GOING MENTAL: THE IMPACT OF INSOMNIA ON MY MENTAL HEALTH
This is the story of a woman who went mad. Lack of sleep will do that to you. When I was a baby I didn’t sleep fantastically well. Things haven’t improved.
Sometimes my insomnia relates to restless legs syndrome.
Sometimes it relates to hyperarousal.
Sometimes insomnia just is. And it sucks.
Trying everything but finding no relief
I’ve tried to manage lack of sleep in every way known to womankind. I’ve done the hot baths and no caffeine, avoid anything entertaining before bed. None of it made a scrap of difference. I tried over-the-counter sleeping potions and melatonin (everybody tells me to try melatonin because they think it’s a magic cure for insomnia).
My sleep got worse – primarily because those things antagonise restless legs so I became even more tired and even less able to sleep. Not a great combination.
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