Summertime Insomnia
I'm so tired. I sporadically sleep. Maybe an hour or two at a time. Two if I'm lucky. Every night it's the same thing. I go to bed and want to sleep. I'm tired. I desire sleep. I've even started taking short walks and doing other mild exercises during the day to wear myself out so I have to sleep. I've been in contact with my doctor and had my meds changed several times to accommodate better sleep. Still, nothing. Maybe a good night here or there but by and large I'm not sleeping. There is nothing on my mind. It's not racing. There are no thoughts - other than staring at the alarm clock wondering when I'll sleep. I've even resorted to turning the TV off at night and sleeping in a pitch dark room. I'm so afraid of the dark it's almost paralyzing so I've always used a TV as a night light. But now I'm to the point where I welcome the unknown monsters in the dark if it means they will kill me and...