Posted by
ryuzaki0
on from the because-ms.-right-pursues-me dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Slate has a story about the guy who registered tired.com in 1997 and put up on the home page "Are you tired? Tell us why." He's collected 32,000 emails from tired people, including an one from a Navy ship at sea that's too good to be fake."
Re:Agreed, insomnia is not a joke
by
peterwilm
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· Score: 5, Informative
Just to make really sure: Have you tried
*totally* abstaining form caffeine (including coffee, tea, soft drinks)?
totally abstaining from alcohol
totally abstaining from sleeping aids(!)
doing some light to medium cardio activity in the morning or early afternoon (but not in the evening)
refraining from taking naps during the day (only one sleep interval -- at night)
getting up at 7 a.m. (or even earlier), no matter what
Have you followed the above hints together and religiously for at least four weeks?
Many insomniacs are "cured" with the above mentioned measurements.
Additionally, has a psychiatric doctor checked you whether you suffer from clinical depression? Really severe insomnia often is a symptom of clinical depression.
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- *totally* abstaining form caffeine (including coffee, tea, soft drinks)?
- totally abstaining from alcohol
- totally abstaining from sleeping aids(!)
- doing some light to medium cardio activity in the morning or early afternoon (but not in the evening)
- refraining from taking naps during the day (only one sleep interval -- at night)
- getting up at 7 a.m. (or even earlier), no matter what
Have you followed the above hints together and religiously for at least four weeks?Many insomniacs are "cured" with the above mentioned measurements.
Additionally, has a psychiatric doctor checked you whether you suffer from clinical depression? Really severe insomnia often is a symptom of clinical depression.