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RE: Insomnia Part 2 + Taqwim al-Sihha
Given the writings you mentioned, from so long ago, it seems like insomnia has been an issue across ages and cultures. I've had a few times in life where good sleep was hard to come by. I sure do appreciate that I sleep well now. I hope you are able to sleep well, too, more and more.
Good point, that insomnia was mentioned so long ago that it may just be indicative of the human condition! I find it really interesting from an evolutionary perspective that sleep is so vital to human health and yet it can be difficult for some to sleep. There is even a genetic disorder, Fatal Familial Insomnia.
Insomnia is a strange thing. I think it would be very odd if I all of the sudden couldn't eat, experiencing a mental inhibition, not a physical inhibition. Or if all the sudden I had a mental inhibition to drinking water. Or if I suddenly had a mental block about breathing.
I guess my point is that if something is so vital to health and survival, why can we develop a mental inhibition towards it?
Thanks for the kind words about insomnia. I, too, appreciate a good night's sleep!
Our human brains are so strange sometimes, that's for sure! And then there are the rare folks that don't need very much sleep. And the polyphasic sleep folks that sleep for several short periods each day. There is a lot to sleep!