A St. Paul woman reports to the Minnesota Independent that she’s been stricken with a self-diagnosed case of Palinsomnia. The symptoms:

Waking up at 1am, 2am, 3am, 4am in something of a panic and then staying awake, thinking about the prospect of Sarah Palin & John McCain being elected with that lunatic fringe corrupt anti-choice creationist secessionist corrupt ignorant radical being given the launch codes when McCain implodes and keels over in the Oval Office in 2010.

Emily Stevens says she’s had Palinsomnia since the Republican National Convention but didn’t have a name for it until one came to her at 4:49 a.m. on Saturday, when she posted a cry for help on Facebook:

Drink doesn’t help, Stevens tells MnIndy, though a sleeping pill before bed seems to stave off McCain/Palin nightmares for at least a couple of hours.

That regimen may seem effective, says Dr. Steven Miles, a Minneapolis physician, especially if Stevens’ Palinsomnia appears to cure itself on Election Night. But in reality, her condition — from which Miles says his 80-something mother also suffers — is “not really a form of insomnia but more in the zone of a delusional disorder.” Miles recommends an antipsychotic like Thorazine but warns that “people prone to this disorder don’t so much get cured as they relapse with a different attachment.”