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5 Reasons You Still Have Insomnia (and How to Get Some D*mn Sleep)
I poured over countless articles, apps, and books to create this 5-step guide to help you sleep better with zero mentions of bedtime porn except the one time I mention bedtime porn. You’re welcome.
In the dead of night, self-disgust washed over me. The sensation was a familiar one — an old lover slipping quietly beneath the sheets. Remember me? Here I am again.
No, go away, I begged. Please.
I thought of my child tucked under her velvet pink blanket, unreachable in her slumber. I thought of my husband, asleep on the couch like he had been for the last decade because his wife is a light sleeper. Because his wife is a non-sleeper.
I felt alone in a way that hollowed me out. Made me think, What is wrong with you? Why can’t you just sleep?
Sleep!
I bolted upright and slapped myself hard across the right cheek. Then the left. I hit myself so hard that I wondered if it were possible to give myself a concussion. Stunned, I lay back down, cheeks stinging. I curled the duvet around myself, closed my eyes, and — hours later — found sleep. It wasn’t enough. It rarely was.
I’d encountered countless sleepless nights, but that one felt different. Maybe because I’d b*tch slapped myself. Maybe…
