valley of the dolls

jacqueline susann wrote 'valley of the dolls' in 1966, and in it she mentioned a then-current 'sleep cure'. i have no idea if it was a real medical practice back then in the 60's. it was told that it was predominantly used for mental trauma patients who had suffered some loss or grief. the example she gave was of a mother who suddenly and unexpectantly lost her teenage daughter. the pain is unimaginable so she has the sleep cure, which is a medically induced sleep for a few weeks. when she awakens the pain is there but nowhere near as bad as it would have been at the beginning, and she sleeps through the most difficult part.

i really wish i could do that right now. telling yourself 'you'll eventaully get over this' and actually believing it when you feel so hopeless is impossible. A. is the only reason i'm doing this, because i think our break up will benefit him, but it certainly will not me.