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Originally Posted by cromag
This is going to be an incredibly stressful year on every front. I seem to be reacting by having my insomnia rear its ugly head. I got 3.5 hours of sleep Saturday night and, so far, no sleep Sunday night into Monday morning. I still have time to get (maybe) 3 hours of sleep before a meeting.
Ugh.
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Originally Posted by Hitch
Well, if you suffer from it chronically, you've probably tried EVERY-thing, but...what have you tried, if you don't mind me asking? Fellow chronic sufferer here. BAD.
Hitch
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I have always had a mild circadian rhythm sleep disorder. When I was younger it was actually a benefit -- I had no problems working a rotating shift, and was fine with 24 hours of darkness in Alaska. Also, I have family members with SAD -- but not me.
The routine insomnia started about 2 years ago and responds unbelievably well to a dose of strong light when I get up. I lucked into that solution last summer. I get very good results from reading on the deck in the sun -- when we have sun. I got a "therapy light" (intended for SAD sufferers) for days when we don't have sun and, while I don't
enjoy it as much as the sun, it works.
This bout is stress related. Doesn't happen as often, and the light
helps, but it's not a miracle.