Night Terrors vs Nightmares: What My Nephew Taught Me
The first time my nephew had a night terror, his parents genuinely thought something was medically wrong. About an hour after sleep he sat upright, eyes open but unfocused, screami […]
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Periodic Limb Movement Disorder: Kicks You Don’t Remember
I used to assume the violent little twitches I sometimes make falling asleep were the whole story, ordinary hypnic jerks everyone gets. Then a girlfriend mentioned, years ago, that […]
Menopause Night Sweats: A Sleep Guide I Learned From My Mom
My mother never talked much about discomfort, so the night she called at 1 AM and admitted she had changed her nightgown twice before midnight, I understood something serious was h […]
Narcolepsy Signs: It Is More Than Falling Asleep Randomly
A programmer I worked with years ago spent every afternoon fighting a reputation he did not deserve. In long meetings he would struggle visibly to keep his eyes open, sometimes slu […]
Delayed Sleep Phase: A Night Owl’s Guide to Living on Time
I have spent most of my life being scolded for a bedtime my body considered normal. Tired all morning, genuinely wide awake from 10 PM to 2 AM, and at my sharpest when the rest of […]
Acid Reflux at Night: How I Stopped Waking with GERD Burn
I spent months assuming my nighttime problem was a cough or a sour-tasting mystery. About twice a week I would wake at 2 AM with a burning line behind the breastbone, a bitter tast […]
How to Sleep with Tinnitus: Relief That Actually Works
The ringing arrived after an embarrassingly loud concert and a careless pair of unprotected earbud years, and the first week it owned the nights. The moment the lights went off and […]
Burnout and Sleep: Recovery Is Not Just Taking a Vacation
The crunch project that finally broke me ran about four months. By the end I had a specific set of symptoms I mistook for dedication: exhausted but wired, falling asleep fine at 1 […]
How I Finally Stopped Doomscrolling Before Bed
For years my bedtime had a silent ritual I never admitted to anyone. Lights off at 11, phone inches from my face, thumb working through the feed in the dark, bad news, arguments, d […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder: My Winter Sleep Strategy
My first winter in a northern city confused me for months. Starting around November I wanted to sleep ten hours, craved carbohydrates by 4 PM, and felt like someone had installed a […]