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Ten things that have helped me with insomnia
Insomnia has plagued me since I was a child. As early as eight years of age, I used to wake up far earlier than my friends, unable to fall back asleep even though my body was exhausted. On nights when pals slept over, I’d lie awake and lonely in the early mornings, finally tossing a stuffed animal (or two) in the direction of my sleepmate, only to exclaim “Well, we might as well get up and play now!” when they questioned why a stuffed pegasus had just hit them in the head.
Short of hypnosis (which is on the docket for me this summer), I think I have tried just about every cure and medicine and supplement available to rid me of insomnia. Big picture, what works best is reducing stress and laying off the vino, but aside from these obvious (and not so fun) best practices, I wanted to share a few things that have worked for me, in case they work for you.
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