Sleep Better at Night

I am a light sleeper. I wake up to the sound of my cell phone vibrating, to the sound of a car door closing, to the sound of my downstairs neighbor smoking a cigarette and talking on his cell phone beneath my window. While this is annoying, especially because I live in an old building with paper-thin walls, it's never really been a problem for me because I can generally fall asleep quickly.

Lately, however, I've been having a really hard time falling asleep, and I wasn't sure why until last night, when I was staring at my ceiling, listening to the wind blowing my bedroom door against the door frame softly, I realized something: I cannot sleep when I'm stressed.

Now, let's all take a moment to appreciate the Duh! factor of that statement. You done? Okay... read more

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