Woman with insomnia sitting up in the middle of the night

Ever had insomnia so debilitating, you tried sleeping like a Medieval peasant to get rid of it?

I have (it didn’t work), and I know I’m far from the only poor sleeper around. Experts say waking up in the “second stage” of sleep (usually after midnight) is common.

In my case, that leads to what’s called sleep maintenance insomnia.

And though I’ve technically already covered what to do if you wake up at 3am, I still frequently stay up ’til the wee hours worrying (I know, because I check the time........

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