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
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… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Some patients are still having insomnia, but it's seems worse to them than actually it is. So, if they say they're sleep… — 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
People tend to remember their dreams in the morning a little bit better and if earlier in the night, when you're in… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Really if it's an hour or two after you've fallen asleep because you're in such a deep sleep at that point. — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
If you're going somewhere East from here, generally what you want to do is you want to try to have your bed… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So it's like your brain has a large filing cabinet and it's opening up each drawer and it's taking in various images… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
There are people who have repetitive nightmares. And what happens is their brain is trying to process the stress and help their… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So when you go to sleep at night, if you're someone who hasn't had any sleep deprivation, you have a very normal… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
So if somebody has chronic pain, we want to manage the pain, but we still want to treat the insomnia separately. So… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Now there's some night terrors that happen in adults. And if it starts as an adult and you've never had them before,… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image
Jet lag depends on which direction you're going and it can be a little complicated, but there are a few different treatments.… — 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
Some patients will report that they have sleep paralysis. If we see sleep paralysis alone and nothing else, we don't really think… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 times when… — Shelby Harris Copy Share Image