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" Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep. "

Natalie Imbruglia

Performance

Anxiety

Sleep

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Childhood

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Health

Look

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Unnecessarily

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