Insomnia.net: A Web Site for Insomniacs

by Mike Hooker on August 20, 2010

Insomnia has always been considered the result of some other underlying problem. But since it knows no race, creed, culture, gender, or any other demographic, it has the opportunity to attack at will–and it does. Times are changing, though. As more clinical research takes place, scientists are learning that insomnia might not always have underlying problems: It, insomnia, is its own problem.

Since I launched ISS in January, I’ve learned a lot about insomnia and its prey. For the past 31 one years, I’ve thought that I’ve had a bad case of it, and I have. I’ve also come to realize that there are hundreds, even thousands who have it much worse than I do. I’ve never gone more than one night without at least a couple of hours of sleep; many people go for days without it. I honestly don’t know how they survive.

For the people who read this blog, you know I view insomnia from a personal perspective, and I write about the havoc it wreaks on people’s lives. On my About page, I state that I’m not qualified to write about insomnia from any other angle; however, I’ve recently come across a Web site that does view insomnia from angles at which I cannot.

The site is located at Insomnia.net. Their infographic is located in this post as you can plainly see. It’s not a complicated site. It’s easy to read and is packed full of valuable information about this wicked condition from which we suffer. If you’re not all ready aware of their site, click on the link above and pay them a visit. You’ll learn something new about insomnia that you didn’t know before.

I’d love to stay in contact with you, my reader friend. Feel free to leave a comment about insomnia and any of the many ways in which it encroaches upon your life.

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