Insomnia and Reading

I spent most of my early years not sleeping well.  As an adult, I did not sleep well. I could count on getting 5.5 hours of sleep, but if I went to be early, I was awake after 5.5 hours. And unable to go back to sleep.  I did not start sleeping well until 1995.  For whatever reason, I started sleeping well, and that continued for about 10 years.  After that, my sleep was variable, but not bad. This included an occasional sleepless night, but generally, not bad.

Until recently.  I have had some persistent insomnia.  I am not sure why.  But it is interesting to me that during all those years of poor sleep, the nights I sat up and did pleasure reading did not tire me.  I would wake up fresh, although my sleep was limited. The nights I tossed and turned found me dragging the next morning.

Recently, I have had persistent insomnia.  Some of the nights of insomnia, I have read well into the night, and found myself not dragging in the morning.  But, by mid-afternoon, I have been dragging.

I am not sure what this most recent bout of insomnia is all about. I will continue to read when I can, as it helps me to relax if not sleep.