Writer's Block: So much for counting sheep

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Ahahahahahaha.

::glares::

I've previously ranted about my relationship to the Insomnia Fairy. At length. I am a life-long insomniac; I have vivid memories of being six or seven and being awake all night; I quietly played with my stuffed animals and told myself stories.

Now, when I can't sleep, I ... fret. Glare at the ceiling while being VERY VERY angry that I'm not able to fall asleep. I also tell myself stories, listen to the Stroppy One breathe while he's sleeping, and sometimes get up and tootle around the internets. (Which is occasionally a not-very clever plan, and leads to impulse purchases. Whoops?)

Tho' recently, the not-sleeping has not been happening as often, because my amazing doctor finally decided that me taking maintenance meds to help me sleep was FAR better than being chronically sleep-deprived. It turns out that the wavery, flickery things at the edge of my vision? Not something that everyone had, and not really supposed to be there! I had no idea! This getting regular sleep thing is kinda nifty.

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It never ocurred to me that childhood insomnia might be related to ADHD. I'm 33 and my parents still recall (while rolling their eyes)how as a child I insisted that I never slept. I'd started to think that my memories of those sleepless nights were all in my head, but I do have insomnia now (thank gods for Zolpidem) and ADHD, and here are all these people saying they had it in childhood too. My faith in my own mind has been slightly restored.