About

My name is Mike Hooker, and I’m the owner and author of Insomnia Simply Sucks. I’ve been an insomniac for more than 31 years, and this blog is an extension of my life of sleepless nights. I’m not a scientist. I’ve studied neither sleep nor insomnia, nor have I read any books about the two. You’d think that I’d have read all of them by now, considering how long I’ve lived with it.

I’m going to explain in simple terms how my life has been with prolonged and severe sleep deprivation. Thus, the goal for this blog is to give an account of my experience with insomnia, hoping that others who suffer from it will know they aren’t alone and life can and does go on even when we are miserable. This blog also serves as an outlet for improving my writing skills.

Insomnia strangles. Insomnia destroys. Insomnia depletes. Insomnia terrifies. Insomnia robs. Insomnia stifles. Insomnia suffocates. Insomnia extinguishes. Insomnia demolishes. Insomnia exterminates. Insomnia crushes. Insomnia wrecks. Insomnia confines. Insomnia defeats. Insomnia slaughters. Insomnia controls. Insomnia envelops.

Insomnia is a creature of its own (see The Monster). It knows no gender, age, race, or social status, yet it doesn’t attack everyone. For those of us who exist in that hazy, half-awake-half-asleep world, life is less than optimal. People who live their lives without ever being under its grip will never understand what life is like for people who are under its grip.

As a 31-year sufferer, I’m able to write about it with some authority.  So, if you’re interested, follow along as I write about  how insomnia simply sucks.

Now, for what this blog is not–it’s not a blog for helping people cure their insomnia problems. I’m not sure that there is a cure for the true insomnia sufferer. Maybe, maybe not. After 31 years, other than death, I’ve not found a permanent cure.  From what I read on the Web, most of us learn to live with it rather than actually find a cure for it. If I’m wrong, please let me know.

I admit that I’m not, by any means, the world’s greatest writer, but I’m hopeful that readers will find my writing style to be interesting, insightful, and even funny at times.

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