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Insomnia is the sensation of daytime fatigue and impaired performance caused by insufficient sleep. In general, people with insomnia experience an inability to sleep despite being tired, a light, fitful sleep that leaves them fatigued upon awakening, or waking up too early.

Under debate is the question of whether insomnia is always a symptom of some other physical or psychological condition or whether in some cases it is a primary disorder of its own.

Common symptoms of insomnia include:

1. feeling tired during the day

2. having frequent headaches

3. irritability

4. lack of concentration

5. you wake up feeling tired and not refreshed

6. sleeping better away from home

7. taking longer than 30 or 40 minutes to fall asleep

8. waking repeatedly during the night

9. waking far too early and being unable to fall back asleep

10. being able to sleep only with the aid of sleeping pills or alcohol

Insomniacs often complain of being unable to close their eyes or rest their minds for any period of time. Many people certainly know what it’s like to have their mind racing at bedtime.

In our stress-filled world, we are often plagued with unfinished to-do lists in ur heads. When it’s quiet and time for sleep, many people have problems pushing those to-do lists aside in favor of dreamland.

Artistic types claim that they get their best ideas at night while lying in bed trying to sleep. One scholar even said that if a man had as many ideas during the day as he does when he has insomnia, he’d make a fortune. That may be true, but eventually, the lack of sleep will take its toll.

The worst part of insomnia is wanting to sleep but being unable to. The mind races and is unable to rest and that makes you overly tired and barely able to function the next day. Sometimes insomnia lasts longer than just a few nights.