Anguish of Sleepless Nights; Insomnia Affects Up to 10pc of Australian Population
Byline: Candida Baker candy.baker@northernstar.com.au
FOR Jeni Caffin, director of the Byron Bay Writers Festival, insomnia is nothing new.
"I've always been an insomniac," she said. "I've taught myself to survive on a few hours sleep a night. I can be cheerfully awake during sleeping hours, but unfortunately that means I would rather be asleep during waking hours."
Ms Caffin, whose insomnia is in full swing with the imminent arrival of the Writers Festival, has a bag full of insomnia tricks.
"Usually I just get up and do something, but if I'm really trying to go back to sleep I count sheep, think of all the terrible things I've ever said, …
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Article title: Anguish of Sleepless Nights; Insomnia Affects Up to 10pc of Australian Population.
Contributors: Not available.
Newspaper title: The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia).
Publication date: August 1, 2009.
Page number: 5.
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