“Suddenly, I realised what this man’s problem was

- and it is one shared by most insomniacs. They are far too lively minded. They are the opposite of passive. They do not want to be bored. But boredom is, actually, exactly what they need. And, I’d tentatively add, acceptance. Chris Idzikowski says that to ‘try’ and sleep is worst of all. Sleep dislikes scrutiny. It is shy - like a nocturnal animal. Perhaps the clue to surviving a long night’s journey into day is not to try at all.”

Interesting article on insomnia by Kate Kellaway in The Observer