Why You Can’t Control Sleep
Most people think sleep is something they can control, that if they just try harder to relax, they’ll drift off. But sleep doesn’t work that way.
In this short, evidence-based video, Dr David Garley, GP and Sleep Specialist at The Better Sleep Clinic, explains how sleep is actually regulated by two biological systems, and how understanding them can help you overcome sleeplessness naturally.
This free video shares key ideas from The Better Sleep Insomnia Course, an expert-led CBTi programme that helps people rebuild healthy sleep patterns and recover from insomnia. These ideas are explored in more depth within the course, with evidence-based techniques and downloadable reference sheets to help you get your sleep back on track.
The gold standard treatment for insomnia is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi), which we have put into an online course that you can work through at your own pace. There are videos and articles, and you can ask us questions as you go along.
Dr David Garley
David is the Better Sleep Insomnia Course instructor. He is a GP and director of The Better Sleep Clinic.
He first worked in sleep medicine when he was a respiratory doctor in the NHS. Many sleep disorder relate to how you breathe when you sleep, which is why so many patients with sleep disorders are often seen by respiratory doctors.
He treats patients with insomnia in 1:1 sessions with CBT-i and other evidence-based treatments. He also works with large organisations to fix sleep problems at work, and with high-performance sport teams including the TeamGB Olympic team, Premiership football and Formula One.
He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the British Sleep Society