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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/article/2024/jun/20/
one-night-im-a-murderer-the-next-my-husbands-having-an-affair-
why-do-we-have-the-dreams-that-we-do

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

2024

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/23/
sleep-restriction-insomnia-lara-williams-treats-supper-club-odyssey-cbti

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/
nyregion/hope-fear-and-insomnia-journey-of-a-jobless-man.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/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jun/20/
one-night-im-a-murderer-the-next-my-husbands-having-an-affair-
why-do-we-have-the-dreams-that-we-do

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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