Many who suffer PTSD, as a common entity, suffer sleep deprevation at the same time, often from nightmares and flashbacks through dreams. Many ask the magic question, "how do I get better sleep now?" Well, you won't really like the answer to that question, because the facts of the situation are simply, your sleep won't improve drastically until such time as your mind and body are free from fear of your trauma.

People often get prescribed medication to help them sleep, though with the side effects, and generally finding out that their nightmares and disturbed sleep is still just as apparent as before the medication, is it really worth it?

Well, this isn't about the medication side of things. If you think it helps, then use it; and if your happy with the results, then continue using it. Your choice, your decision. But now let me tell you how to get normal, undisturbed sleep once again. GET RID OF YOUR TRAUMA! Easy ha? Yer, don't we all wish.

There are lots of methods to obtain better sleep, ie. relaxation before going to bed, medications (both prescription and naturopathic), mind techniques and lots more. The ironic thing is, is that all of these factors treat the symptom, and not the cause. The cause of your disturbed sleep is your trauma. The trauma is not a symptom, it is the cause, thus treating it will in turn reduce the symptoms. The more you reduce your trauma, the more the symptoms subside. Pretty commonsense stuff ha?

As you mind and body are no longer carrying the torment of your inner trauma, all kept bottled and secretive as we do, your mind and body can then relax. As you recover through releasing your trauma, your mind and body recover at the same time, thus your sleep slowly improves to the point where your now having less nightmares, more hours sleep, improved sleep cycles, and finally sustainable sleep with no nightmares at all.

As your trauma subsides, you will just notice that suddenly your sleeping through the night, waking up saying you had no nightmares, night after night.

Sleep apnea, disturbance and nightmares are all symptoms of your trauma. Treat the trauma, and you have no symptoms to affect you... or very minimal effects anyway.