Topic
Sleep problems
Articles on sleep and mental health: insomnia, nightmares, sleep paralysis, shift work and a practical plan for better nights in Nigeria. They're for anyone lying awake, waking in fear, or running on too little sleep.
Good sleep here takes a plan. Heat, generators, a neighbour's party, power cuts and an early start to beat traffic all get in the way, and nurses, security guards and others on night shifts work against their body clocks every week. Sleep paralysis has long-standing local explanations: among the Yoruba it's widely called ogun oru, and many families see it as spiritual. Poor sleep and anxiety or low mood also feed each other.
Start with how to sleep better: a plan for Nigerian nights. If it has gone on for months, read insomnia: when you can't sleep or switch off, and if you wake unable to move, sleep paralysis.
For long-term insomnia, the first-line treatment is a structured talking therapy called CBT-I, not tablets. You can find licensed therapists who work with sleep problems on Mytherapist.ng.
Alcohol and Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle
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Chronic Pain and Depression
Chronic pain and depression often feed each other. Why it happens, what helps with pain, sleep and mood, and the risk of painkillers bought without advice.
Panic Attacks at Night: Why They Happen
Why panic attacks wake you from sleep, how they differ from nightmares and night terrors, other causes a doctor should check, and what helps you sleep again.
Shift Work and Your Mind
Night shifts and rotas wreck sleep and wear down mood. A practical plan for nurses, security staff, rotation workers and anyone whose day starts at night.
Nightmares That Won’t Stop
When bad dreams become a pattern you dread going to bed for. What drives recurring nightmares, and the rehearsal technique with the best evidence.
Sleep Paralysis: Ogun Oru or Sleep Disorder?
Awake, unable to move, something in the room. What sleep paralysis actually is, why the spiritual reading is so widespread here, and how to reduce it.
Insomnia: When You Can’t Sleep or Switch Off
Clinical insomnia is not the same as bad sleep habits. What it is, why sleeping tablets stop working, and why CBT-I is the first-line treatment in Nigeria.
How to Sleep Better: A Plan for Nigerian Nights
How to sleep better when it’s hot, noisy and NEPA has taken light: a practical sleep plan, what to do when you can’t sleep, and when to get help in Nigeria.
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