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Anyone else having trouble sleeping lately? [ He's tried counting sheep. He counted up to a hundred thousand before deciding he should quit it. Peter's hoping that some random conversations via text will help get his mind off... well, everything.

He just can't seem to relax. One thought leads to another leads to another. It's a constant stream of noise made worse by this ability to hear people's thoughts. It's a jumble of words that don't make sense and he can't seem to shut that off. ]

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lately?

[Try a lifetime of insomnia, buddy.]

Ever since the past couple events, I guess. Been worse for you?

what can i say?
insomnia sucks.

Damn. How do you deal with it?

caffeine.

That just keeps you up. Shouldn't you be trying to get some sleep?

i'm not gonna sleep anyway.

You ever tried sleep therapy? [ He's just been having issues sleeping for the past couple of weeks and already he feels all out of sorts. Can't imagine how it's been for this guy. ]

i've tried just about everything.
no amount of yoga and positive thinking is gonna fix something like that it turns out.

[ That's real unfortunate. ] How do you manage to stay sane? I haven't slept in just over 48 hours and already I'm cranky and I have this really bad migraine.

what's the occasion?
you ever dealt with this before?

I think it's these events. Probably triggered something. Never had any issues with sleep before. [ He doesn't think letting anyone know he has the ability to read minds and that he's having difficulties controlling it right now is going to go down well with anyone so -- he's not going to mention it. ]

You've had insomnia for a long time?

my whole life.

[Yeah, that's a little shady. Still, he's the last person to push for people's secrets. Not while he's planning on dying with a few of his own.]

there's psychiatrists here.
might be able to help.
but i haven't talked to them much.

Wonderland psychiatrists? I don't think so. [ He's even stopped wishing up food and has been cooking his own stuff lately; not that it makes a difference considering he's been using the ingredients that are stocked by magic in the kitchen. ]

no, unlucky bastards like the rest of us.

[Who presumably just learned to adapt.]

I guess talking to them might help.

But is there actually something troubling you that you know is causing you to have this insomnia? Me, I'm probably just thinking too much. Can't seem to stop these random stream of thoughts that are running through my head. [ It's close to the truth. ]

my brain's just kind of a dick.

[That, too, is close enough to the truth.]

my advice?
do literally anything else.
if you can't sleep, lying there hating yourself for not being able to sleep is just gonna make it worse.
wash dishes, read a book.
do something boring.

I've been reading this book about evolution and even that's not putting me to sleep. [ Probably because he's super interested in the subject. ]

What do you get up to while the rest of Wonderland is asleep?

smoking mostly.

[Didn't say it was a healthy coping mechanism.]

reading sometimes.
not very good at it.

You ever read that article about smoking being bad for your lungs? [ He jokes. ]

you've enlightened me.
i'll be quitting immediately.

I guess there are worse things to get addicted to.

yeah.
like coffee.

I can't function without coffee. I have to have at least two cups in the morning.

Edited 2017-04-01 17:30 (UTC)

same.
not exactly a morning person.