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Eyes wide shut

 

Sleep is something most of us take for granted,

but for the 3 million Britons who are afflicted with insomnia,

sleeplessness is a serious blight on their lives.

 

Long-term sufferer Anita Sethi

records 24 hours caught between two worlds.

The Guardian

G2

pp. 6-7

27 July 2005

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2005/jul/25/
healthandwellbeing.health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illustration: Molly Fairhurst

 

Considering Melatonin for Sleep? Here’s a Guide to Help

NYT

April 24, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/
well/melatonin-sleep-aid-coronavirus.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

memory        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/04/
nyregion/music-therapy-helps-the-dying.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

painful memories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

forgetfulness / memory loss (amnesia)        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/18/
571120472/older-adults-forgetfulness-
tied-to-faulty-brain-rhythms-in-sleep

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/23/
opinion/the-last-calendar.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep deprivation > short-term memory        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/
well/mind/sleep-memory.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/
at-home/exercises-for-better-sleep.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/
sleep

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/30/
i-know-i-will-be-so-tired-a-teenager-on-living-with-insomnia

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/18/
571120472/older-adults-forgetfulness-tied-to-faulty-brain-rhythms-in-sleep

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/08/
gps-losing-sleep-over-patient-safety-fears-helen-stokes-lampard

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/11/
too-little-sleep-ruins-relationships

 

 

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/oct/09/
awake-3am-entrepreneurs-biphasic-sleep-insomnia

 

 

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/poll/2014/jun/06/
sleep-memory-discovered-scientists-how-much-enough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep        USA

 

2024

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/26/
1247501573/women-sleep-sleepless-study-research-insomnia

 

 

 

 

2022

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/10/
at-home/exercises-for-better-sleep.html

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/
1105122521/stop-revenge-bedtime-procrastination-get-better-sleep

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/
705224359/do-this-today-to-sleep-well-tonight

 

 

 

 

2021

 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-sleep-better.html
- Published June 8, 2021    Updated Sept. 7, 2021

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/02/
865483669/how-to-get-sleep-in-uneasy-times

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/27/
862963172/how-the-lost-art-of-breathing-can-impact-sleep-and-resilience

 

 

 

 

2019

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/
705224980/think-your-way-out-of-insomnia

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/
705224709/dont-count-sheep-better-bedtime-rituals

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/28/
773622789/working-americans-are-getting-less-sleep-especially-those-who-save-our-lives

 

 

 

 

2017

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/27/
561740031/apps-can-cut-blue-light-from-devices-
but-do-they-help-you-sleep

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/
opinion/sunday/the-glory-of-a-summer-sleep.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/
science/sleep-memory-brain-forgetting.html

 

 

 

 

2016

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/21/
506452313/as-sleep-improves-so-does-an-injured-brain

 

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/31/
492076788/after-a-vets-suicide-
getting-va-benefits-can-compound-a-familys-grief

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/04/26/
475287202/many-grouchy-error-prone-workers-just-need-more-sleep

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/04/09/
473406980/sleep-deprived-were-recharging-our-phones-but-not-ourselves

 

 

 

 

2015

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/14/
439508475/good-quality-sleep-may-build-healthy-hearts

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2015/09/03/
436963414/trouble-sleeping-a-composer-wants-to-help

 

 

 

 

2014

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/
opinion/luhrmann-to-dream-in-different-cultures.html

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/06/
272441146/less-sleep-more-time-online-amp-up-teen-depression-risk

 

 

 

 

2013

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/16/
250256086/healthy-habits-can-help-induce-sleep-without-the-pills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rapid eye movement sleep / REM sleep        USA

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Rapid_eye_movement_sleep

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
how-to-sleep-better.html
- Published June 8, 2021    Updated Jan. 20, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

get sleep        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/02/
865483669/how-to-get-sleep-in-uneasy-times

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

get better sleep        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/26/
1247501573/women-sleep-sleepless-study-research-insomnia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep schedule        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/
opinion/sunday/can-sleep-deprivation-cure-depression.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

natural sleeping pattern        USA

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/may/31/
extreme-night-owls-i-cant-tell-anyone-what-time-i-go-to-bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep pattern        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/10/
fashion/sleep-marriage-couples.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good quality sleep        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/09/14/
439508475/good-quality-sleep-may-build-healthy-hearts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deep sleep        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/01/04/
460620606/lack-of-deep-sleep-may-set-the-stage-for-alzheimers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

children with sleep disorders        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/mar/04/
go-school-two-half-hours-sleep-british-children-arent-sleeping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep disorders        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/09/
412938919/to-beat-insomnia-
try-therapy-for-underlying-cause-instead-of-pills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep aid melatonin        USA

 

Melatonin is a hormone

that helps control the body's sleep cycle.

