Need a brighter light?

Last, a remarkably high number of these sleep patients cannot "see the light" because the sleep problem itself is impairing their concentration, memory, judgment and decision-making, and the individual with the sleep problem is often the last person to see that they have a problem with these cognitive abilities. 

I have studied this phenomenon a great deal in my practice, and I've written about this problem extensively in my book Sound Sleep, Sound Mind.  Part I of the book draws out these connections so the reader can break through the haze caused by sleep problems to see how this "haze" is impairing their judgment not only about their sleep problems but also about many other functions and activities in every day life. For some, this step may be one of the only ways to break through the barrier, and that was one of my primary audiences I kept in mind while writing.

If a "Show Me" sleep patient eventually accepts that they are injuring someone else’s sleep, then there’s some chance they will move forward.  In the best of all worlds, they will connect the zzzots once they start treatment and realize some personal benefits from the process.  Then, their internal drive will start to kick in, because they feel the value of treatment for themselves as well as the person who jumpstarted the whole thing.

Or perhaps they wait until they're...