Sleep
Stimulus Control Sleep Therapy
Stimulus control sleep therapy retrains the bed as a sleep cue with fixed wake times and no awake time in bed. It is evidence-based for chronic insomnia.
Stimulus control sleep therapy retrains the bed as a cue for sleep—go to bed only when sleepy, leave if awake more than about twenty minutes, wake at a fixed time, and ban phones or work in bed. It is a first-line cognitive behavioral tool for chronic insomnia in clinical guidelines.
Consistency for two to four weeks matters more than perfect nights early on.
Common questions
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What do you do if you cannot sleep?
Leave the bed, do something quiet in dim light, and return only when sleepy. Repeat as needed—this rebuilds the bed-sleep association.
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