Check for Insomnia Symptoms

If you often have trouble sleeping, you can use this brief screening tool to see if you have symptoms of Insomnia and if Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia may be helpful to you. Your responses to these questions will be anonymous, and no information will be collected, saved, or sent over the Internet.

About these questions

The questions you will be asked come from the "Insomnia Severity Index," or "ISI" for short. This is a proven tool for screening for symptoms of Insomnia. This questionnaire does not provide a diagnosis. Only a health care or mental health care provider can diagnose Insomnia or other sleep conditions.

Summary of Your Results

Your responses suggest that you have several symptoms of insomnia (difficulty sleeping) and that you may benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia. Learn more about this proven treatment that has helped many people, including Vets. We encourage you to see your health care provider or a mental health professional to find out more about how treatment, like CBT, could help you.

Your answers suggest that you may have some symptoms of insomnia (difficulty sleeping), though they may be mild or minimal. If your sleep problems affect how well you function at home, work, or school, you may benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Insomnia. Learn more about this proven treatment that has helped many people. If you feel like treatment may help you, visit your health care provider or mental health professional to discuss your options. To learn about treatment resources for other mental health conditions, visit the Additional Resources section of this website.

Your answers indicate that you have few, if any, symptoms of insomnia (difficulty sleeping). You may not feel the need for treatment at this time. However, you still may wish to learn more about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. To learn about treatment resources for other mental health conditions, visit the Additional Resources section of this website.

You reported that you sometimes have thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way. If you would like to speak with someone immediately, or feel at any time that you might be in danger of harming yourself or someone else, please know that there are people who care and ready to help right away.

There are several options for support right now:

Call the Veterans and Military Crisis Line at 988 and Press 1.
Text the Veterans and Military Crisis Line at 838255.
Chat confidentially online with a Veterans and Military Crisis Line counselor.
Call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.

If you are in crisis or are in need of immediate help:

If you feel at any time that you might be in danger of harming yourself or someone else or you would like to speak with someone immediately, please know that there are people who care and ready to help right away. There are several options for support right now:

Call the Veterans and Military Crisis Line at 988 and Press 1.
Text the Veterans and Military Crisis Line at 838255.
Chat confidentially online with a Veterans and Military Crisis Line counselor.
Call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room.

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Your privacy is very important. No information that you provide will be kept or stored.

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