Are you bothered by the occasional bout of insomnia? Do you wake up after only a few hours, your mind suddenly shifting into into overdrive while your body lies exhausted, desperately yearning for sleep? I have just the thing for you. A brand new, untried and unproven method, guaranteed only to make you wonder if I've gone nuts from lack of sleep.
I came up with this on one of those nights. Here's how it works. You pick a letter of the alphabet, and start naming words that start with that letter. Except maybe X and Z. I mean after "zebra" and "xylophone" there's not much for your foggy, over-stressed 3 a.m. brain to work with.
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| Catnip, canaries...Zzzzzz |
This mental exercise will redirect your thoughts, and release your frazzled mind back to dreamland. Just beware of the letter P. I used that one night, when I was a little bit hungry. I never realized how much food starts with "P" - potatoes, pancakes, pie, peanuts, pork - you get the idea.
But does it work? I don't know, I fell asleep (coincidence?). You try it and let me know.
