Free writing week 5

Khiem Huynh

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April 16 2012

Insomnia

In “Notes to Self”, Avery Sawyer mentioned “I think insomnia is a sign that a person is interesting.”. That is true for people who just have this symptom for a few days; but if they suffer from it for a long chronic of time, it will not be interesting any more. Insomnia is caused by many simple reasons, such as: overthinking, stress, pains, or love. Consequently, insomnia can lead you to a series of new “experiences”, for instance: headache, concentration reduction, bad psychological and physical effects. 

Suffering from insomnia can be a serious problem because it can “guide” you to many intense situations. Headaches, lack of memory and concentration are some bad “prizes” that having lack of sleep gives you. Besides of that, having physical pains, feeling tired and powerless also occur to people who have insomnia. Nevertheless, hallucination also takes a role in this sleepless action. As the result, people who suffer from this symptom usually feel tired, bored, and sleepy.

Once having such a bad mood by feeling ineffective, your productivity is affected. Since losing your quality of work, you are more likely to stress out and start doing nothing. This is the first stage of depression. Whenever someone has depression, they are in a really serious trouble. Depression can be treated, but first it will bother people who have it for a while. To demonstrate this, people who have depression commonly feel hopeless, worthless, and maybe meaningless to this world.

To face with these serious symptoms, people should treat it from the base of this illness—insomnia. Sleeping pills can help someone who has trouble of sleeping, but it will give him or her some side effects when he or she uses it for a long period of time. Besides taking medications, people are using herbal teas, or alternative treatment to improve their abilities to sleep. Considering having an appointment with a doctor is also a good idea. Psychologists’ offices are also a good place to visit.

Overthinking, stress, pains, or love can cause insomnia which leads to many serious affects. This is why insomnia is awful, so do not make it worse. To improve your sleeping habits, you should try both conventional and alternative medicines. For me, taking some classes in the morning can build up my motivation. You also need to see a doctor or a psychologist to find out the root of your symptoms.