Insomnia

I had become a terrible sleeper of late, I had no idea why this was the case, all I knew is that I’d be awake until the early hours of the morning and once asleep I’d wake up from time to time, eventually hearing the alarm after what felt like a couple of hours of snoring.

As you can imagine this impacted a lot on my life. I was constantly tired, late for work, unable to concentrate, generally feeling like a zombie all the time. I’d even stopped interacting online, so something was terribly wrong. It’s quite a horrible situation to be in, you are tired beyond belief but are unable to sleep. I can only liken it to a one armed man hanging off a cliff with an itchy bum, the frustration was complete.

So I decided to replace all of my bedding, new pillows, a new padded mattress cover, an electric blanket and new sheets.

You know what? I’m sleeping like a cat on a hot sunny day now. I’m so happy. 

It seems that in middle age my body can no longer just shut down for eight hours without basic comfort like I used to. At one time I could easily fall asleep on any floor available, even a busy train station with people stepping over me. Now it seems I’ve turned into the Princess and the Pea.

Money well spent I feel, I’m more human now, not bad for someone born on Alpha Centauri.