Surviving the Work Day After a Sleepless NightAt least once a week, I battle through the school day after a sleepless night. I manage to make it through the workday after tossing and turning, trying not to...reactionscomments
How It Started and How It's Going: Tinnitus and InsomniaNot all that long ago, I was sharing my experience with insomnia with a friend. I probably wouldn't have had to say very much; it was written all over my...reactionscomments
A Teacher's Back-to-School Insomnia PlanYawn... It's time to start setting my alarm again. Back-to-school mania, here I come. There's a new wakeup time. Well, I'll be honest – there is a wakeup time. I...reactionscomments
Insomnia? You Again?Things were going well for so long. My insomnia had all but withered away, but I feel like I am on a downhill slide lately. Unlike many of the other...reactionscomments
Insomnia: When Ignorance Is Not Always BlissEye color. Hair color. Height. Frame. Metabolism. All of these are things my mother has gifted me. We are similar in many ways, and the more time passes, the more...reactionscomments
Insomnia Versus Pets: The Bedtime BattlePets are such a comfort. Occasionally, they are a pain, but, by and large, they are the one thing that can bring peace on the hardest of days. I always...reactionscomments
Navigating the Dreaded Middle-Of-The-Night Wake-UpsMiddle-of-the-night wake-ups are the worst, am I right, or am I right? You know you have been there. You roll over with your eyes wide open and take a look...reactions1comment
Insomnia: How It Started and How It's GoingMy brain is virtually bursting with the most useless of thoughts. Amazingly, I have room up there to store some obscure memories, too. I remember the first time I tasted...reactions1comment
All Good Things Must Come to an End, But Please, Not Yet!I think I am on an upswing, finally. However, I am a natural-born worrier, and I am afraid it won't last. It feels good to have a leg up on...reactionscomments
Sleepaway Gone WrongSince venturing down the road that is insomnia, I have experimented with several different bedtime routines in the hopes of alleviating my sleep stress. Nothing has cured my insomnia, but...reactionscomments
Sleep Math: Crunching the NumbersAren’t Facebook reels and TikTok videos the best? On a daily basis, you can find at least a dozen videos that relate directly to your job, your life as a...reactionscomments
When Spring Break Breaks Your Sleep RoutineSpring Break this year was great. I accomplished a long list of tasks around the house, watched all the Netflix and Hulu my heart desired, and got myself back on...reactionscomments
What Not to Say to an InsomniacWe all put a foot in our mouths at some point or another. Most of us have made the mistake of saying “Yes, ma’am,” when we meant to say “Yes...reactionscomments
Arming Myself by Knowing My Insomnia TriggersGetting to know your insomnia patterns can be tricky, but if you become acquainted with them, you may even learn to recognize insomnia triggers. It can be a slow process;...reactionscomments
My Noisemaker Died…and So Did a Part of My SoulI woke up in the middle of the night last night – the fact that I was ever asleep to find myself awake was a sheer miracle. It wasn’t my...reactionscomments
My Experience Trying to Sleep Without Using My Meditation AppI did a foolish thing last night. While I am no stranger to making significantly less-than-wise choices from time to time, this 1 might top the list. My normal bedtime...reactions1comment
3 Lessons I Have Learned About My Insomnia…and MyselfFor the last several years, I have endured insomnia and all the fun that goes along with it. My insomnia started in my mid-40s and really ramped up when I...reactionscomments
Insomnia + Vacation = Success!A few months ago, I experimented with some odd little changes here and there to my bedtime routine; just to see if I could improve my insomnia. When the strange...reactionscomments
Too Little Sleep and Too Much Think-TimeThink-time is important – really important. The more we have, the better we are at making decisions and coming up with solutions. At the same time, you can have too...reactions2comments
Let’s Not Throw Around the Word “Cure” When It Comes to InsomniaYou know what frustrates me more than anything else? Scrolling through social media only to see post after post declaring that companies have found the answers to all that ails...reactionscomments
