The best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.”
I have insomnia too. Someone told me that their opinion of insomnia is that it usually means there's something bothering you - in my case it's usually extra work I need to do or a problem I need to journal out. 7/10 times if I get out of bed and take care of whatever is bothering me I'm able to fall asleep faster than I would have if I'd stayed in bed trying to sleep. The other 3/10 times I watch old movies or read and wait it out.
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I have had chronic insomnia since I was a teen.
One of the reasons I started drinking regularly was to deal with the anxiety that keeps me awake and turn off my brain so I could pass out.
I have noticed that even getting just a few hours of normal sleep and being tired the next day is better than passing out and waking up with a raging hangover.
One of the reasons I started drinking regularly was to deal with the anxiety that keeps me awake and turn off my brain so I could pass out.
I have noticed that even getting just a few hours of normal sleep and being tired the next day is better than passing out and waking up with a raging hangover.
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Fear of Sleep | This American Life
And here's a link to a show I was just listening to on NPR about anxiety and insomnia, among other sleep issues, which is what caused your post to jump out at me.
And here's a link to a show I was just listening to on NPR about anxiety and insomnia, among other sleep issues, which is what caused your post to jump out at me.
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