Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Sleeplessness; inability to sleep, especially when chronic.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Lack of sleep; inability to sleep, especially when chronic; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness
Etymologies
- From Latin in- + somnus + -ia (Wiktionary)
- Latin īnsomnia, from īnsomnis, sleepless : in-, not; see in-1 + somnus, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“But my insomnia is like unto the Godzilla of insomnia.”
“Thanks to the new (very expensive) medications, my insomnia is vastly better than it's been for years.”
“The insomnia is back again tonight, and I cannot bear to just lie in bed, listening to Spooky sleep.”
“I think this stretch of insomnia is beginning its third week.”
“My blasted insomnia is back, and lately, I'm lucky to get 5 hours a night.”
“I'd hoped I'd still be able to get the issue out tonight, but the insomnia is slowing me down.”
“As a college student who has to write term papers, well, insomnia is a blessing when it comes to writing.”
“But serving as a cure for insomnia is not an admirable electoral trait.”
“Over a period of about five years even sleep doctors were losing sleep over the definition of insomnia, which had been described traditionally as difficulty initiating or sustaining sleep, or early awakening.”
“(I guess this insomnia is partly due to sleeping so much during the day.)”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘insomnia’.
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Isn't it? (See definition on iroquoisy.)
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There's a jar I've been adding movie ticket stubs to since about age twelve. I am pleased to have a more accessible way of keeping track of the movies I've seen. Even if some are pretty embarrassin...
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for insomnia.
Prolagus 2:35
I am. Dec 4, 2011
ruzuzu 1:08 a.m. *looks around to see who else is awake now* Oct 19, 2011
Prolagus It's not amazing... Jun 15, 2011
Wordplayer This is amazing; I was just thinking about how I couldn't sleep last night, and then I look at the sidebar...
Jun 15, 2011
reesetee That is a good book. :-) Jun 9, 2011
ruzuzu You could always try The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. Jun 9, 2011
reesetee Maybe a nice comic book instead.... ;-) Jun 9, 2011
rolig Sort of like War and Peace or Vasily Grossman's incredible Life and Fate about the Battle of Stalingrad? Jun 9, 2011
Prolagus An amazing and cruel book about war, peace, childhood, happiness and everything else. Jun 9, 2011
rolig What's "Ender's game", Pro? Jun 9, 2011
Prolagus What if I'm just going crazy?
Perhaps it wasn't a good idea to start reading "Ender's game". Jun 9, 2011
Prolagus I slept from midnight to 2, then awake until 5. Uffa. May 21, 2011
ruzuzu Hi, Pro. Did you get any sleep? May 21, 2011
Prolagus (3:45 AM)
I can't sleep.
I CAN'T SLEEP! May 21, 2011
Prolagus 2:25 AM
... Feb 19, 2011
reesetee Good luck, Pro! Nov 29, 2010
dontcry *prays for Pro's mind to rest* Nov 28, 2010
ruzuzu Good for you, Pro. Good night, and good luck. Nov 28, 2010
Prolagus I made a decision, and after all this time I will see a doctor, for insomnia and other stuff (a good part of which has been discussed on this page). Good luck to me. Nov 28, 2010
milosrdenstvi 5:26 am... Nov 22, 2010
ruzuzu I'm here too, Pro.... Nov 22, 2010
Prolagus Edit: it's been three months now. Nov 22, 2010
Prolagus 01:20 am
... Nov 4, 2010
Prolagus 01:15 am
Sipping some chamomile-and-some-other-grass infusion. It's not even about not being able to sleep... More like not feeling like trying.
And it's been almost two weeks now. Sep 7, 2010
ruzuzu Glad you're here too, plethora. May 6, 2010
plethora 03:37am
The last two weeks have been the worst I've had in a while. It's like being in year 12 again.
Thank Jebus you are all here to amuse me. May 6, 2010
reesetee Pro, you'll handle it like a Pro, I'm sure.
Good sleep to the future Dr. Prolagus. Sep 1, 2009
plethora Good luck and good night, Pro. Sep 1, 2009
bilby Let tomorrow answer you. 'night Pro. Sep 1, 2009
Prolagus I'm very sleepy, tonight, but I don't feel like turning the lights and my computer off. Why? Because tomorrow is Tomorrow. First day as a PhD student.
