This Free App Could Buy You Better Sleep

The Insomnia Coach app is a free, self-guided app that uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. It's considered the most effective treatment for people who continually struggle to fall or stay asleep.

Have you tried just about everything for better sleep? There’s a method you may not have heard about: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, It’s considered the most effective treatment for people who continually struggle to fall or stay asleep. It has an 80% success rate after 4-8 sessions.  It addresses behaviors that inhibit sleep and replacing them with healthy ones as well any anxieties about sleep.  Some and studies show it’s as effective as using medications in the short term and more effective in the long term.  Your doctor can help you find a provider that’s certified in CBT-I but there’s also self-guided programs available too, like this free app. created by the U.S.  Department of Veterans Affairs that can be used by anyone.  “Insomnia Coach” is an app that offers a guided, weekly training plan to help you track and improve sleep; tips for sleeping; an interactive sleep diary; and personal feedback.