How the pandemic made sleeping even more complicated in Toronto
People struggling to sleep tell us how COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem or disrupted their path to healing
By Radheyan Simonpillai
Jenn Woodall
Tom Alexander used to sleep just fine before the COVID-19 pandemic. A year ago, the lockdown set in motion events that would lead to a struggle with insomnia. As with so many people, the pandemic introduced new stresses for the film industry executive. But it had a more significant impact on Alexander’s personal life.
“My relationship with my girlfriend started to disintegrate and physical and mental health became difficult,” says Alexander.