Who knows if it was a wise choice... Sep 1, 2009
milosrdenstvi I bought a collection of Anna Akhmatova's poetry the other day, solely on the recollection of this conversation. It doesn't appear to have The Cellar of Memory, though. Aug 31, 2009
plethora *runs in late*
Pro, my homesickness will probably never be as bad as yours, but I understand where you're coming from. I don't even like my hometown that much, but I know that there will always be a connection between me and those people. There are places, foods, events and pubs that I could make reference to and every one of those 20,000 people would automatically know what I was talking about. I could never go back and live there, but I do miss that. I'm going back in September for my uncle's birthday and I'm already looking forward to it. It will have been a year between visits. I still think of it in my head as "going home", even though I love the city I'm in now.
I have similar feelings about boarding school.
/ramble Jun 7, 2009
Prolagus *sighs* Jun 7, 2009
chained_bear Happy to mail Pro some OVALTINE. *whinnies* Jun 1, 2009
skipvia A quick trip to Spain sounds wonderful, if somewhat impractical. Quick trips from Alaska to anywhere are non-existent. I'm jealous.
Wish I could help, Pro. At least, when you're awake, I get to read your much appreciated contributions to Wordie. Jun 1, 2009
Prolagus Not a bad idea, but where do I find Ovaltine at 2 am in Italy? The nearest open grocery is OpenCor, in Spain. Jun 1, 2009
skipvia A little warm milch, perhaps, Pro?
OVALTINE! Jun 1, 2009
Prolagus Humph. Jun 1, 2009
chained_bear Skipvia. :)
Bilby: That is because you are a bilby. May 26, 2009
Prolagus Thank you, Wordies, for your kind words. Tonight I feel a bit sleepy, so I will try to go to sleep before bad thoughts reach me. May 26, 2009
skipvia At some point, many years ago, I gave up being the tortured artist/academic and decided that home was wherever I happened to be. Smooth sailing since then. May 25, 2009
rolig That reminds me of Anna Akhmatova's poem, "The Cellar of Memory" (Подвал памяти, 1940), which concludes:
Well, let's go home!
But where's my home and where's my reason?
Ну, идем домой!
Но где мой дом и где рассудок мой?
(A note for clarity: "reason" here means the capacity for rational thought, not "a reason to do something.") May 25, 2009
milosrdenstvi Kde domov můj? I've adapted that from a rhetorical patriotic question into a sort of a motto for life. May 25, 2009
john Pro, I feel for you, and at the same time I'm envious. Having moved too many times, the very notion of being able to call anyone my people seems fantastic. It sounds like a gift you'll always have, wherever you live.
I spent 7 years in New York and know what an alienating place it can be, even if you love it. I hope you find some peace while you struggle with the tension between roots and opportunity. May 25, 2009
aaltoilu Insomnia... what a liar of a word, with its multiple vowels, its nasal consonants. It doesn't sound as bad as it is at all.
You talk to people about your insomnia, and they are all sweetness and care about it - but you can't shake the feeling that they associate the deep dark night with romance and excitement.. and that silky name, insomnia; it can't be as bad as hemorrhoids with such a name!
I propose, therefore, that we change the insomnia to a name that is appropriately irritating khuhlkhutscheu.
This night was over before it began. May 24, 2009
bilby Good question. Nowhere. What's home supposed to feel like anyway? May 24, 2009
frogapplause Where do you feel at home, bilby? May 24, 2009
bilby Oddly, when I'm in Australia I never feel surrounded by my people. May 24, 2009
Prolagus Bad thoughts again.
Having been back in Sardinia since Easter, I can now see what New York can't give me, and what it means to live surrounded by your people. May 24, 2009
Prolagus Why do bad thoughts reach you even when you are on vacation? May 16, 2009
sionnach Hi Pro!
it's 4:31 am here, and I can't sleep either.
Did you get my Flickr e-mail? Apr 13, 2009
Prolagus Sorry to read that, plethorette. Here in Italy it's 4 am, and I woke up. I feel like I won't be able to sleep again.
It's weird. After 16 months in NYC, I have just come back to Sardinia, where I'll stay until late August. Until a couple of months ago, this is what I would have wanted the most. Now, after I have been accepted into a PhD program there, I had to return to Italy since my visa has expired; but suddenly, being at my parents' place is not being home anymore.
Staying four months here will probably lead to a double culture crash: one in a few days, and one in August, again. Apr 13, 2009
plethora It's not that late. But I know that, due to many things, chances of sleep tonight are slim to none.
Still, this is the first time in a long while that I can actually pinpoint the cause of the insomnia. That's good, right? Mar 16, 2009
mollusque I've joined the club, 4:39 am. Mar 14, 2009
sonofgroucho How is this for extreme insomnia?
