Philippa Martyr
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The History of Insomnia, and How We Became Obsessed With Sleep
French author Marie Darrieussecq writes in her 2023 memoir Sleepless: The world is divided into those who can sleep and those who can’t. It’s a big call. But insomnia is a well-recorded preoccupation in history. It includes difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep, and comes with daytime distress and anxiety. There are many, varied reasons…