Yesterday I had a session with Richard Shane, PhD. in Boulder, CO. Dr. Shane specializes in sleep, and anyone who has bipolar disorder or another neurological illness probably has had sleep issues at some point in their life. Last time I tried to get off of my meds, I had wicked insomnia, so this time I'm hoping to learn a few techniques that may help me fall asleep, and get me back to sleep again when I wake up in the middle of the night.
The session focused on feeling sensations in the body. His technique, Dr. Shane's Sleep Easily® method is simple to learn and I was a bit skeptical that it would work. I'm not having sleep problems now since I'm not tapering yet, but I listened to the CD he gave me last night to see if I could feel any difference in my sleep pattern. I'm not supposed to fall asleep listening to the CD, and I didn't, but I did feel very relaxed and went to sleep quickly once the CD had ended. I woke up at 7am, and tried using the technique to see if I could go back to sleep, but I didn't. I just relaxed.
Dr. Shane has been exclusively working with patients who have sleep issues since the early 1990s. He's confident his method works. You only see him for three sessions, and he does phone consults as well as in person. I'll write more about how the sleep easily® method is impacting my zzzzz as I do more sessions with Dr. Shane.
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