Living

Traveling with insomnia can lead to sleepless nights or tossing and turning all night. Changing beds every night for a week could lead to a level of exhaustion that I...

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Yesterday morning, I woke up knowing I just had to tell this story. I had my own real-life example of what I discuss with clients all of the time –...

Things are getting serious around here. Insomnia is becoming as much a part of me as my own personality traits. That is the last thing I want to happen. It's...

I met Deb at the gym a couple of years ago and the gym, being a very friendly and social place, brought us together at different times. Deb’s husband recently...

I recently returned home after spending a week in a different time zone. This time zone was just 1 hour ahead of my own, so I did not expect it...

I don’t always exercise as often as perhaps I should. My gym membership is current but my attendance is sporadic. My mind, however, is highly active. It never skips a...

I was getting plenty of sleep by my standards. I was used to functioning on several hours less sleep. Still, I felt tired all the time. I found myself struggling...

Moving – even when it is a good move – is one of the most stressful things to do and go through. I am certainly a creature of habit and...

Perhaps I was too grumpy at the time to try this concept, but looking back at my former life with insomnia, I wish I'd been more grateful sooner than I...

Melatonin is a curious thing. Over the last few years, I have tried it occasionally when I had trouble sleeping with mixed results. Every time I took it, I did...

Recently, I have been fielding questions from providers and patients alike about the treatment of insomnia with binaural beats. “Binaural beats” or “BBs” was a new term to me, so...

Insomnia sucks. I wish you knew just how much. Not that I would wish it upon you – I most assuredly would not – but there is a silent apartness...

In a previous article related to insomnia, I briefly wrote that my post-orthostatic syndrome (POTS) affects my sleep, and lack thereof. My diagnosis of dysautonomia and POTS symptoms became very...

Since I have insomnia, it’s rare that I sleep deep enough or long enough to have memorable dreams. Now that my sleep schedule has changed and I am getting more...

Insomnia provides the most incredible gifts. I mean, when I sit back and think (and I have a lot of time to do that – insomnia, you know) I realize...

When a person experiences insomnia, particularly over a long time, it can often lead to some research in the wee hours of the morning. For me, it sets me on...

If you are anything like me, sleep is vital to your existence. And, it is also nonnegotiable for my pain management. While I can sit here and say this now...

Many (most?) people associate the dimming of the lights at night with the sweet seduction of blissful sleep. Darkness equals rest. But I have lived with both chronic insomnia and...

Over the last several months, I have noticed my partner experiencing more insomnia and signs of light sleeping. They are finding it harder to fall asleep than normal. Typically, he’s...