Nothing can ruin your day faster than an insurance company

There are a lot of hassles in this life that pass under the bridge only managing to minorly ruffle my feathers, and then there is insurance… We actually pay these people to deny us and make us miserable…

I’ve been a horrible insomniac all my life. And, well, not sleeping makes you a not so nice person. I’ve always resisted the idea of prescription drugs as I’ve been afraid to become addicted (easily) to sleep agents and because of all their nasty side effects such as sleep eating, and sleep driving…

I finally broke down, got a real doctor, had a physical and got samples of a non-addictive sleep medication one that works to more naturally regulate sleep cycles without just knocking you out with barbituates. Amazingly for the first time I’ve actually slept for consecutive nights in a row, and woke up without feeling like the drug had knocked me into a total stupor. I can’t even begin to articulate the toll insomnia can take on you and your productivity. So, you can imagine how I felt when I was informed my insurance won’t pay for this drug. I’m expected to pay $95.00 a month to sleep, or take another type of drug, one that just knocks you out, makes you sleepwalk and totally unproductive the next day cause you can’t wake up. So it’s either sleep not or sleep always. Great choices.

So, now I am typing this, trying with difficulty to reign in my temper while I wait for days to see if the doctor’s office can fix this mess. It just goes to show that for every good thing that happens: fun camping trips, getting productive work done, finding the perfect wedding dress – something equally shitty will happen: Truck broken (at least not on the camping trip), Saturn not so good, Insurance people suck... I often wonder “What’s next?” I guess the key to happiness is not letting the crappy moments totally overshadow the good times.