Patient: My mother has been insomnia since last winter, usually sleep 1-2 hours at night, until now still can not sleep, also took a lot of Chinese medicine western medicine does not work, I think she may be too much pressure, think too much, but I just do not know how to help my mother cure this disease! Doctor: your mother’s insomnia is about 7-8 months, and more serious, insomnia treatment is mainly divided into two steps, the first is symptomatic treatment, is to take some drugs to improve sleep, or take some non-drug behavioral therapy, such as sleep stimulation control therapy. As for what therapy is appropriate, it needs to be determined according to your mother’s specific situation. Allopathic treatment can temporarily relieve the pain caused by insomnia. Secondly, and most importantly, it is allopathic treatment to find and solve the cause of insomnia. Then you need to relieve her stress and relieve her anxiety. Your mother seems to have relatively strong anxiety at the moment. Worrying a lot. This may be the main cause of her insomnia. We suggest that your mother visit a professional insomnia clinic or specialist hospital for a clear diagnosis and standardized treatment. Patient: Medication doesn’t seem to work. Can you tell me more about what sleep stimulation control therapy means? Can you tell me more about what sleep stimulation control therapy means or how to treat it in more detail? Because my mother had cervical cancer last year, and since then she has been unable to sleep, because I am still in school and not with my mother, I often give her some words to relieve stress, but it seems that only the mouth promises me not to think much about it, not what effect! I don’t know if it will work if I take some health care drugs now. Doctor: medication should have a very good effect. Just do not just take sleeping pills. You should add anti-anxiety medication. Your mother’s case should be psychological relief combined with medication. Sleep stimulation control therapy is suitable for long-term chronic insomnia and is only one of the symptomatic treatments. The actual practice is 1 not sleepy not to go to bed. 2 after going to bed not to do anything not related to sleep, such as reading books, listening to music, etc., 3 half an hour after going to bed still can not sleep, leave the bed, do something at random, have sleepy again to go to bed, 4 no matter what time at night to sleep, the next day on time to get up. 5 avoid daytime sleep. Your mother’s problem is mainly stress. It may be related to concerns about the disease. Go to a specialized clinic to assess her emotions. Then treat the symptoms.