It’s time to go to bed, but I toss and turn in bed and can’t fall asleep. The more I want to sleep, the more energetic I feel. I’ve been thinking and anxious all night and can’t sleep. What should I do? Please note that you may not sleep well occasionally due to life stress or other factors, but if it lasts more than 3 days a week for more than a month and you face difficulty falling asleep, interrupted sleep, inability to fall asleep continuously, or waking up prematurely, there may be Maybe he really has "insomnia"!

One or three types of insomnia, which one do you have?

Clinical psychologist Lin Juncheng said that if you want to cure a disease, you must know where the disease comes from and what the symptoms are. Let’s see if you have won the bid for these three common forms of insomnia, namely “difficulty falling asleep”, “unable to fall asleep deeply” and “waking up early in the morning”.

1. Difficulty falling asleep

If you toss and turn for more than 30 minutes after going to bed and still cannot fall asleep, and you feel that you are in a light sleep state during the first half of your sleep, you may have difficulty falling asleep. . For example, if I go to bed at 11:00 pm, it takes an average of 1.5 to 2 hours to fall asleep.

2. Inability to sleep deeply

Though people with the inability to sleep soundly type can fall asleep smoothly while lying on the bed, they tend to wake up halfway through sleep, or are unable to sleep deeply and feel like they are in light sleep. state. It's like someone who goes to bed at 11:00 pm but wakes up intermittently between 3:00 and 6:00 am.

3. People who wake up early in the morning.

People who wake up early in the morning can fall asleep smoothly while lying in bed at night, and their sleep quality is not bad. Unfortunately, they wake up early easily. , there is no way to sleep after waking up. If you fall asleep at 11:00 p.m., but wake up at 4:00 a.m. and cannot fall asleep, and can only close your eyes to rest, you belong to this type of person.

2. Insomnia from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine

Insomnia stems from restlessness of the five internal organs. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, there are many factors leading to insomnia. Today I will select 5 common types for you. Introduction one by one

1. Liver fire and heart type

The symptoms are: insomnia and dreaming, even staying up all night, irritability and irritability, often accompanied by head swelling and dizziness, red eyes and tinnitus. Constipation and redness. Red tongue, yellow coating, stringy and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Soothe the liver and purge fire, calm the mind and calm the mind.

Suitable for use: Longdan Xiegan Decoction. For those with constipation, you can choose Danggui Longhui Pills

2. Phlegm-heat internal resistance type

The symptoms are: : Insomnia, upset, chest tightness, excessive phlegm, dizziness, bitter mouth, yellow and greasy tongue coating, etc.

Treatment method: clear the heart, reduce fire, resolve phlegm and calm the heart.

Suitable use: 30-50 grams each of hawthorn, malt, mung bean, coix seed, and 100 grams of millet for porridge. , can digest food, strengthen the spleen, clear away phlegm and heat.

3. Heart and spleen deficiency type

Manifestations: insomnia and dreaminess, palpitation and forgetfulness, mental and physical fatigue, indigestion or abdominal distension after eating, pale complexion, loose stools, Pale and fat tongue, thin and white coating, etc.

Treatment principle: The main method is to strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart

Suitable for use: Guipi Pills or Baizi Yangxin Pills

4. Heart-kidney disharmony< /p>

Manifestations include: upset, insomnia, dreaminess, palpitations, nocturnal emissions, etc. It is more common in patients with neurosis and chronic weakness.

Treatment principle: This type of insomnia is caused by insufficient liver blood and internal disturbance of deficiency and heat

Suitable for use: Modified and subtracted Bugan Decoction

5. Heart Fire Hyperactive type

Manifestations: upset, irritable, restless, restless, palpitations, difficulty falling asleep, dreaminess, red tongue tip, yellow urine, etc.

Treatment principle: This type of insomnia is mostly due to excessive heart fire and heat disturbing the mind.

Suitable for use: Anshen Pills, Ci Zhu Pills, Niuhuang Qingxin Pills

< p>There are also many diets and methods for improving sleep on the Internet. However, due to different physiques and daily routines of each person, the type of insomnia is more complicated for individuals. It is recommended to follow the advice of professionals before making improvements.