Insomnia

[SimonMac]

Who's rocking the Insomnia look tonight?

[EternalOptimist]

terrible thing is insomnia. It can drive you bonkers


I never understodd why people need to sleep though. I mean, whats it for , eh ?

[wim121]

Moi .....

On the upside, Im playing around and wasting discs by downloading and burning linux distros ....

[TimberWolf]

I never understodd why people need to sleep though. I mean, whats it for , eh ?

Not just people, but all life AFAIK.

Just been reading about horses, who being prey animals, only need a few hours of broken sleep a day. But if they don't get some good quality zzzz (REM sleep), which they need to be lying down to get, they go nuts too.
Horse behavior - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[amcdonald]

It works for me, so it's not necessarily for everyone but simply not going to bed till your really tired works most of the time and sleeping in almost recovery position

[d000hg]

A sure-fire way to cure insomnia is to have a child. I guarantee you'll have no problem sleeping during the non-crying moments.

Sleep deprivation from a screaming baby probably only approximates what a chronic insomniac is going through all the time.

Both sound awful, I'm glad of my ability to sleep virtually anytime, any place.

[oscarose]

terrible thing is insomnia. It can drive you bonkers


I never understodd why people need to sleep though. I mean, whats it for , eh ?

In a nutshell, based on your experiences during the day, sleep is required for the brain to update and to recharge essential organs in the body – part of evolution.

[d000hg]

In a nutshell, based on your experiences during the day, sleep is required for the brain to update and to recharge essential organs in the body

Yes we know that's the overview but HOW does that work, WHAT exactly does sleep do - or conversely what does not sleeping do?

Do we understand any of the details or is this an area which remains a bit of black magic?

[SimonMac]

Yes we know that's the overview but HOW does that work, WHAT exactly does sleep do - or conversely what does not sleeping do?

Do we understand any of the details or is this an area which remains a bit of black magic?

Scientists aren't exactly sure what kinds of organizing your brain does while you sleep, but they think that sleep might be the time when the brain sorts and stores information, replaces chemicals, and solves problems

Why Do I Need to Sleep?

Should be pitched at the right level for this place

[oscarose]

Yes we know that's the overview but HOW does that work, WHAT exactly does sleep do - or conversely what does not sleeping do?

Do we understand any of the details or is this an area which remains a bit of black magic?

As eluded, sleep developed as part of an evolutionary process and the exact mechanics are unknown. Humans have long childhoods' to facilitate optimum brain development (allegedly).