Mar 5, 2009
plethora You would think that, having been sick for a week, all I would be able to do is sleep. But I just cannot make my brain shut down. Feb 21, 2009
Prolagus Sigh. Feb 21, 2009
dontcry Sweet dreams, pleth. Jan 10, 2009
plethora I haven't been here for a while - not since I had a lot of homework to do and many episodes of Doctor Who unwatched.
Wordie has been quiet tonight.
I probably have to be up early in the morning, despite it being Sunday, so I'm going to bed now. Jan 10, 2009
reesetee Safe trip! Enjoy! :-D Dec 18, 2008
Prolagus The good thing today is that the less I sleep tonight, the more I'll sleep on the airplane this afternoon. Very important, since I'll be in Italy at 7 am local time, so I will have a whole day to face... Dec 18, 2008
Prolagus I don't know if I can call "insomnia" having so much to do that I work until late night (although I can't get anything done when I work until late).
Damn applications. Dec 15, 2008
Prolagus It was, in my opinion, 3 1/2 hours ago. Sep 11, 2008
plethora Last time I checked the clock, it was half past eleven! Sep 11, 2008
plethora Not these days, Pro. The greatest privilege of year 12 is having to share only a bathroom and with just one person. And although my bathroommate is a slob who occasionally locks me out and always leaves the light on, it's worth it for the 2am Doctor Who and homework sessions.
As for whether we're moving, westward or otherwise, I have no authority to speak on the matter.
I am actually going to bed now. I have a Chem test in the morning. Sep 8, 2008
frindley Not sure. My knowledge of tectonic plate movements is a bit hazy. Perhaps we only move westwards at night, and maybe this is why I often get my best work done after pumpkin hour. Sep 8, 2008
Prolagus Is Australia moving
westboundwestward? Sep 8, 2008frindley Grr. Still awake. Ah well, will traipse off to bed with Anna Karenina – there's nothing like a Russian novel chock-full of patronymics for the full soporific effect. Sep 8, 2008
Prolagus Do you share a room with other people, pleth? Sep 8, 2008
plethora Hmm, what to do? I could a) go to bed and have a 70/30 chance of laying awake pretending/wishing it were possible for me to sleep before at least two a.m. or b) watch another episode of Doctor Who on youtube.
A friend of mine is having me do a sleep log for her psychology class. I should be able to give her some interesting results. Sep 8, 2008
Prolagus *singing*
Sir all I want is a chance to amend
Past infidelities please do not send
Me far away from my wise
Me far away from my wiiise
Me far away from my wiiiiise
Señorita... Sep 5, 2008
Prolagus It's good to have Australian Wordies. Aug 24, 2008
Prolagus Wordie. The insomniac's delight. Aug 17, 2008
plethora I have the world's longest weekend ahead of me. I need to go to sleep. *attempts to knock self out with heavy folder* Aug 14, 2008
frindley Oh no, it's happening to me! Aug 11, 2008
plethora Apparently I'm turning into Pro.
I need to get up in three and a half hours. Jul 27, 2008
Prolagus OK, let's try to sleep. Jul 8, 2008
Prolagus Longest night ever. Jul 6, 2008
reesetee No! Poor dontcry, and poor birdie! My sympathies. :-( But I'm sure the little thing had a good life with you as its caretaker.
I had a bird funeral myself a few months ago, but now I'm happy to say I'm preparing for a baby bird to fledge. Life gets better. :-) Jul 1, 2008
Prolagus I'll do it right now - dim the lights, I mean.
Nighty night. Jul 1, 2008
dontcry Rough day for dontcry -- had a bird funeral. *sniff*
Thankfully it's settle down time, so off goes the computer, down go the lights, out comes a book. Not long before bedtime. Ahhhh.
Put down the cheese, Pro, and dim the lights. Sweet dreams.
Jul 1, 2008
Prolagus Goodnight guys (not many women during American nights, did you notice?). Have fun. Jun 30, 2008
Prolagus Last night I dreamed I had insomnia. I woke up exhausted, yet too well rested to go back to sleep.
