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I’ve been awake almost my entire life. I have had insomnia since I was a child.
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Perimenopausal anxiety, the terrible feeling of impending doom, something awful happening to my children, writing deadlines. Apart from that, I’m quite chilled.
Nothing – I’ve got some great tablets!
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