I don’t know if it had anything to do with the herbal sleeping pills, but last night was very strange. I took them half an hour before bedtime, according to the instructions; it didn’t seem to make me sleepy, but I did find it easier to relax and settle down – although that may well have been a placebo effect. D. told me this morning that I dropped off almost immediately, but to me it felt like I lay awake for hours – except that I was dreaming the whole time. It wasn’t like a normal dream, either; it was more like watching a movie, and I was conscious enough to know that I was dreaming and wish it would end so I could go to sleep properly. It’s as if my body was asleep but my brain wasn’t.

I do feel a bit more refreshed this morning than I have all week, though, so maybe the herbal stuff made me sleep deeper when I eventually did stop dreaming. I haven’t decided yet whether I’ll take it again tonight – I’ll see how I feel this evening. I’m sooo looking forward to not having to set the alarm for the morning!