3:12 a.m. again. Not anxious-panic — just awake, like someone flipped a switch. My brain started rehearsing an email I already sent on Monday. Then tomorrow's to-do list. Then whether I'm broken because melatonin stopped working. Lying there doing the math on hours left again. St...
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Insomnia
Another night staring at the ceiling? Share sleep hygiene that helped, meds that didn’t, and the mental toll of chronic tiredness.
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Do I have insomnia. The bedtime was still reasonable. I did not have a 3:12 yet
Do I have insomnia sat as a maybe. The bedtime was still reasonable. I did not have a 3:12 yet. This is not a switch someone already flipped. This is not an email I already sent. I did not take a quiz. I had a week of hours that would not sit still, and a word I would not say out...
Can't fall asleep. The first hour still had not become sleep
The first hour still had not become sleep. This ceiling. The body was tired and the night had not started. This is not a switch someone flipped after sleep had already begun. This is not a panic that sat on the edge of the bed. I had ordinary dark, and an hour that would not turn...
Waking up too early. The birds had already started. I could not go back
The birds had already started. The night had already ended. I could not go back. This is not a 3:12 and a switch someone flipped. This is not a panic that sat on the edge while they stayed asleep. I had ordinary morning noise, and a leftover that arrived before I had used the dar...
Can't switch off from work. The charger was already in the wall
The charger was already in the wall. I was already in bed. The leftover was still a thread from the afternoon. This is not a 3:12 and an email I already sent. This is not a lid that still had to close. The bag was already down, and a sentence from the meeting would not stay at th...
Not refreshed after sleep. The night had hours. The morning still had yesterday
The night had hours on the clock. The morning still had yesterday. Nobody in the house mentioned snoring. This is not a page that jumped to apnea. This is not a 3:12 that stole the hours. I had a stretch that looked like sleep, and a day that would not start as if the night had b...
Can't stay asleep. The extra blanket was still folded. The stretch would not hold
The extra blanket was still folded at the foot. Sleep had already started. Then the stretch would not hold. I was already awake again. This is not a 3:12 and a switch someone flipped. This is not a first hour that never became sleep. I had an ordinary fold I had not needed, and a...
Chronic insomnia. The fan was already in the closet. The season had already changed
The fan was already in the closet. The season had already changed. The leftover had not packed. This is not a wall calendar that already had the next month. This is not a 3:12 that stole one night. I had ordinary storage, and a leftover that had outlasted the weather I put away....
How long does insomnia last. The fridge note still had a question mark
The sticky note on the fridge still had a question mark. How long. Nobody had given it a last page. This is not a wall calendar that already had the next month. This is not a year after a visit I could point at. I had ordinary paper on a door, and a leftover that would not take a...
Insomnia and anxiety. The sleep visit used insomnia. After lunch already had the other word
The sleep visit used insomnia. After lunch already had the other word. I did not get a table. I did not get a quiz. This is not a work note and an after-hours line. This is not a waitlist then an intake. I had two names in two times of day, and a leftover that would not stay with...
Can't fall asleep after waking. The bathroom door was already shut. I was already back
The bathroom door was already shut. I was already back. The second stretch would not start. This is not a switch someone flipped with no trip in it. This is not birds that had already started. I had an ordinary door, and a return that would not become sleep again. Did the leftove...
Short-term insomnia. The suitcase was already zipped. The week away was supposed to be over
The suitcase was already zipped in the hall. The week away was supposed to be over. The leftover had not come home with the clothes. This is not a fan already packed because a season had changed. This is not a 3:12 I could still name. I had ordinary zippers, and nights that would...
Insomnia vs sleep deprivation. The headline used deprivation. The night was this night
The headline used sleep deprivation. The night was this night. I did not get a table. I did not get a quiz. This is not a sleep visit and a leftover after lunch. This is not a work note and an after-hours line. I had another word on a page, and a leftover that would not sit with...
Shift work insomnia. The curtain was still down. The street was already lunch
The curtain was still down. The street was already lunch. The leftover was still last night’s dark. This is not a charger already in at bedtime after a day shift. This is not birds that had already started on a morning I was supposed to use. I had ordinary blackout, and a clock o...
Can't sleep at night but can during the day. The afternoon light was already on the floor
The afternoon light was already on the living-room floor. That leftover held. The bed would not take the night. This is not a curtain still down because the street was lunch. This is not a first hour that never started. I had ordinary daylight on the boards, and a night that woul...