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When sleep aids create the very problems they're meant to solve

I can only sleep if I leave the TV on but I know the blue light is probably making everything worse, so I'm trapped between two kinds of insomnia.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to manage one form of sleeplessness has created dependence on factors that perpetuate the original problem.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sleep — the science and the practice across traditions?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.