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Ten things that have helped me with insomnia

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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…