Wednesday, January 24, 2007

NO SLEEP SINCE BROOKLYN

I lay awake, long after I get in bed, unable to sleep. Sleeping has never, ever, been an issue for me in the past. I would usually fall asleep within five minutes of listening to my pillow's secrets. But now... ever since my move it seems like I am bursting with nervous energy from 10 pm to 2 am. And sometimes later.

I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night, which never used to happen. I have no trouble getting back to sleep, praise be.

Of course, it's not that I now need less sleep. I have a hell of a time getting up in the morning. My sheets and comforter come alive in the morning their tendrils conspiring against me, pinnning me to the mattress. And then I am just tired all day.

I've tried both types of sleepytime tea (and i mean both the real tea and the pseudonym).
I've tried whiskey.
I've tried, um, relaxing in other more private ways.
I've tried all the usual tricks.

None of it works.

My brother swears by some prescription drug called Ambien for long flights, but I want to avoid pills.

I suspect I need more exercise and less desk-sitting.

Any of you (all 4 of you who read) have good tricks for me to try?

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

A therapist I had in high school recommended the following exercise: start with your toes and relax your muscles all the way up your body while concentrating on your breathing.

It works sometimes.

Few things are worse than insominia.

1/25/2007 8:22 PM  

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