Insomnia
Something’s wrong. I have been able to sleep for one of the last 38 hours. I’m lying down, in the dark, trying to go to sleep, and I can’t. The only caffeine I’ve had is tea, about a liter, 18 hours ago. I’m not taking any other stimulants. I’ve even taken 15 mg of Ambien (I took 15 mg last night as well.) It just slows my mental processes, it doesn’t actually help me get to sleep. It’s like I’m in some perverse medical experiment in which critical parts of my brain have been removed. My eyes are burning, my muscles are tired, but I cannot sleep.
I’m going to go brew a pot of a chamomile tisane. I’m going to warm up my Chinese buckwheat hulls neck pillow that’s laced with herbs that I suppose are supposed to do something. It’s a relaxation device, so maybe they’re supposed to be relaxing herbs. It’s also a therapeutic device, so maybe they’re analgesic herbs. Or just “aromatherapy”. At this point I don’t care that much, it will just be nice to have something warm on my neck. I’ll turn out the lights. I’ll put something quiet on the radio or television.
Wish me luck. Post to the message boards with any ideas.
(I did finally end up getting to sleep.)
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