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  1. LIFE STRESS <\/strong>[Rev 1-26-2019]<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This is one of the general issues considered in Step C<\/em><\/p>\n

    People don\u2019t live in a vacuum. The conditions and events of daily life have an impact on our ability to sleep. Work, relationships, weather, outside events, all can create stress and stress can interfere with our ability to sleep. Good sleep is based on feelings of comfort and security \u2013 safety from outside forces as well as dangerous thoughts and emotions (Glovinsky and Spielman<\/a>, 64).<\/p>\n

    As therapists, we might be tempted to focus on the person\u2019s reactions to stress (fear, anger, obsessive thinking, etc.) which are, after all, the proximate sources of insomnia. However, external sources may be, in many cases, easier to identify and change.<\/p>\n

    33a. Effects of Stress<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Stress can also interfere with our moods, leading to anxiety or depression. At the same time, stress has a direct effect on the ability to sleep, especially if a person takes the previous day\u2019s events or the following day\u2019s expected events to bed.<\/p>\n

    Often, a first approach to a mood issue – or insomnia that appears to be a result of a mood issue- can involve examining the person\u2019s life for short- and long-term stresses (Morin<\/a>, 53 ) .<\/p>\n

    Treatment involves finding ways to manage stress and the thoughts and emotions that go with it.<\/p>\n

    33b. Kinds of Stress<\/strong><\/p>\n

    STRESSFUL EVENTS<\/u><\/p>\n

    We often think of stress in terms of immediately preceding or upcoming events that temporarily affect a person\u2019s comfort level. However, some events (e.g.: death of a spouse) have a long-lasting impact, and some stresses (poverty or physical handicap) can be chronic.<\/p>\n

    CHAOTIC LIFE ORGANIZATION <\/u>could occur if the organization of the person\u2019s life leads to variable or inconsistent sleep patterns, or if the environment produces variable and inconsistent sleep-wake demands<\/p>\n