Insomnia is often caused by psychological factors, so psychotherapy will have a better effect, common methods are cognitive therapy, relaxation therapy, hypnotherapy, etc.. Patients should choose the treatment according to their own specific situation and doctor’s recommendation. 1. cognitive therapy: at ordinary times, family members can use knowledge about sleep, explain and counsel insomniacs, should let insomniacs understand more deeply the physiological cycle of sleep, reduce the unreasonable cognition of insomnia and fear and anxiety, fundamentally break the anxiety caused by insomnia; 2. relaxation therapy: before going to bed, put the The brain is emptied, so that the spirit is relaxed, do not drink coffee, strong tea and other stimulating drinks, you can listen to some soothing music, foot bath, hot bath, etc.; 3, hypnotherapy: serious insomnia requires the use of hypnosis techniques to put patients to sleep, which is a very common psychological treatment method, with positive suggestion to manipulate the patient’s actions, after positive intention to eliminate anxiety, fear, tension, hypnotherapy It needs to be performed several times to achieve a complete cure for insomnia; 4. Sleep restriction therapy: Develop and observe a strict bed rest time. No matter how long you sleep at night and whether you are tired or not, you should get up on time in the morning and develop a regular biological clock to achieve the purpose of relieving insomnia; 5. Other: sleep hygiene education, stimulus control therapy and other psychological therapies also have a role in treating insomnia, and patients can choose according to their specific conditions and doctor’s recommendations. Psychotherapy can effectively improve insomnia. If the effect is not good, melatonin receptor agonists and antidepressants with hypnotic effect can be applied under the guidance of doctors, while maintaining an optimistic attitude and active treatment.