Q Isn't treatment useless if my work stress isn't resolved?
A Even if the source of stress persists, correcting the brain's arousal-response pattern clearly improves sleep quality.
Detailed Answer
Even if chronic insomnia was initially caused by stress, conditioned arousal itself—the sense that “I probably won't be able to sleep”—later becomes an independent maintaining factor. In other words, you fall into an aroused state out of habit even without stress. Because CBT-I and Korean medicine treatment directly correct this pattern, you can expect results even if the stressful situation is not fully resolved.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, for working adults under ongoing stress, we frame the treatment goal as “changing your body's response, not your environment.” We soothe Liver Qi Stagnation (gangi-ulgyeol) and replenish Heart Blood (simhyeol) to raise the threshold of the body's response to stress stimuli. Realistically, the goal is to reach a state of sleeping better under the same stress after 2–3 months of treatment.
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