Jill: Alex, what’s up with you? You look dreadful（脸色不好，糟透了）!

Alex: Hey, Jill, I don’t know. I’ve been having trouble sleeping these past few weeks. I usually lie in bed for hours trying to get to sleep . I’ve tried stretching and different breathing techniques before going to bed . I’ve tried eating and not eating different foods. I’ve even tried counting sheep!  And then when I finally get to sleep , I have these really disturbing nightmares（恶梦）, so I usually wake up in a panic and more tired than before I went to sleep .

Jill: Wow, maybe you should get that checked out. Maybe you’re stressed?

C:Just take some sedatives（镇静剂，镇定剂）! Works for me! Every so often having some melatonin（褪黑激素） on hand helps me when I have trouble sleeping . It works on all kinds of sleeping disorders .  It’s the stuff pilots use to regulate their sleeping patterns.

Jill: I heard of that.  But does that apply to Alex’s situation?

C:Ya sure, why not ?  Sounds like he only has transient（短暂的，暂时的） insomnia since it’s a recent thing so taking melatonin do the trick.

Jill: But shouldn’t he be looking into WHY it’s been happening?

C:Well，aren’t  you the  little  psychologist?   Our buddy’s having trouble sleeping , it’s easy and curable.  It’s not something freakish like if he was a sleepwalker（有梦游症的人）.

Alex: Well, there’s that,too.

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