When you are more awake at nights, they'll toss and turn, they'll think more, they get frustrated. And when that starts to… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So when you're in REM sleep, your brain is very active, our body is quiet, but your brain is really processing a… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight,… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So the deeper stages of sleep are really those times of quiescence, you're really restoring your body and we have a few… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So, it's not every patient that I see, but I'd say a good 70% to 80% of the patients when they go… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Honestly, what we use a lot is melatonin. So we use lower dosages of melatonin, taking it at different times, depending upon… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So when it comes to circadian rhythms, it's a clock that's basically programmed in our body. So if you think back to… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
There's a new line of research showing that people who don't get enough sleep, they're body doesn't metabolize as well. And so… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
We've looked at sleep diaries of patients with insomnia, and they'll say that they don't sleep for one or two days. And… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
We'll work on relaxation strategies and also changing the times you go to bed will actually make them sleep a little bit… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
People went to bed when the sun went down and they woke up when the sun came up. That's what our bodies… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So a lot of people who work rotating shifts and they work at night, their bodies are set to want to be… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When you're in the more deeper stages of sleep - REM sleep, your body is quiet, but your mind is actually very… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
If there's a lot of fear that's going on, if there's a lot of anxiety, it's manifesting itself in your nocturnal world so that… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
We try not using medications initially, and we use something called behavioral therapy for insomnia. This changes behaviors people do in bed, none of… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
And you cycle throughout so that you do about five to six cycles throughout the night. And we spend more time in REM later… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
Night terrors are very different from nightmares. A lot of people will think they're the same, but they're really not. Night terrors - you… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
We're not really sure why it [broken circadian rhythm] continues, but when they become adults, we usually have to treat it because many people… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
Some patients are still having insomnia, but it's seems worse to them than actually it is. So, if they say they're sleep deprived, they… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
Sleep paralysis is something that is actually very common. Many people have it, I've had it myself. And what happens is, when you're in… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So you have Sleep Stage One, Two, and then Three/Four. One is a little bit lighter stage of the quiet, non-REM sleep and then… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
The other option we have are medication treatments. So you'll have the treatments such as Ambien, Lunesta, Sonata, and we'll also have Rozerem and… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So, sleep deprivation, and sometimes an insomnia, which is a little bit of a different form, but just getting a lack of sleep, can… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So when it comes to circadian rhythms, it's a clock that's basically programmed in our body. So if you think back to times when… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
There's confusional arousals, there are states in deeper sleep that can happen where people will go and they'll disappear and they'll take on some… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
So someone who is a child usually goes to bed about 8:00 or 9:00 at night, but then when they have a circadian rhythm… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
People tend to remember their dreams in the morning a little bit better and if earlier in the night, when you're in a lot… — Shelby Harris Copy Share
![“When they [people with insomnia] start worrying about not sleeping, I'll say, "Say the mantra to myself; if I don't sleep tonight, I'll likely sleep tomorrow, and if not tomorrow then definitely the third" because our body has a way of naturally catching up.” quote by Shelby Harris](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/234/shelby-harris-10520_body_when-they-people-with-insomnia-start-wor_5850.jpg)
