Kinds of Insomnia

One of the first steps in treating insomnia is determining what kind of insomnia you have.

Insomnia Classifications

There are different classifications of insomnia.

* According to one classification, insomniacs can be divided into two groups:

• People who can't fall in sleep when they go to bed
• People who fall asleep readily but can't stay asleep

* Second classification system is based on how long the insomnia lasts:

• Transient Insomnia - lasts just couple nights
• Short-term insomnia - lasts more than three weeks
• Chronic insomnia - lasts more than three weeks.

* Another classification sorts the causes of the insomnia into the following categories:

• Psychological problems
• Mental problems
• Due to lifestyle
• Poor sleep habits
• Primary insomnia (one that has no definitive cause and is based on inherited factors)

The information further on this site will help you to treat your kind of insomnia.