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We\u2019ve all heard about the power of positive thinking. But will it help me sleep?<\/p>\n

My problem isn\u2019t falling asleep \u2013 it\u2019s staying asleep. This particular form of torture has been dubbed \u201csleep-maintenance\u201d insomnia. Call me a high-functioning sufferer: I\u2019m usually O.K. once I\u2019ve had my morning coffee. But I worry about the long-term health ramifications of losing sleep.<\/p>\n

Now several medical organizations have endorsed a treatment known as cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia or C.B.T.-I. In May the American College of Physicians advised its members that C.B.T.-I. was the first treatment they should offer patients with insomnia.<\/p>\n

I wanted to try it, but there is a shortage of trained therapists with expertise in C.B.T.-I. I didn\u2019t want to wait for an appointment; I just wanted to solve the problem.<\/p>\n

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