tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6034018384990283950..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: To Sleep, Perchance to . . . HealJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90048973390728830802012-12-10T12:23:02.733-05:002012-12-10T12:23:02.733-05:00Wow--these are realities that seem insurmountable....Wow--these are realities that seem insurmountable. And I know students have similar problems--not only because their circadian rhythms wake them up right around 10 at night, but because they are all multi-taskers who work and go to school and can't seem to get it all done, so they sacrifice sleep.<br /><br />I feel for those of you who can't sleep, and I wonder what the best suggestions J.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10645619340090509305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37473392402435712742012-12-10T10:50:18.125-05:002012-12-10T10:50:18.125-05:00I suffer from chronic insomnia. I've tried eve...I suffer from chronic insomnia. I've tried everything, including a special lamp on my desk. I'm exhausted all the time and have despaired of finding any help.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-54037287178330677322012-12-10T10:04:18.583-05:002012-12-10T10:04:18.583-05:00When I was a single parent, raising three kids, gr...When I was a single parent, raising three kids, grading English papers until 2 or 3 a.m., and going to work by 7:15, I got essentially no sleep. The solution, perhaps, is to manage to live long enough to retire!So I'm retired. But now I often wake up at 5 or 6 a.m., usually when my brain is on overdrive working on a writing problem. Maybe there is no good balance.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37092367360175298442012-12-10T08:36:59.065-05:002012-12-10T08:36:59.065-05:00But what do you do when your own mind wakes you up...But what do you do when your own mind wakes you up at five a.m. and starts running through your endless to-do list? How do you turn that off? Is anxiety a cause or an effect?Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.com