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I don't know if this is common for those who experience insomnia, but I hate nighttime routines. In my 20s, I felt that the sleepless nights of my teen years...

You might be surprised to know that I don't suggest you abandon your morning cup of coffee. Usually, that's the first line of "advice" for those who have difficulty sleeping...

I've lived with insomnia for a very long time. Some seasons, I try to ebb and flow as my insomnia does, managing it from a sleep environment, sleep hygiene, mental...

There are many causes of my insomnia. The main one is pain. And believe me, it's a pain. If you've read my other articles, you'll know that I have a chronic illness called ankylosing...

When my sleep patterns change, I worry. Sometimes these changes are a predictor of impending mental health issues for me. This is not always the case, but I monitor changes...

Lately, I have been caught in the middle of a vicious cycle. Napping has never been my thing. In fact, I spend an inordinate amount of time staying busy from...

I used to set an alarm. Sometimes I would wake up before it went off, but most of the time, when I struggled to sleep during the night, that alarm...

In my experience, anxiety and insomnia have always gone hand in hand. Where there was one, the other was bound to be lurking in the shadows as well. So whenever...

If you are reading this article wondering what painsomnia is, consider yourself lucky. Many of us with chronic illnesses are very familiar with insomnia. I used to think I knew...

Guess who has more insomnia? Men or women? You may be in for a surprise...if you had the same thought I did, that is. Selection bias can lead sleep therapists...

Since I was about 10 years old, every summer I would go on a holiday with my mam, my aunt, and my grandparents. It was our tradition. Sometimes we would even...

I literally cannot remember a day that I haven't felt tired. (Welcome to life with insomnia, yes?) It might not always be first thing in the morning when I sit...

Have you ever lain awake half the night then finally slipped into some half-hearted doze only to wake a short while later, secretly and desperately hoping that hours and hours...

I was diagnosed as an adult with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) about 3 years ago. It explained so much – over or under-sleeping, inability to complete tasks, starting 1...

If you have insomnia, you get it. While we might say we are lying awake in bed at night and staring at the ceiling, that is not exactly true most...

Living with other chronic illnesses, I've heard many people refer to their disease or condition as their superpower. I think this is admirable. I think it's something like a coping...

I used to think that insomnia was a simple, single-sided shape – 2D, If you will. My thinking was that if I managed to find a way to figure out...

Even though physical activity didn't make me fall asleep immediately, the mental health benefits helped me tremendously. So even if I didn't fall asleep right away, I was eventually able...

As a sleep therapist, I think it helps people recover from their insomnia to normalise imperfect sleep. I'm not talking about normalising insomnia, but the kind of sleep that one...

Hey! I'm Jes, and I currently reside in northern Ontario, Canada. I'm intuitive, a mother of 2, a wife, artistic, and an advocate. I've suffered from insomnia most of my...