Too hyper to sleep

I’ve always had patches of insomnia but this one is quite bad. I normally take melatonin or valerian root tablets to ease my active mind but tonight my usual remedies aren’t working well.

So I took two and not one valerian tablets and was a little anxious when I couldn’t crash out. I got up and surfed the Internet for side effects and guess what I found: for those who take valerian too often, the reverse will happen — sleeplessness and anxiety. It’s one of those paradoxical treatments and it’s also true for chemical sleep aids.

Sigh.

I have an 11am lesson tomorrow, plus some much needed catch up time with my SEO stuff.

Why am I sleepless? I feel great and I’m not worried about anything.

Who knows? Maybe I was staying up too late and waking up late when my friend from NYC came to visit but I was a bit like a zombie before she arrived. Maybe I lack exercise but I only stopped my every other day running routine for a week while she was here. In fact, my super healthy up at dawn and in bed by 9pm routine in Nepal seems like a distant memory.

The kangaroo is fast asleep next to me on the futon and, er, breathing heavily, let’s just say. I’m so jealous.

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