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5 Ways to Have a Better Nights Sleep*
I’ve suffered from insomnia since I was thirteen and I’ve gone into it in more detail in some other posts on my blog. However over the years i’ve found a few ways to help get a better nights sleep. Yes, I’ll probably always have insomnia but that doesn’t mean I’ll never have a good nights sleep again. Here are a few ways I can make that happen. Invest in a Decent Mattress Not only does a bad mattress mean an uncomfortable nights sleep, but it can also stop you getting sleep at all if you’re tossing and turning trying to get comfortable. Yes, a mattress can be expensive especially as…
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5 Ways to Cope with Insomnia*
It’s not a secret on my blog that I struggle with insomnia. The first time I ever remember having it I was 13 and it was the summer before I started high school. I was so anxious that I couldn’t sleep for weeks on end. My parents took me to the doctors and I was giving some herbal drops. I used to have to sleep on the sofa so I wouldn’t wake my sister as we shared a room. I remember a low of falling asleep in a cafe. A lot of people tell me at 13 I couldn’t possibly have insomnia but believe me, it went on for weeks,…
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The Secret Diary of an Insomniac
Credit I’m writing this at 6:12am, and I haven’t been to sleep yet. This is bad, even for me. I feel ill because I’m so tired, you know.. sick, shakey, yet my brain.. no matter what I do.. will not shut off. This is a common thing for me. So many nights do I lie awake willing my brain to just stop whizzing and whirling around so I can simply catch a few hours sleep. It’s usually worse after a few good nights of sleep, I managed three this week and now I’m paying for it with one night where it appears that I won’t be sleeping at all. I…
