There is a strong upsurge is the number of people seeking relief from addiction to sleep aids and sleeping pills. While many of the sleep aids on the market claim to be non-addictive, clients come in for treatment because they find that not only can they not sleep without using a sleep aid but their tolerance increases over time. In addition these clients also experience withdrawal symptoms when they stop using them.  Sleeping pill dependency is extremely difficult to end.  Symptoms of withdrawal from drugs like Ambien®, Ambien CR® , Sonata® and Lunesta® can also be life threatening.   While sleep disorders are not particularly common, depression and anxiety, common mood disorders have been found to be causal in either preventing or sustaining sleep.