May 20, 2022 by Deanna Kizis · Body

Can’t Sleep . . . Like, Ever? One Insomniac Tried Every Solution

Can anything help those of us who stare at the ceiling at 3 a.m.? Deanna Kizis tries everything and reports on how she finally got some ZZZs.

Warning: If you aren’t already worried about sleeping, stop reading this. It's the ultimate irony that insomnia can get worse if you worry about insomnia.

But, of course, you are still reading this, because, like me, you probably can’t sleep. According to the American Sleep Association, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder and affects about 30 percent of adults for a few weeks or so a year, while an unlucky 10 percent have chronic insomnia, which can last for months or, in my case, years. Thirty-five years, to be exact. I famously cannot sleep. Well, okay, not famously because I’m not famous. But if I were, my sleeplessness would be the stuff of legends.

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