The author shares an experience during a memoir writing conference in Mexico, highlighting how chronic insomnia affected their stay. Despite a communicative host and assurances about noise, a rooster's crowing from nearby made sleep nearly impossible. The author expresses frustration with the perception of insomnia as being merely a neurotic issue, revealing a deep-seated struggle with sleep that has persisted for decades. Relocating to a quieter hotel, the author grapples with feelings of guilt for leaving their accommodating host behind.
I felt he'd take me seriously, given how generous he'd been in his emails. I've traveled a lot throughout Mexico...a rooster in the vicinity, my host admitted.
I went to bed disheartened and prematurely anxious. I can barely sleep with someone breathing next to me, so there wasn't a chance in hell I'd be able to sleep through a rooster crowing.
I was also frustrated, knowing he probably thought I was exaggerating... what they hear is that I'm difficult, neurotic, a diva with control issues.
For nearly 40 years, every doctor I've pleaded with has announced that the problem is in my head. That I need to...
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