Advice from those who just don't get it

As an insomniac for over a year now, I have been subject to plenty of useless advice from people who have clearly never suffered from insomnia. Most of them don't even know the symptoms or what a night of insomnia entails. I'm sure you're all sick to your back teeth of hearing the familiar "stop drinking coffee" "count sheep" "listen to soft music" I myself know how frustrating it is to try and explain to someone who's never had it exactly what it's like. The best example I have is my darling mother, she just does not realise that my sleeping disorder is not just a 'bad sleeping pattern' she told me to cut down on coffee.. So I did.. A lot.. I've been more or less free from it for months now and she still won't accept it. I guess, as I always seem to say.. Us insomniacs must stick together.. It seems only we know what it feels like.. Peace and love guys <3 xx
P.s - it was lovely to see such a large response to my last post 
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