Seeing a Sleep Specialist for My Insomnia: Part 1While I have lived with a chronic condition that left me with medical post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) since the age of 13...reactions1comment
Sleep Hygiene Can't Be EnoughSleep hygiene is such a strange term, isn't it? People who sleep well would think it means "cleaning up your sleep" and...reactionscomments
What Finally 'Cured' My Insomnia (And All the Things That Didn’t)During my 2-ish year struggle with active insomnia, I felt as though I was living my life through foggy glasses. I spent...reactions1comment
The Hardest Part of Living With Insomnia Is...When I think about my insomnia, the very first word that comes to my mind, the loudest word that resonates within me...reactionscomments
My Internal Clock Reset and I Am Sleeping. I Am Scared.For whatever reason, my internal clock has reset and stabilized. I should be happy that I am able to sleep, but I...reactionscomments
Splurging for InsomniaIf money was no object and you did not have to look at a single price tag, what would you buy? No...reactionscomments
Insomnia: Unpredictable Sleep PatternsI have recently gone through a wide range of sleep patterns. This has left me completely out of sorts and led to...reactionscomments
The (Virtual) Doctor Is In! Sharing Telehealth ExperiencesAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues, telehealth is being used by more and more people. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual...reactionscomments
Sleeping With the Enemy: Insomnia and a Chronic IllnessThere is a real and frightening unpredictability to my nights. It goes far beyond the normal worry over whether or not I...reactionscomments
What Is My Ideal Sleeping Environment?Today, my bedroom looks and feels mostly ideal to me. If I had more disposable finances or slept alone, there’d be a...reactionscomments
Insomnia: The Most Common(ly Misunderstood) Sleep Disorder (Part 1)Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, affecting 10 to 15 percent of adults. Given that so many of us are struggling...reactionscomments
Insomnia: The Most Common(ly Misunderstood) Sleep Disorder (Part 2)Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. But the word “insomnia” is thrown around so often that it has lost some of...reactions3comments
You Know You Have Insomnia When...Living with insomnia, for me, means that I am constantly exhausted. I am often drowsy. Sometimes I am overtired. And as a...reactions4comments
Finding Your One Thing: Fine-Tuning Your SleepThis article is part of an author series on finding and focusing on one thing to improving sleep hygiene. Check out Part...reactionscomments
Insomnia: Multiple Alarm Clocks Annoy MeMy husband has to get up pretty close to the time when my body is settling down to sleep. I have been...reactions1comment
My New (Extremely Late) NormalA consistent phrase mostly meant to be motivational, I've heard since March, is "finding your new normal." I kept waiting for the...reactionscomments
Playlist for InsomniaInsomnia, a word used to describe how we struggle to fall asleep and or stay asleep. This usually far exceeds just a bad...reactionscomments
Workout Timing and InsomniaThe relationship between sleep and exercise has been investigated extensively over the years. Studies have shown that proper exercise can actually alleviate...reactionscomments
Fluctuating Hormones – Fluctuating SleepHormones. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. For 27 years of my life, I experienced heavy, painful menstruation – on...reactionscomments
Endless Summer DaysI know that I’m not the only one who has additional trouble sleeping during the summertime. Why do I think that is?...reactionscomments
