Insomnia: Thief of Productivity and Fuel for Procrastination...My sleep schedule is not much of a schedule, but if I had to compare it to anything, I would say it is a hybrid third-shift schedule. This cuts down...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Health Resources...Living with a chronic health condition can be challenging, frustrating, and tiring. You might feel like your life is on hold. Frequent hospital stays, difficult or noticeable symptoms, and constant...
Managing Healthcare Expenses...Managing a chronic health condition can take a financial toll on you and your family. Costs add up quickly from medicines, testing, copays, travel, and more. But help is available...
Disability Benefits...When you have a chronic medical condition, there may be times when you are not able to work. This can seriously affect your finances and your family’s. However, there is...
Workplace Considerations...Everyone deserves to be treated fairly at work, including people with chronic medical conditions or disabilities. It is not only the right thing to do – it is the law...
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...Living with a chronic health condition may make working impossible at some point. Your symptoms can affect your ability to get your job done. When this happens, you may find...
What Others Hear When I Say 'Insomnia'...The other day I was talking to a friend who asked how I was. It had been a particularly “awake” night prior, 1 where I’d slept only in short bursts...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Will you take our In America survey to share the truth about life with insomnia?...Insomnia is so much more than trouble sleeping. The impacts stretch into all aspects of life and the struggle is often invisible. Help bring to light what living with insomnia...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingResearch & Clinical TrialsAwareness
Chaos and Insomnia...It has been a rough couple of months at home for my family. I'm not talking about run-of-the-mill COVID-19 rough, but we have struggled through unimaginable things over the past...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Is Insomnia Psychological or Biological, or Both?...I hold a controversial opinion about insomnia. It's an opinion formed by my experience as a person with insomnia and my professional experience as a person who treats people with...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Insomnia – Bouncing Back After a Tough Night...I’ve lived with insomnia for a long time. For the most part, I have developed tools and skills to manage my sleep disorder. That doesn’t make me exempt from struggles!...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Circadian Rhythm? I Have No Rhythm. I Have Insomnia....There seems to be no rhyme or reason to my sleep patterns. I would not even call it a pattern. Sometimes I sleep. Sometimes I do not. Occasionally, I sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why Are They Rebranding Insomnia?...I decided to write an article about preparing for my return to full-time work outside of my home. Doing a brief Google search, I looked for suggestions I could share...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
From 0 to 100 – My Medical Scare That Put Me to Sleep (Part 1)...I recently had a pretty major shift in the status of my health in a pretty awful way. I was living and loving "normal life," as I had just recently...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living With Insomnia...Living with insomnia is a unique and intensely personal adventure. Let me tell you about my experience. When I was a little girl, I used to run around a lot...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Sleep Affirmations...I'd like to dedicate some words to those in the sleep disorders community. Words, that if you'd like, have the option that you can come back to, read aloud or...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
FeaturedAllergies and Insomnia...How do seasonal allergies impact your sleep? Are you able to get rest despite the itching and stuffiness? ...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesSleep HygieneTips & Advice
Caffeine: My Favorite Nemesis...I’ve loved coffee my whole life. It’s normal for children to drink coffee in my family’s culture. I vividly recall having a mug every morning alongside my bowl of Cocoa...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Predictably Unpredictable Schedule of Insomnia...If there is 1 thing you can count on when you have insomnia, it is that you cannot count on anything. Sleep schedules vary wildly. The only constant is that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Insomnia for Life...I’ve shared before that I began struggling with signs and symptoms of insomnia as a child. From frequent movement during the night to blankets strewn across the floor in the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
