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Color me cynical, but I've had it up tobuffet every night, or just flat throw
here with SLEEPING PILL commercials onin the towel. Stress at work. That's
television. I won't lay my head down toright. Stress at work. Television
the politically correct pharma policecommercials for sleeping pills and
and call them SLEEP AIDS. I'm not goingantidepressants always show one of the
to do it. It's not honest. All I want tomain reasons to join the "newly drugged"
know is, when did we all lose theis because of stress at work.
ability to sleep?Here's some advice, and it won't cost
I guess I was, well, sleeping.your health insurance $190.00 for a 30
You simply can't watch televisionday supply. Get a new job! Start
anymore without watching seductive,exercising. Become more confident.
dishonest and pathetic commercialsPerhaps join a public speaking club like
selling you the inability to sleep inToastmasters to finally allow yourself
the form of Rozerem, Ambien, andto spread your wings. Do anything other
Lunesta. I almost long for the days whenthan give in to being drugged for
it was just erectile dysfunctioneverything in life we all have to go
commercials slamming us 24/7. With allthrough at some level.
these commercials selling us the idea ofPersonally, one of the things I do every
basic dysfunction, what's there reallyday to combat stress, and thus sleep
to watch on television these days?better and feel better, is walk. Five
I have a huge bone to pick with themiles or so a day. I have an older
Rozerem television commercials that seemshepherd mix, so she goes with me for
to run all the time, especially duringpart of the walk everyday, and I pick up
prime time. I think you know thethe rest on my own. What's done is done,
commercial I'm talking about. It's theas it is a great feeling to walk for a
one with Honest Abe, a beaver, and a mangood 60-75 minutes a day. It's natural,
who looks like a regular Joe. There'sand there is no political correctness
nothing honest, and everything horrible,tied to it like there is with drugs to
about this television commercial. Honestmake you allegedly feel better, when
Abe and the beaver tell us that "atthere are side effects to them you will
least half of all adults experience somenot experience by simply taking control
insomnia at least twice a week." This isof your own life.
dangerous nonsense.Sure, life is hard. However, think of
I wasn't asked if I experience insomnia.how much harder life is with your loss
Were you? Pure dishonesty. What anof liberty and freedom, when you do not
insult to forner President Lincoln. Notallow yourself to take control of what
to mention all the beavers. Or all theis stressing you. Where is the freedom
regular Joes. Do the makers of Rozeremin having to take a sleeping pill and
think we are really so stupid,antidepressants to function? When will
television commercials will help put ait ever stop? When will you start doing
prescription or two in every household?something different? Who told you this
I believe so. We need to (and no punis the normal course of life? What makes
intended) wake up to the fact that everyall of this possible?
single human activity is now subject toYou can take this or leave it. The next
drugging. Whatever happened to the Wartime a Rozerem television commercial
on Drugs? Whatever happened to freecomes on the air when you are watching a
will? Whatever happened to our abilityshow you really like, press the mute
to use the power of the free market -button on your remote. Close your eyes
our choice - and refuse to be druggedwhen Honest Abe and the beaver are
for, of all things, sleeping?pimping yet another regular Joe or
Again, when did we all lose the abilityJosephine to take Rozerem because of
to sleep?"stress", and make a committment to
Another thing about the Rozeremdoing natural things to feel better.
television commercial that makes myOr do you really believe actors dressed
blood boil is the latest reason why weup as a former President and a talking
should all either be taking sleepingbeaver know what's best for you and your
pills, antidepressants, going to afamily?



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