It’s not unusual to have the occasional restless night due to stress, temperature, or certain foods and drinks. However, if you struggle with sleep problems (often called insomnia) such as difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or feeling tired even after a full night's sleep, it’s important to assess your sleep health, especially if it’s impacting your daily life.
If you are aged 17 and over, and registered with a GP in Surrey, you can self-refer for free typed cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) without needing to see your GP first.
Sleep problems affect people in different ways. You may find that you regularly experience just one of these sleep issues, or possibly a mixture over time. Either way, the most common sleep complaints are:
We all know someone who can fall asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow. Most of us wish we could. Sleep professionals recommend that a good, healthy time to fall asleep is anywhere up to 30 minutes. Yet some people find that it can take much longer than this to drift off, sometimes lying awake for hours and suffering as a result when the alarm goes off.
Some people have no trouble falling asleep but find they can’t achieve a particularly good night’s sleep once they do. This is either because they wake up repeatedly in the night for short periods, or because they wake up in the middle of the night and are then unable to fall back asleep again for hours.
Some people find that no matter what they do, their bodies seem to wake them up before dawn and won’t let them fall back asleep. While some might see this as useful, it’s usually unwelcome in those it affects. Starting the day so early often leads sufferers to ‘crash’ later in the morning and to fall asleep earlier in the evening, creating a cycle that’s hard to break.
We’ve helped thousands of people feel better. Here are their stories of recovery and growth.
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CBT has helped me become much more self aware in many areas of my life, over and above the difficulty that prompted me to apply, so even though sessions have ended I use what I have learned to help me navigate life every single day. Do try this. It may not be for everyone but you may be surprised how much it can help you and even change your life!
I cannot praise ieso highly enough... I have learnt so much and have many tools that I can now use to remind me of all I have learnt. You need to, and are expected to, put in effort to try and help yourself, along with so much help, empathy and kindness from your therapist.
Following instructions, I started exercises and after two or three sessions started to feel the benefit. All I can say is, give it a go, it can't make you feel worse only better.
After 12 sessions with my amazing therapist I left with a variety of tools to help me manage my anxieties going forward. It’s helped me more than I thought and I have a strong well-being plan in place for the future.
I found the format - online text based - very easy to do and clarifying. The structure of the sessions enabled me to better frame my issues, understand my behaviour and find new ways to behave.
I could download the whole therapy session afterwards to re-read it and think about it. I had a good number of sessions and felt at the end that I had made real positive progress!
ieso is working in partnership with the NHS Talking Therapies in Surrey providing free and confidential talking therapy to adults aged 17 and over across Surrey. It’s quick and easy to access our service, with no need to see your GP first.
Simply click on the Self-refer button to answer a few questions via our online referral chat, and you can have your first session within days.