> I haven't slept since Friday night.
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> I don't know why. Each night I stare at my bedroom ceiling for hours. I read, I play solitaire, I do everything I can think of.
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> But, here I am more than forty-eight hours later with no respite. My body is so exhausted that I can't get anything worthwhile done.
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> I've had insomnia for ten years. Not sleeplessness--- this is chronic, and I often spend an entire night awake. However, I've never had it last more than 24 hours. Should I be worried? Has this happened to anyone else? I avoid sleeping pills, because I don't want to form a dependence.
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> --Jez"in mental limbo"zika

Be worried. I have sleeping problems myself, but rarely so bad that I don't sleep all night, much less several nights in a row. And when I'm exhausted, I fall asleep automatically. Have you tried drinking really strong coffee? That may sound illogical, but I've heard that it sometimes helps.

Fuzz"Of course, it may be doubted whether advice based on 'I've heard' is worth anything"pilz