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28 BRAVA MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2014 Now Seeing Patients at Stoughton Hospital Comprehensive Women's Health Care in Gynecology rBoard-certified physicians rProfessional, personalized, patient-centered care rComprehensive primary care r Gynecologic surgery with minimally-invasive techniques StoughtonHospital.com Christine Trautman, MD Timothy Raichle, MD Visit mscwomenshealth.com or call 608-227-7007 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Continued from p.26. STILL NOT SLEEPING? GET OUT OF BED! OK, you've done what you're supposed to, yet you're in bed, still not sleeping, and feeling defeated. Might as well stay put, right? Wrong. nŀ E BIGGEST MISTˬKE PEOPLE MˬKE is that they stay in bed," Greblo says. "However, this propagates the problem of not sleeping because, the more time spent in bed not sleeping…that builds the expectation of being in your bed with frustration and apprehension." When you can't sleep, get out of bed and head to a different room. Don't do anything highly stimulating, like watch- ing an engaging movie or balancing a stress-inducing bank account. Instead, encourage yourself back to sleep by read- ing or watching something nonintrigu- ing with minimal light. Head back to bed only when you're feeling sleepy. Other- wise, Greblo, says, "you're only going to go back to doing the same thing you were doing before." Rumble adds, "After one to two weeks OF THISPEOPLEWITHTHISSTRˬTEGYǠND themselves sleeping." LONG-TERM: SEE THE BIG PICTURE 8HILEITmSBENEǠCIˬLTOHˬVEˬPLˬNOFˬC tion for sleepless nights, it's best to con- sider the long-term factors of insomnia. "I think having awareness that this ISˬNISSUEFORYOUISˬHELPFULǠRSTSTEP to breaking that cycle," says Rumble. "Many people see this as an issue over time and think it's going to work itself out, which then becomes more frustrat- ing over time when it doesn't." Consider outside factors that put you at risk for a bad night's rest. You may have a sleep disorder, such as sleep ap- nea or restless leg syndrome, or you may be experiencing indirect problems that are linked to sleep troubles, including chronic pain or untreated hypothyroid- ism, stress from your occupation or marital problems, anxiety or depression. It's all about staring your sleepy fears in their hazy eyes, assessing why you're not sleeping, and rediscovering bedtime for what it's for: relaxing, restful sleep. n)ˬVECONǠDENCETHˬTITCˬNGETBET ter," Greblo says. "If you're doing the right things, your sleep will most likely get back on track." For more help dealing with sleep troubles visit Wisconsin Sleep, 6001 Research Park Blvd., Madison. wisconsinsleep.org; or St. Mary's Sleep Center, 2844 Index Rd., Fitchburg. stmarysmadison.com. Willy West: 6825 University Ave., Middleton • (608) 284-7800 Willy East: 1221 Williamson St., Madison • (608) 251-6776 Open 7:30am - 9:30pm daily • www.willystreet.coop Do you love where you get your food from? Join Willy Street Co-op for as little as $10/year for seven years and own your local food source!