Tonight You, Meet Tomorrow You

A magic trick for falling asleep when anxiety strikes.

Do you have trouble falling asleep due to racing thoughts and flurries of ill-timed What ifs? SAME, GIRL. SAME. Or at least, I used to. Until one night in bed a few years ago, when my husband introduced a magical maneuver that kind of blew my mind—and finally helped me reclaim my Zzz’s.

And soon as you scoop your naughty little noggin up out of the gutter, I’ll tell you all about it.

Ready? Let’s set the mood…

Imagine it is currently 3:00 a.m. on Friday, and you can’t sleep because way back on Tuesday you made an offhand comment to your coworker Ruth that you’re now worried she may have interpreted as an insult. She didn’t give any indication of such at the time, she hasn’t said anything since, and objectively speaking not one single word that came out of your mouth could possibly, by any sentient being, be thought of as a criticism.

But still. What if?!?

Well, since it’s 3:00 a.m., I’m guessing the sentient being we’ll henceforth call “Tonight You” can’t really dial Ruth up and tell her…