-Comprehensive-Guide-Getting/dp/1572246359/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9JF6CJC55GKYX1TJ99E2

May I recommend Cognitive Behavioral Therapy? In two months, this drug-free psychotherapy undid my five years of Ambien addiction. My sleep still isn't perfect, but it's 90% better than it used to be, and it's just so liberating not to be drugging myself unconscious.


If you can't find a local therapist, books may also work since a lot of the therapy consists of exercises done at home.

Given that Sleep Restriction seemed to help, I'd recommend looking into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). It's a research-backed behavioral approach to sleep problems. Most people don't know it, but it's actually widely considered by most medical associations to be the treatment of choice for insomnia.

Look for a clinical psychologist (PhD or PsyD) who is trained as a cognitive behavioral therapist and also does CBT-I.

These two books are also very good:

Say Goodnight To Insomnia by Gregg Jacobs

The Insomnia Workbook by Stephanie Silberman

Good Luck!