Useful Reading | Insomnia Solutions

From general articles to detailed ones, the following are some useful sites, studies and articles.

Some are behind pay-walls, but will allow you a certain number of free reads.

Finally, a cure for insomnia?

The article that made me retrain

General reads

Why we sleep, and why we often can’t

A light article but an interesting read

The surprising truth about why we sleep and how much we need

BBC article on sleep in general. An interesting read

This Is the Single Best Cure for Insomnia That No One Is Talking About

Vogue wakes up to CBT-I in 2017. Pardon the pun

Sleep myths ‘damaging your health’

A useful article on commonly held beliefs

Introductions to CBT-I

CBT-I introduction

An introduction to CBT-I

Insomnia sufferers can benefit from therapy, new study shows

Guardian article on CBT-I from July 2019

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy First-Line Treatment for Insomnia

An endorsement for CBT-I by the American College of Physicians

Doing it yourself and apps

Best Online CBT-I Programs

The pros and cons of a do-it-yourself approach

CBT-based self-help books can do more harm than good

..especially if you think about it too much

Are Sleep Apps Junk Science? Here’s What Doctors Think

Interesting reading on sleep apps

Why sleeptrackers could lead to the rise of insomnia – and orthosomnia

A more up-to-date article on sleep apps

Sleep apps backfire by causing anxiety and insomnia, says expert

Another from June 2019