December 11, 2016 at 09:36PM December 11, 2016 at 09:36PM

After months without sleep, binge watching became my remedy In 2016, 4AM became a close friend. I’d awake with no provocation, roll over to check my phone, and mutter a string of my favorite swears. My insomnia was as reliable as it was frustrating, but it was unusual for me, too. All my life, I’d bragged about my ability to fall into a deep, coma-like state wherever, whenever, rivaled only by the dead. These sleepless weeks stretched into months. Desperate to put an end to my wakeful nights, I stocked up on melatonin, invested in an aromatherapy machine with oil scents that promised to waft me into slumber, and downloaded a few ambient sound apps with high hopes for fuzzy background noise. I researched sleeping pills but didn’t trust myself with the habit. I cut coffee and drank more water. I... Continue reading…