How Do You Cure Insomnia After Child Abuse?
People who suffered child abuse often struggle with insomnia as adults. Because abused children were awakened repeatedly from sleep to be violated in their beds, abused children often grow into adults who feel unsafe when they try to fall asleep at night. As a result, most survivors of child abuse struggle with insomnia that is not cured by the usual advice of avoiding caffeine near bedtime. Instead, the adult survivor of child abuse must focus on making herself feel safe in her bedroom in order to overcome insomnia. Until she feels safe, she will continue to have trouble with falling asleep initially, as well as with bolting awake in the middle of the night and taking hours to fall back to sleep again. Here is how you can cure insomnia after child abuse. Light a vanilla-scented candle in your bedroom at least 30 minutes before bedtime. The scent of vanilla reduces the startle reflex and reduces stress and anxiety. Practice yoga and meditation every night before going to bed. The deep
