Effective techniques to battling insomnia during COVID-19

If you're struggling with insomnia during COVID-19, there are steps you can take to get a good night's sleep, including scheduling worry time, journaling and practicing progressive muscle relaxation.

OUR SERIES "THEREBOUND KANSAS CITY"WORKS TO PROVIDESOLUTIONS TOCHALLENGES PEOPLE AREFACING BECAUSE OFCOVID-19.THE LOSS OF LIFE, JOBS,BUSINESSES AND IN-PERSON CONNECTIONDURING THIS PANDEMICARE TRIGGERINGANOTHER HEALTHCHALLENGE.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORCYNTHIA NEWSOME HASANSWERS FROM LOCALEXPERTS ON WHAT TO DOIF YOU'RE STRUGGLINGWITH INSOMNIA.LIFE WILL NEVER BE THESAME FOR RISELEONARD MOOREAFTER MORE THAN 20YEARS AS A CORPORATETRAINER IN KANSAS CITY,SHE LOST HER JOB INJANUARY AND DOESN'TQUALIFY FORUNEMPLOYMENTBENEFITS.Rise' Leonard-Moore"It's a ton of stress becauseI'm an individual that suffersfrom clilnical anxiety anddepression."edit to:2:26:09Rise'You're stressed over your billsyes, you're stressed over yourhealth, you're stressed overyour family's health.SHE FOUND HELP ATKANSAS CITY'S FULLEMPLOYMENT COUNCILAND IS TAKING ONLINECLASSES TO GET A JOB INCYBER SECURITY.

BUTMOUNTING PRESSURE ISKEEPING HER AWAKE ATNIGHT.4:30:05Rise' Leonard-Moore" You may toss you may turn,Insomnia, insomnia is like mmiddle name.

You're good toget 4 hours maybe 5 hours/and that's straight sleepwithout it being broken upbecause you're anxious andyou want to succeed."CHRONIC INSOMNIA CANCAUSE HEART DISEASE,DIABETES AND HIGHBLOOD PRESSURE.MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTSTELL US -- THE BRAIN ISON OVER-LOAD,CONSTANTLY TRYING TOPROBLEM-SOLVE.4:29:11Savannah Geske, PhDOur brain wants to think: whatdo I do, what should I do,where should I hide, whereshould I goTO STOP WORRYINGWHEN YOU SHOULD BESLEEPING AT NIGHT, DR.SAVANNAH GESKERECOMMENDSSCHEDULING WORRY-TIMEDURING THE DAY WRITEDOWN YOUR PROBLEMSAND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS15:52:06Savannah Geske, PhDWe're allowing the brain tokind of cycle through some ofthose worries in a productivemanner, so in that way itstarts to pump the breaks.SHE SAID -- AVOID TAKINGNAPS DURING THE DAY TOINCREASE YOU'RE BODY'SDRIVE TO SLEEPAND IF YOU DONT HAVEHEART ISSUES ORCHRONIC PAIN --- TRYPROGRESSIVE MUSCLERELAXATION.22:05:09Savannah Geske, Ph22:25:09"We really just go muscle bymuscle all the way from thetops of our head to the tips ofour toes, tensing for about 10seconds, tensing andreleasing."RISE'SAID MUSCLERELAXATION, BREATHINGEXECISES AND SOMEGOOD OL' FASHIONEDTENDER LOVING, SELF-CARE WORKS FOR HER..6:36:11Rise' Leonard-MooreGo into my bathroom let itsteam up first, then light mycandles, play my music, I likeclassical and just relaxCALMING HER ANXIETY -- INPREPARATION FOR AGOOD NIGHT'S SLEEPCYNTHIA NEWSOME 41ACTION NEWSHOW CAN WE HELP YOUREBOUND?REACH OUT BY CALLINGTHE REBOUND HOTLINE AT816-932-05