(Bob Ingman) Jun 30, 2008
asativum What did Ray ever do to you? Jun 29, 2008
bilby Stingray. Jun 29, 2008
Prolagus Awake. Jun 29, 2008
yarb Hello, boys. How's the city that never etc? Jun 29, 2008
Prolagus Oh well, good enough. How's life? Jun 29, 2008
asativum I think it's just you and me, Pro. Jun 29, 2008
Prolagus Hello everybody. Jun 29, 2008
yarb Well, I'm off to bed, and I'm three hours behind you. But I will probably be up at least four hours before you. Sweet dreams, yarb. Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus Goodnight. I will go on killing. Time. Jun 28, 2008
asativum OK, I think you beat me again, Pro. I'm going to sleep. (Not that it should be a competition!) Jun 28, 2008
asativum Considering that they killed people, I'd suspect unjust insomniacs. Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus I suspect most serial killers were just insomniacs. Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus Please, hit me with something heavy. Jun 28, 2008
Prolagus OK, let's try. I'll go to bed now. Just for dontcry. Jun 27, 2008
reesetee I second that--long time no Wordie, SoG! Jun 26, 2008
Prolagus "I'm wide awake, it's morning". I just meant I was adding words to my formaggio list. :-)
Welcome back, SoG! Jun 26, 2008
dontcry Ssshhhh...I think he's sleeping. Jun 26, 2008
sonofgroucho I agree: quitting cheese is just not an option I will consider. Jun 26, 2008
reesetee Quit cheese? But how?
Poor Pro. I occasionally share your insomnia, so I'll gladly count giant turtles with you. :-)
*waiting for c_b to show up from her nap, since it's okay for bears to do so* Jun 26, 2008
jennarenn Chuck Norris never sleeps, but if he did, he could nap as well. Jun 26, 2008
yarb Don't quit cheese - it just makes sleep more fun when it comes. Jun 26, 2008
Prolagus Maybe I could quit formaggio at this time of the night... Jun 26, 2008
bilby You could try changing your nick to Prozac. Then we could keep calling you Pro. Jun 26, 2008
Prolagus The last refuge of the insomniac is a sense of superiority to the sleeping world.
(Leonard Cohen) Jun 26, 2008
Prolagus O sleep, o gentle sleep, nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, that thou no more wilt weigh my eye-lids down and steep my senses in forgetfulness?
(W. Shakespeare) Jun 26, 2008
reesetee Could you guys please keep it down in here? I'm trying to sleep!
Oh, never mind. I'll take a nap tomorrow on the porch. *yawn* Jun 26, 2008
Prolagus I knew what to do, and I did it. Jun 26, 2008
palooka I'm not sure I know what to do & I'll probably be awake all night tonight worrying about it.
Jun 26, 2008
dontcry Listen, if Pro gets his insomnia under control, he can come and nap on The Porch. I even have a hammock, just off The Porch, strung between two 100-year-old oaks -- no kidding (sometimes I even wonder if I'm for real...).
But first things first. When we're good with sleeping at night, we can play around with the whole napping concept.
Now it's getting late, so it's "settle down time." You know what to do. Jun 26, 2008
Prolagus Sometimes I have the feeling dontcry adopted us all. Jun 26, 2008
bilby I can't believe napping is out at The Porch. This is seriously bad news. I may have to redirect Hammock Installation Team. Jun 26, 2008
palooka Meditation helps also & may even make up for lost sleep.
Worrying about not sleeping can keep you awake. It helps me to accept the fact that on a particular night I'm just not going to get much sleep (especially the Sunday night before work), but I'll make up for it somewhere down the line. Jun 26, 2008
dontcry Napping is for babies and really, really old people. And dogs and some cats. Sick people can nap and Santa can nap, in the off season. New mothers and fathers can nap when their babies nap. Umm, bears nap a lot and that's ok because it means they're not out eating people. Same goes for crocodiles.
I'm late for a meeting. Point is, unless you are a baby, really, really old, a dog or some type of cat, sick, Santa, a new parent, a bear or a crocodile, napping is straight OUT! It's ESPECIALLY OUT if you suffer from INSOMNIA!!
Sharks never sleep, but if they did, they could nap as well. Jun 26, 2008
trivet I'm a fan of the napping. You just can't sleep too long. Jun 26, 2008
jennarenn No napping??? This baby bunny is tearing up as she types! Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus I will practice, but I don't bet on the last one. :-) Jun 25, 2008
dontcry Sorry, Pro, long lunch....but not heavy!
First of all, do you want to sleep or not? Don't be such a baby bunny.
Have a lighter lunch and drink water. Walk around if you feel sleepy. Your body will get used to it, I promise. NO napping -- it will throw off your body clock and undo all your hard work.
Bedtime is when you get into the bed and want to sleep -- at night. Bedtime is not worktime in a bed.
Buy curtains. (Ideally, leave NYC...)
Try to think a little bit more on the positive side.
;-) Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus Crap! I was hoping for dontcry to reply first! (ready to give 20) Jun 25, 2008
yarb The standard of ling ain't what it used to be. Jun 25, 2008
bilby Pro, you are arguing every point. That's too NY for a start.
