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Rachel not being a morning person on Friends was pretty funny, but the actress' real-life struggles are no laughing matter.
Back in Season 4 of Friends, there was an amusing plotline where Rachel’s sleep kept getting interrupted — first by Joey and Chandler’s chick (who turned out to be a rooster), and then by a guy in the neighboring building who sang “Morning’s here!” every day (even on Saturdays). Rachel’s snapping at Monica when she remarked that Rachel really wasn’t a morning person was pretty hilarious, LOL!
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Despite the funny skit , Jennifer’s real-life sleep struggles are no joke at all.
In an interview with People magazine, the 53-year-old American actress revealed that she has been struggling with insomnia for decades, and she opened up about how lack of sleep affected her day-to-day life.
"I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don't start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep when (you're) younger because (you think you're) so invincible," she said.
The former Friends star went on to explain that the more she "worries" about falling asleep, the harder it is to do so and revealed that in the past she would even sleepwalk.
"And the more I worry about it, the harder it is to fall asleep. I have been known to [sleepwalk]. I've been woken up by house alarms going off that I've set off. And I don't think I do that anymore — that was when I was super sleep deprived. The body is saying, 'Now don't go out and set the alarm off again, OK?'"
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Jennifer, who is believed to have sought medical help for her sleeping problems, explained that it became hard to keep herself healthy because a lack of sleep prevented her from being able to exercise.
"It became something that I really was struggling with. It used to be the last thing on the list, but you can't really abide by the three pillars of health - which are diet, exercise and sleep - if you can't really exercise, and you can't really eat right if you haven't slept well, because your body clock is so completely thrown off,"
The actress also spoke about the importance of setting up proper sleep hygiene —night-time rituals such as stretching, putting phones away and keeping to a consistent bedtime.
Despite her sleep woes, Jennifer has kept up a steady career in television and film in the last few years.
She recently wrapped up filming for Murder Mystery 2 with Adam Sandler and hopefully we’ll soon be getting some news about The Morning Show Season 3!
We hope our beloved Rachel Green will overcome her struggle with sleeping. Have you ever faced sleep struggles?
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