Amanda Osowski

I was diagnosed with asthma last fall, at age 36. It was a direct result of having the RSV virus, and permanent damage to my lungs. It was a shock...

My insomnia has gone through a variety of stages throughout life - everything from staying up for days at a time to living in cycles of twilight sleep - I've...

I struggled with insomnia long before I knew it's name. I vividly remember laying away in my childhood bedroom, staring at the moonlight coming through the window, and wondering how...

I think out of all the questions I get asked about living with insomnia, the most frequently ones are, "How do you volley back? When you have a bad night...

I knew, without a doubt, that having a child would complicate my days living with insomnia. And, I knew that that I would do everything I could possibly do to...

I think to be honest this has been my biggest challenge since I was a young child – my nightly brain-body patterns with insomnia. I'll get into bed – to...

Insomnia – a disorder. A symptom. A challenge. A conflict. I have struggled with sleep for my entire life. I've written insomnia articles for about 3 decades, including how some...

I have lived with depression for all of my adult life. There have been seasons in which it simply has been a bystander, managed well by medication and watching me...

I am someone who has traditionally run warm my entire life. Every room I've ever slept in with a ceiling fan has had that fan on, at least medium speed...

In my old age of 36, I've learned there's a gigantic difference between "going to bed" and "going to sleep." For me, my falling asleep fears with insomnia are a...

I have used medication to support my sleep, to enable me to fall asleep, and to allow me to sleep through the night, on and off for as long as...

Four years ago, we got a puppy. We brought him home at 8 weeks old, and it was in many ways like having a newborn. He was crate trained but...

I'm going to go out on a limb here, and guess that if you're reading this article, you've used caffeine to both manage the side effects of insomnia, AND caffeine...

I’ve written several articles about living with anxiety and how it impacts my insomnia. Recently, I’ve noticed that there’s been 1 thing really getting in the way of my sleep...

As someone living with multiple chronic conditions, I'm unfortunately not a stranger to 1 condition impacting another. When my insomnia rages, I often experience Crohn's disease-related flare-ups. When my anxiety...

I've written previously about living with anxiety and depression in addition to insomnia. Last spring, I shared how I had begun taking medication for said anxiety on an as-needed basis...

Let’s face it. Whether we’re headed to school, work, meetings, doctor's appointments, therapy, errands, or any number of other places, I think it’s fair to say that most people aren’t...

I’ve shared before that in addition to insomnia, I also live with Crohn’s Disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and migraines. Although I am on medication to manage each of these conditions, I...