Insomnia

I'm sure everyone has experienced those nights- it's 3AM and everyone is sleeping; But by default your body seems to have a different idea.

The worst thing in the world is try to sleep and not to.  Okay maybe I'm over exaggerating but this is coming from someone that used to be able to sleep on command!  Now, that is a rarity... and I'm afraid I've lost the knack.

Insomnia is a gross feeder.  It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking.  Your pretty much stuck in between a rock and a hard place...  tossing and turning in torture.

So what is the best thing to do?  Let me clarify that I am speaking of acute, primary insomnia... I'm not even going to get into the different types but this is the most basic form that most people will experience in their lifetime.  

And the solution... If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying about not sleeping; It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep.  Don't get yourself all worked up and stressed that you can't sleep... in fact don't even think about sleeping!  You know the saying, if you can't beat them join them.  Do something productive and stay positive.  Seriously, many positive things can come out of insomnia -- you've heard this straight from the horse's mouth!

Point to Ponder:

The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world -Leonard Cohen