Dear Aiyana Henderson:

I used to wake up at 3 am, even earlier and get out of bed and go to the computer, so I didn’t go back to sleep. I learned to just lie there in bed when awake, imagine things and what happens is I finally fall asleep again. Maybe a noise-machine or a sleep machine will help (or whatever the online equivalent is), so that you hear rain falling or ocean waves crashing on the shore all night long, it may help you fall asleep or stay asleep.

You wrote: “people in general who claim they care about you, but they really don’t know what’s best for you”- are your parents included in “people”?

anita