Following on from our post about the history of insomnia, we now want to share some insomnia advice straight from famous insomniacs. They’re famous, so what they say MUST work, right?
Vincent Van Gogh’s insomnia cure: Douse your mattress and pillow with camphor, a relative of turpentine.
Marilyn Monroe’s insomnia cure: Take sleeping pills.
Abraham Lincoln’s insomnia cure: Take long walks at midnight.
Groucho Marx’s insomnia cure: Telephone random strangers in the small hours of the night.
Margaret Thatcher’s insomnia cure: No cure needed; sleep is for wimps.
Madonna’s insomnia cure: Try not to be an anal retentive control freak.
Tallulah Bankhead’s insomnia cure: Hire gay ‘caddies’ to hold your hand until you fall asleep.
We love all these suggestions – but wouldn’t recommend you mimic Van Gogh’s ‘cure’. For the most fun, we think Grouch Marx had it spot on, although you could end up with the police knocking at your door.
But hey, you’re an insomniac so at least they won’t be getting you out of bed when they come a-knockin’.
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Camphor, no. Chloroform, more likely for me. Wish it was still in Formula 44 cough syrup–it worked a treat to stop my coughing.