Meeting My Insomnia Head-on in the New Year...New Year’s resolutions are not typically my thing. In fact, I tend to scroll right on past posts that even mention the...reactions1comment
Battling Insomnia: To Be Seen...I see you. It has been a long night, hasn't it? More than just one long night, a row of many long...reactionscomments
Sleep and Magical Thinking...If there was one magical fix for insomnia, we'd know about it already. Forums like this one wouldn't be needed, and nobody...reactionscomments
When Anxiety and Insomnia Become Bedfellows...There is no reason to beat around the bush. I have anxiety. Lately, it’s been almost to the point of crippling me...reactionscomments
Cooler Nights, Menopause, and Insomnia...Let me start by saying that I normally keep the temperature in my bedroom just a smidge above something suitable for a...reactionscomments
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Adult Lullabies – My Insomnia Sleepy Time Playlist...My Spotify playlists all fall into one of two overarching categories – those that energize me, the ones that make me dance...reactionscomments
Why People Don't Try CBT-I: Barriers to Treatment...In a recent poll, only 8 percent of you responded that you have tried cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). This was...reactionscomments
Sleepless but Not Alone: Building a Community for Those Who Understand...Insomnia is isolating in a way that’s hard to put into words. There’s something uniquely painful and lonely about lying awake in...reactionscomments
The Guilt of Exhaustion...Can we talk about the guilt? About this unspoken side effect of struggling with exhaustion? I’ll be the first to admit that...reactions1comment
A Letter to My Sleep...Dear Sleep, All I want in life is you. For you to be "normal." For you to be waiting for me at...reactionscomments
Insomnia Treatment: It's Not Always "Common Sense"...I recently completed CBT for insomnia treatment with a patient. His sleep has improved dramatically over 5 sessions and he’s leaving treatment...reactionscomments
How Vibrators, Orgasms, and Solo Sex Affect My Sleep...For some of us, sleep is elusive, frustrating, and something much sought after. If insomnia is a common bedfellow for you, you...reactions1comment
5 Things I Wish Doctors Understood About Insomnia...Those of you living with chronic insomnia have likely been to at least 1 doctor about it. Whether that is your primary...reactions4comments
Insomnia, Loneliness, and Sleeping Partners...As an under-eye-bag-wearing member of the Insomnia club, I used to spend my hours awake at night wondering how other people slept...reactions5comments
My Number One Tip...As a cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) trained sleep coach, a lot of people ask me for sleep help. I've had...reactionscomments
Being Soothed to Sleep by My Heated Blanket...I am someone who has traditionally run warm my entire life. Every room I've ever slept in with a ceiling fan has...reactionscomments
Sleep Side Effects of Abilify...Before I started experiencing so much stress in my life, I was an 8 hour minimum kind of girl. Less than 8...reactions12comments
The 3 Ps of Insomnia: How 1 Bad Night Turns Into 100...If you suffer with chronic insomnia, you may be able to pinpoint when it started. Maybe it began around the time you...reactionscomments
Why Can I Sleep on My Couch, But Not in My Bed?...There’s a joke about insomnia that I can relate to: Insomniacs don’t really have trouble sleeping. They can sleep almost anywhere – on...reactions7comments
