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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Jang-Hyuk Choi, KMD
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동제당한의원·Jang-Hyuk Choi, KMDHead Doctor
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Q I don't want to lie down because I'm afraid to fall asleep. I feel like a nightmare will start the moment I drift off. Is there a way to improve my sleep?

A Creating a safe environment and establishing a regular bedtime routine before sleep are important. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT-I) methods such as sleep restriction therapy and stimulus control techniques are effective, and utilizing relaxation breathing and acupressure on the Baihui and Neiguan points before bed can also be helpful.

Detailed Answer

Sleep problems in PTSD patients are a complex interplay of anticipatory anxiety about nightmares, hyperarousal, and arousal responses during sleep. Stimulus control techniques in CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) involve conditioning the bed to be a space solely for sleep, while sleep restriction therapy involves adjusting the time spent lying in bed to actual sleep time. The basics involve turning off smartphones and news for an hour before bed, dimming indoor lights, and maintaining a regular rhythm of lying down and waking up at the same time. Dongjedang recommends applying pressure to the Heart and Pericardium meridian acupoints on the inside of the wrist for 3 to 5 minutes daily before sleep. Drinking wild jujube seed tea, which has calming properties, one hour before bedtime also helps improve sleep quality. If nightmares occur very frequently, we advise combining this with professional psychotherapy (Image Rehearsal Therapy/IRT).

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