Acute insomnia means consistent inability to sleep well for a period of three weeks to six months.

严重失眠意味着连续三周到六个月都睡不好觉。

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Telling yourself to stop being anxious when you're feeling anxious is a bit like telling yourself to fall asleep when you have insomnia—it doesn't work.

当你感到焦虑时，告诉自己不要焦虑，这有点像当你失眠时，告诉自己要入睡一样——是行不通的。

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I can’t sleep on this problem, because I can’t get to sleep in the first place:I am a victim of insomnia.

我不能把这个问题留到明天起床后在解决，首先是因为我根本睡不着：我是失眠怔的受害者。

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Things seemed to be further along next door, at "A Journal of Insomnia, " where a large black cube was in the final stages of construction.

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Melatonin, a hormone used to prevent insomnia, became a craze a few years ago, when, on the basis of studies with mice and rats, some researchers hailed it as a miracle cure for aging.

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Valerian is a flowering plant used for centuries as a remedy for insomnia and anxiety.

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