A Psychiatrist’s Guide to Better Sleep

About this episode

Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring discusses the root causes of chronic insomnia and offers strategies to help rewire the nervous system for better sleep.

Click here if you need help quitting psychiatric medications: membership.taperclinic.com/signup/?utm_source=podcast The problem isn't your bedroom. It's your nervous system. Chronic insomnia isn't a nighttime problem. It's a daytime one. When your system runs on high alert for 16 hours straight, work, screens, pressure, performance, it doesn't know how to switch off at 11pm. That's not a sleep disorder. That's a system that's never been allowed to rest. In this video:→ Why hyperarousal is the root cause most doctors miss→ The cultural pressure driving a generation into sleeplessness→ 5 things you can do today to start rewiring your nervous system→ Why the anxiety about not sleeping is making it worse You don't need another sleep hack. You need to understand what's actually happening. Get our free tapering course: https://membership.taperclinic.com/free-taper-guide Join +6000 people learning how to taper on our newsletter: https://membership.taperclinic.com/newsletter CONNECT WITH ME:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjosefwittdoerring/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjosefwittdoerring - X/Twitter: https://x.com/DrJosefWD - Facebook…

People in this episode

Host: Josef Witt-Doerring

Topics covered

• sleep
• insomnia
• nervous system
• mental health
• anxiety
• hyperarousal

Keywords

• sleep
• insomnia
• nervous system
• hyperarousal
• anxiety
• mental health
• tapering

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