insomnia
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A Quick History of Insomnia and the Human Need for Sleep
Insomnia is a well-recorded preoccupation in history. It includes difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep, and comes with daytime distress and anxiety.
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How to Manage Your Anxiety During the Holidays
For many of us, the holiday season brings added responsibilities, obligations, and the unspoken pressure of perfection. “The most wonderful time of the year” can be an especially anxious time for those with high-functioning anxiety.
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These Habits Are Making You More Irritable
It’s normal and expected to be irritable sometimes — when we’re overly tired, when our environment is too loud, when we sit in gridlock, or when someone steals our thunder at work. In some instances, like a traffic jam, there’s nothing we can do to change the circumstances — all we can do is consciously…
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Ask for the Menu, and Other Ways to Make Your Next Hospital Stay More Tolerable
No one likes to stay in a hospital. Aside from the inevitable association between hospitals and illness (not to mention death), they tend to be everything we hate: chaotic, expensive, and uncomfortable. The whole experience can be maddening — you’re woken up at all hours for questions, tests, and medications; orderlies will deliver mysteries trays…