VITAMIN ZZZ
NESTING
“You’re right. You do. Maybe you’d benefit from therapy or medication to get these intrusive thoughts under control.” She writes a prescription and hands it to me. I hesitate to accept the script. “I don’t really like medications.” “Understandable. It’s there if you want it, but either way, I’ll see you next Tuesday.” I take the slip and sling my bag over my shoulder, getting up to leave, all my problems rattling around my tired brain, unsolved. Just as I open the door, Dr. Carr says, “You know, studies show warmer feet lead to better sleep, so in the meantime, maybe you should consider wearing socks to bed.”
Lauren Haynes
LAUREN HAYNES lives in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where she is pursuing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. She has tangled with wild dreams and sleep paralysis for most of her life, and yes, she wears socks to bed.
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