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Summary: I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with insomnia
Review: "Desperately Seeking Snoozin" is a book that depicts the experience of insomnia and the road to recovery. It is filled with accurate analysis and treatments of the many possible constituents that can contribute to the origin of insomnia. The author gives an authentic portrayal of his experience of insomnia and the approach he takes to cure this most toublesome disorder. The reader can feel the author's passion as he provides a comprehensive review of the many causes and treatment approaches to insomnia. He also has a way of conveying to the reader the importance of maintaining an intense dedication to adhering with his treatment program. He uses humor, self revealing stories, current professional sources and accounts from other people suffering from insomnia to convey the importance of identifying the contributing factors. He accurately reminds the reader that these contributing factors may be different for each individual sleep problem, and helps the reader to discover for themselves what works and what doesn't. Mr. Wiedman shows how important it is for the person who has insomnia to continually monitor the treatment approach and ongoing sleep habits. It is clear that Mr. Wiedman has put a lot of work and research into this subject. I believe that anyone suffering from insomnia can be helped by reading this book. I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with insomnia. Richard G. Copen, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist Clinical Director, Insomnia Clinic Sparrow Sleep Center, Lansing, MI
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Summary: This is the best sleep book I've read in a long time.
Review: "Desperately Seeking Susan" by John Wiedman is a fantastic book, that helped me so immensely. The other books on sleep discuss medications to take, this book discusses how to change your behavior, and to get off medications, eat right, cut down on or stop caffeine, and to go to bed and wake up at the same time each night. It also discusses the following: info on sleep clinics, sleep cycles, self employment, night eating syndrome, restless legs syndrome, circadian rhythms disorders, conditionioned insomnia, sleep apnea. There are several chapters on sleep aids, medications, herbs, and the impact of medications on sleep stages. It goes into the long term use of sleeping pills, smoking, depression, excercise, and good health. The next part of the book looks into "the solution", talk of a sleep diary, your medical history, a pre-sleep routine (like bathing before sleep induces sleep), relaxation techniques, trouble staying asleep (that was me along w/rls) and how much one should be committed to follow John Wiedman's book. The end of the book discusses the plan one should follow, sleep clinics, and more on medications. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Thanks John!
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Summary: I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with insomnia
Review: "Desperately Seeking Snoozin" is a book that depicts the experience of insomnia and the road to recovery. It is filled with accurate analysis and treatments of the many possible constituents that can contribute to the origin of insomnia. The author gives an authentic portrayal of his experience of insomnia and the approach he takes to cure this most toublesome disorder. The reader can feel the author's passion as he provides a comprehensive review of the many causes and treatment approaches to insomnia. He also has a way of conveying to the reader the importance of maintaining an intense dedication to adhering with his treatment program. He uses humor, self revealing stories, current professional sources and accounts from other people suffering from insomnia to convey the importance of identifying the contributing factors. He accurately reminds the reader that these contributing factors may be different for each individual sleep problem, and helps the reader to discover for themselves what works and what doesn't. Mr. Wiedman shows how important it is for the person who has insomnia to continually monitor the treatment approach and ongoing sleep habits. It is clear that Mr. Wiedman has put a lot of work and research into this subject. I believe that anyone suffering from insomnia can be helped by reading this book. I highly recommend it to anyone struggling with insomnia. Richard G. Copen, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist Clinical Director, Insomnia Clinic Sparrow Sleep Center, Lansing, MI
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Summary: This is the best sleep book I've read in a long time.
Review: "Desperately Seeking Susan" by John Wiedman is a fantastic book, that helped me so immensely. The other books on sleep discuss medications to take, this book discusses how to change your behavior, and to get off medications, eat right, cut down on or stop caffeine, and to go to bed and wake up at the same time each night. It also discusses the following: info on sleep clinics, sleep cycles, self employment, night eating syndrome, restless legs syndrome, circadian rhythms disorders, conditionioned insomnia, sleep apnea. There are several chapters on sleep aids, medications, herbs, and the impact of medications on sleep stages. It goes into the long term use of sleeping pills, smoking, depression, excercise, and good health. The next part of the book looks into "the solution", talk of a sleep diary, your medical history, a pre-sleep routine (like bathing before sleep induces sleep), relaxation techniques, trouble staying asleep (that was me along w/rls) and how much one should be committed to follow John Wiedman's book. The end of the book discusses the plan one should follow, sleep clinics, and more on medications. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Thanks John!
