Whenever I have trouble falling back asleep after waking up to go to the bathroom, I remind myself that however long I spend tossing and turning, it will feel like only a brief intermission in the morning. And so while I’m up at 2 or 2:30 or 3, I imagine my morning myself, barely remembering the trip to the bathroom or the fear that sleep will elude me for the rest of the night.

And when I wake up again, I am always right.