5 Ways To Beat Insomnia Without Medication

Insomnia and five nights of zero sleep is what triggered my first episode – though psychiatric professionals saw it as a symptom of the psychosis. I disagree.

Life stresses set off insomnia: worries; fears; betrayals; job losses; relationship problems; you name it. We’re hard wired to be able to quickly deal with threats through our fight or flight mechanism. And when this is switched on, our adrenals pump out doses of adrenalin, making sure we’re alert to danger. So getting to sleep is a matter...