Insomnia is too little or poor-quality sleep caused by one or more of the following:
Trouble falling asleep
Waking up a lot during the night with trouble returning to sleep
Waking up too early in the morning
Having un-refreshing sleep (not feeling well rested), even after sleeping 7 to 8 hours at night
Me, I just cannot fall asleep! Last night I was awake until 4:30 am; not uncommon for me. And this has been going on since Spring 2004.........
The NIH also notes that "Insomnia can cause problems during the day, such as excessive sleepiness, fatigue, trouble thinking clearly or staying focused, or feeling depressed or irritable. It is not defined by the number of hours you sleep every night. Although the amount of sleep a person needs varies, most people need between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night. "
Yep, Yep, Yep, Yep to all of the above. And I think it may just also create some intermitent blips where the "real" world disappears and some sort of alternate reality replaces it. I found that in chronic cases- that would be me -when suffering from severe insomnia and sleepless nights continue for long time, people can even experience hallucinations.
Maybe I am hallucinating all of this - my insomnia has turned into a 24/7 hallucination and note of what I do is real! SO WHERE AM I?