It has become

a popular over-the-counter sleeping aid,

with sales increasing 150% between 2016 and 2020,

the authors said.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/
1102933012/melatonin-poisoning-kids-sleep-aid-overdose

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/16/
1219367664/kids-melatonin-sleep-supplements-pediatrics-parents

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/11/
well/mind/melatonin-sleep-insomnia.html

 

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/03/
1102933012/melatonin-poisoning-kids-sleep-aid-overdose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep paralysis        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/11/
sleep-paralysis-nightmare-disorder-live-with-condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep paralysis        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/21/
948915095/seeing-monsters-it-could-be-sleep-paralysis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleepless        USA

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/06/
562354635/sleepless-night-leaves-some-brain-cells-as-sluggish-as-you-feel

 

 

 

 

sleeplessness        USA

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/
new-worries-about-sleeping-pills/

 

 

 

 

sleeping

 

 

 

 

have trouble sleeping        UK

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/09/
412938919/to-beat-insomnia-try-therapy-for-underlying-cause-instead-of-pills

 

 

 

 

people with chronically bad sleep        USA

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/09/
412938919/to-beat-insomnia-try-therapy-for-underlying-cause-instead-of-pills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleeping pills / medications        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/
well/sleeping-pills-insomnia-risks.html

 

 

 

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/09/
412938919/to-beat-insomnia-try-therapy-for-underlying-cause-instead-of-pills

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/16/
250256086/healthy-habits-can-help-induce-sleep-without-the-pills

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

napping        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/23/
the-secret-of-power-napping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

kip        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/23/
the-secret-of-power-napping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why can’t I sleep?

My mission to understand insomnia

G    11 April 2019

 

 

 

 

Why can’t I sleep? My mission to understand insomnia

Video        The Guardian        11 April 2019

 

Millions of people in the UK have trouble sleeping,

and Guardian reporter Leah Green is one of them.

 

Like many insomniacs,

she has tried all the at-home remedies,

sleep hygiene and gadgets designed

to cure her sleep problems.

 

She finds out

why it is so difficult to conquer insomnia,

and why good treatment is so hard to come by

 

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2mkv5GJhc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insomnia        UK

 

2023

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/
well/sleeping-pills-insomnia-risks.html

 

 

 

 

2021

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jul/26/
my-deep-sleep-quest-
i-tried-11-popular-insomnia-cures-do-any-of-them-actually-work

 

 

 

 

2020

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/dec/31/
today-in-focus-revisited-a-cure-for-insomnia-podcast

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/mar/16/
a-cure-for-insomnia

 

 

 

 

2019

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/30/
insomnia-sufferers-can-benefit-from-therapy-new-study-shows

 

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=rJ2mkv5GJhc - G - 11 April 2019

 

 

 

 

2018

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/30/
childrens-lack-of-sleep-is-hidden-health-crisis-experts-say

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/30/
i-know-i-will-be-so-tired-a-teenager-on-living-with-insomnia

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/sep/14/
finally-a-cure-for-insomnia

 

 

 

 

2016

 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/07/
how-do-you-cope-with-insomnia-sex-and-the-city-kim-cattrall

 

 

 

 

2015

 

http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/oct/09/
awake-3am-entrepreneurs-biphasic-sleep-insomnia

 

 

 

 

2012

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/nov/04/
how-to-beat-insomnia

 

 

 

 

2011

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/30/
sleep-problems-new-drugs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insomnia / insomnia disorder        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/
well/sleeping-pills-insomnia-risks.html

 

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
how-to-sleep-better.html
- Published June 8, 2021    Updated Jan. 20, 2022

 

 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
how-to-sleep-better.html - June 8, 2021, updated June 9

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/
705224980/think-your-way-out-of-insomnia

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/
well/mind/insomnia-can-kill-you.html

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/05/
opinion/sunday/insomnia-sleep.html

 

 

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/
opinion/sunday/the-insomnia-machine.html

 

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/31/
492076788/after-a-vets-suicide-getting-va-benefits-can-compound-a-familys-grief

 

 

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/world/middleeast/
us-embracing-a-new-approach-on-battling-isis-in-iraq.html

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/09/
412938919/to-beat-insomnia-try-therapy-for-underlying-cause-instead-of-pills

 

 

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/
opinion/sunday/curing-insomnia-to-treat-depression.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/24/
health/sleep-therapy-is-expected-
to-gain-a-wider-role-in-depression-treatment.html

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/11/21/
246522114/insomnia-could-raise-risk-of-heart-disease-and-death-in-men

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/
health/treating-insomnia-to-heal-depression.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/08/
science/peter-hauri-psychologist-who-focused-on-insomnia-dies-at-79.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

coronasomnia        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/article/
how-to-sleep-better.html - June 8, 2021, updated June 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tackle insomnia        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/03/20/
705224980/think-your-way-out-of-insomnia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insomnia concerns        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

insomniac        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/
opinion/sunday/the-case-for-sleep-medicine.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lack of sleep        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/30/
childrens-lack-of-sleep-is-hidden-health-crisis-experts-say

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleeping pills        USA

 

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/
new-worries-about-sleeping-pills/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sleep aid Melatonin        USA

 

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/
is-the-sleep-aid-melatonin-safe-for-children-and-adults/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dream        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/12/
coronavirus-stress-lockdown-dreams-vivid-scientists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dream        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/10/
523262108/a-hot-zone-in-the-brain-may-reveal-
when-and-even-what-we-dream

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/
opinion/luhrmann-to-dream-in-different-cultures.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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