#Insomnia

Insomnia is the condition in which attempts to sleep only sharpen the mind, making slumber feel like a distant stranger. The more one craves rest, the livelier the unwanted thoughts become, as if an uninvited party is raging in the brain. Pills and coffee sit at the same table in a bizarre cocktail, while midnight bathroom trips and smartphone glow land double punches. Sleep turns into an alien landscape from which one cannot return until morning dawns.

Insomnia is the cruel endurance test of the mind that refuses to surrender to the night’s silence. Even when one closes their eyes, an inner playwright performs endless scenes, leaving invitations to deep sleep lost in the mail. Falling asleep is misunderstood as laziness, while the frantic search for sleep is mistaken for overexertion. The alarm clock becomes not an enemy, but a reluctant ally. Ultimately, insomnia is the excess of will that builds itself without waiting for rest.

Insomnia disorder is the collective scream of those whose invitation to the feast called sleep has been rescinded. A nightly ordeal of counting endless sheep that mocks the victim by promising a 'good night' each morning. So-called treatments are merely pills with labels promising serenity, only to return one to the eternal race with self-loathing. Ironically, this torment serves as the quietest protest banner against overwork in a society that values productivity. Ultimately, it is the cruelest joke of all: a restful night sold as a remedy but never delivered.