If you have a natural dip in energy after lunch, please define. You are in the zone for a nap that meets modern ling requirements.
Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus Lay off the coffee, tea and soda (even the decaf) after mid-day.
How am I supposed to work after lunch, then?
Nothing to eat 2-3 hours before bedtime.
Define bedtime.
Keep bedroom very dark and cool.
In New York? Without curtains? Jun 25, 2008
dontcry Asa, since you asked :-). I discovered some time ago that insomnia is a vicious cycle that feeds on itself and will drive you insane! It takes a while to break it's grip on you, but it can be done with a routine. Here's mine:
We expect our bodies & minds to go, go, go all day and then come to a screeching halt when it's time to hurry up and sleep. Bad idea. Most of us don't pop out of bed in the morning and immediately begin working. We need time to "wake up." We slowly get out of bed, have something to eat and drink, bathe, dress, polish up a bit. Then we're ready to take on the world. Ending the day should have the same routine.
Ideally, you should prepare for sleep and hour or two before getting into bed. Slow down your activities. No eating or exercising. No troubling or stimulating conversations. No dramatic/violent TV shows. Dim the lights throughout the house. Maybe take a warm bath. Take a leisurely walk to get some night air, if it's refreshing. Reading is good, but don't take it to bed. Slow your body and mind down so they will be receptive to sleep. This is a great routine, especially if you have small children in the home. I call it "settle down time."
Bed is for sleeping, not for finishing up tasks of the day. If you treat your bed as a safe harbor, reserved only for sleeping, soon you will feel sleepy just getting into bed. Sleep/bed is your reward after a long hard day. Keep the bedroom tidy, organized and basically a pleasant place to be. Clean and fresh bed linens and clothes make getting into bed so much nicer!
It's important to prepare your body for rest too. Lay off the coffee, tea and soda (even the decaf) after mid-day. Nothing to eat 2-3 hours before bedtime. Keep bedroom very dark and cool. I know it's hard, but try to reserve this time for thinking pleasant thoughts only -- make it a rule. Sweet dreams! Jun 25, 2008
bilby Licked what? Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus Oh, llama snot? They use it in Liechtenstein, too.
(See alpaca) Jun 25, 2008
mollusque Sendimanou is good for treating insomnia, but has unfortunate mucogenital side-effects. Jun 25, 2008
bilby It was just mollusque listing sendimanou, an Aztec panvocalic that refers to a medicinal powder made from dried and ground llama snot. Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus Hey, I think I saw Sandman outside my window (not sure). Goodnight to everybody. Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus Don't wordieworry, Asa. Jun 25, 2008
asativum dontcry, what better place for sleep nostrums than this page? Do share!
Though I worry for Wordie if we manage to cure insomnia. Jun 25, 2008
dontcry Thank you, Pro! Sweet dreams! I'm off to my slumber bed right now (we're early to bed/early to rise here on the porch!). Jun 25, 2008
bilby I was shattered when Rosa nel Pugno changed their name from Rose in the Fist to Socialists and Radicals. A tragedy.
After an election in 2006 I picked up discarded RnP posters and decorated my room with Rose in the Fist logos. It wasn't a political statement. I just liked having anonymous hands offering me roses every way I turned. Jun 25, 2008
Prolagus Thank you, dontcry*. I'm trying the other way now - having two dinners might make me sleepy - and, well, fat.
*I will never call you dc. Jun 25, 2008
dontcry Pro - Sorry about the sleep troubles -- they suck. If you want some advice, let me know. Jun 24, 2008
Prolagus And here I am at the grocery (1.05 am). I bought camomile. Jun 24, 2008
Prolagus I might go to the grocery later. (12.15 am) Jun 24, 2008
bilby Try counting giant turtles. Jun 24, 2008
Prolagus I'll think about that and let you know in five hours. Jun 24, 2008
bilby How about Galapagos? Jun 24, 2008
Prolagus Oh, it's tea time (9 pm). Jun 24, 2008
Prolagus Anyway, I'll practice side-talking. Jun 23, 2008
Prolagus The snakes, and the fact that I will supposedly be able to sleep in a couple of hours, and I'm not sure you will. :-) Jun 23, 2008
bilby Hang on. In the comment to which I responded you were applying for honorary citizenship of Australia. Have you abandoned us so soon? It was all the poisonous snakes, wasn't it? Jun 23, 2008
bilby You'll have to learn to talk through the side of your mouth so the flies don't get in. Jun 23, 2008
Prolagus I should move to some Pacific island. I share their time zone already. :-( Jun 23, 2008