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Summary: After 25 Years of Insomnia...At Last Relief From the Torment
Review: A book for the insomniac who has been there, done that! If you have tried everything and feel there is no hope, search no more! After running the gamut, know that help is on the way. After reading this refreshing approach to curing your affliction, you will soon realize if John can do it, so can you. I too, tried everything from alcohol, pills, doctors, sleep specialists, psycologists,sleep clinics, herbs, diets, and excercise. I felt as though I would have a perfect life if only I could sleep! John's book gave me a will to go on and a way to do it. I bought Desperately Seeking Snoozin' and read it over Thanksgiving Vacation 1998. I put his program to work and have been cured ever since. John's light hearted, down to earth approach, will give you the hope to go on, the the tools to get your life back. Reading Desperately Seeking Snoozin' was the best thing I've ever done for myself and my family. I am a whole person again. You can be too! Well Rested Holly from Wisconsin
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Summary: Very Practical and Simple
Review: A very good, practical book. Although at first blush, the advise almost seems overly simple, it works. I guess, like lots of good ideas and advise, sometimes simple is the best. I've suffered from insomnia on and off for about 25 years and I've tried most everything, including sleeping pills. I've been doing this program now for about 3 weeks and it has definitely improved my sleep. In those 3 weeks, I've had maybe 3 bad nights, and even those nights weren't as bad as what I used to consider bad. In addition to sleeping better, I have an extra hour or two at the end of the day because of how this program works. Over the years, I've read quite a bit about insomnia and sleep, like all of us insomniacs probably have, but I would say this book contains the most practical advise. While this program may not cure everyone's insomnia, at a minimum, it will certainly help everyone who has insomnia that is not related to some type of underlying physical condition.
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Summary: This book put me to sleep!
Review: After suffering from chronic insomnia since 1992, I bought John's book hoping to avoid sleep clinics, doctors and medications. I am totally adverse to taking prescription medications of any kind. Since I had not suffered from sleep deprivation my entire life, I believed that there was something that had caused this chronic problem beginning in 1992. John's dry wit and style of writing made for easy as well as enjoyable reading. Since John is not a clinician, his book is written in layman terms which makes it very easy to understand. His methodical approach to identifying the cause of the sleep deprivation and then outlining the necessary steps to correct the situation is classic problem management applied to what would typically be considered a medical problem. John's techniques work. Within two months of starting John's program my chronic problem was reduced to an occasional restless night. This is a great book!
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Summary: DESPERATE NO MORE!
Review: After suffering from insomnia for over 25 years, I am finally cured of my miserable affliction thanks to this awesome book. John gave me new hope and a new life. Following years of regular excercise, good diet, sleep clinics, sleep specialists, psychologists, pills, alcohol,and anything else I could imagine...finally, relief for me. After my last trip to the sleep clinic the diagnosis left me in tears. My doctor excitedly told me, "I have great news for you, there's nothing wrong with you!" I am thankful she suggested Desperately Seeking Snoozin'. I read John's book on vacation, Thanksgiving of 1998. This past Thanksgiving I celebrated 1 year of being cured. I have to remind myself of how miserable I used to be. My family still can't believe the new me! I don't want to forget that without this plain comman sense rescue, I would no longer be able to lead a normal life. I had been so sleep deprived I could no longer drive safely, I could no longer do my job! I had no energy to enjoy my family. This illness consumed my life. I felt as though my life would be perfect if only I could sleep. If you can no longer tolerate the miserable life of an insomniac...do yourself a favor and read John's book. You will have a hard time putting it down, and you will be grateful for the rest of your life! Thank-you John, for writing this book, it has been a God Send! Holly
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Summary: Like a good ham sandwich...
Review: As is the case with so many self-help books, the heart of the matter lies hidden somewhere in the middle, buried in many layers of padding and filler. The good news is that the meat, once you get to it, is very good and seems to be working for me. This could easily have been issued as a pamphlet, but I think if you're sleeping poorly enough this little idea is worth the price of admission.
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Summary: Excellent, informative, a MUST for insomniacs...
Review: Being an insomnia sufferer myself, I was very interested in reading this book. John Weidman has put together a common-sense program that truly works. After many years of suffering from insomnia, of taking medications to put myself to sleep and trying every "cure" known to man, I read this book and what the author had to say made so much sense to me. I put the principles to work and I now am able to get to sleep without medications or any other "cures". I highly recommend this book for anybody that suffers from insomnia, as it is written in a way that all can relate to and easily follow.
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