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April 06, 2006
Insomnia
Today at lunch there must've been a dozen of us sitting around the table. I was surprised to hear that several of my colleagues have occasional trouble with insomnia. One guy I work with says when something wakes him up only 15 minutes after he drifts off to sleep, that can be it for the night. At least a couple of people have been waking up about 4 am, not able to get back to sleep.
I wonder if that's normal for people over 30. Perhaps it is. I also wonder how closely related it is to worries about work.
I then wondered later whether being this far north makes a difference. In France it's so dark all winter, then suddenly in spring it starts getting light early, staying light late. In summer it's light very late indeed, since time is set up to be two hours ahead of the sun. That's why all the bedrooms over here have shutters or blinds.
Even if you sleep in a dark room, the sun no doubt has an effect on your biological clock.
Posted by Mark at April 6, 2006 09:46 PM
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