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No one is surprised when a child is afraid of going to sleep. There could be monsters in the closet or under the bed. All of those strange nighttime noises are...

I arrived last night at approximately 11:00 PM. Where? It's easily called the point of no return. I know it was 11:00 because that's the time I normally try to...

The nighttime is stressful. My bed and/or bedroom give me anxiety. If I don't follow my sleep routine, I struggle to fall asleep or wake up often and abruptly. Even...

In my sleep therapy practice and in my personal experience, I've witnessed shifts in good sleepers toward poorer sleep due to particular scenarios created by working from home. People who...

It’s 4 AM and I haven’t slept a wink. I have an online college lecture at 9 AM. That’s only 5 hours away. I want to be asleep. This class is really important. I...

It is not a secret. Depression has a big impact on some sleep. While we know it affects how we sleep, it does not necessarily have the same impact on...

Who doesn't lose a little sleep between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day? These are times of social gatherings, celebrations of faith, and merriment. Sounds lovely, right? But even these pleasant...

With my husband and our circle of friends, I've become notorious for the pre-evening activity nap. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does happen, it's a somewhat comical...

Exposure to light can help some people with certain kinds of insomnia. However, the research is mixed. Let us – ahem – shine a light on it. Bright light therapy...

Over the years of living with insomnia, I've learned something very important – the anatomy of the nap. Now, just as the tips or tricks that help us fall asleep...

I keep very odd hours. While my schedule is fairly consistent, the hours are still odd. I usually pass out between 3 and 4 in the morning and sleep off...

I take a sleeping tablet every night. It has changed my life. I went from being awake almost 24/7 – short 20-minute naps here and there – to sleeping a...

Hi, my name is Ali! Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am 24 years old, and I live in the south of Ireland in the countryside by the sea. I...

Have you ever been kept awake by a snoring partner? How many times have you been able to sleep but could not because of the person sleeping next to you?...

Despite its popularity in countries where it can be bought over the counter, melatonin is not recommended as a treatment for insomnia compared to no medication. It's also not suggested...

I am back to working full time in my office. I have been waiting for almost a year and a half for this. To be honest, my insomnia does not...

Daylight saving time. The understandable but frustrating practice of turning our clocks ahead one hour in the spring and back again one hour in the fall. Why do we do...

It is that time of year again. The arrival of fall means more than changing foliage. For those of us who live in time zones that still observe daylight saving...

I hit 47 this year. Gah. I have to admit – not loving the way that sounds. But on with the show, right? Strange things are happening to my body...

It’s right around the corner: the change from daylight saving time to standard time. Theoretically, we “gain” an hour of sleep after we set our clocks back by an hour...