‘For nearly 40 years, every doctor I’ve pleaded with has announced that the problem is in my head.’Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images In February, I taught memoir writing at a conference in Mexico ...

For decades people have been told they need seven to nine hours of sleep - warned that anything less could result in obesity, depression and even dementia. However, Dutch sleep scientist Dr Merijn van ...

I approached sleep like a problem to be solved - behaviourally, nutritionally, technologically. It turns out I was a tad ...

I’ve longed for sleep all my life. Getting more sleep has been one of my New Year’s resolutions for decades. Recounting stories of my early childhood insomnia, my mother would describe how I’d lie in ...

In the run-up to Christmas 2018, wobbly with delirium on a station platform packed with partygoers, I nearly fell under a train. Insomnia – not the “I woke at 3am for a bit” type, but the brutalising ...

According to new research from The Mental Health Foundation, in the past month alone, poor sleep has led to 48 per cent of UK adults feeling more angry or irritable, more stressed and overwhelmed, or ...

It’s 5.16am and I’ve not slept a wink since 1.32am when I’d woken with a start, a cough from my partner dragging me from my slumber. Hundreds of minutes have crawled past since and the light in my ...

Dear Eric: My husband suffers from frequent insomnia. When he has trouble sleeping, he spends a while (sometimes several hours) reading in bed. He uses a small flashlight, but it’s still bright enough ...

In recent months, I have missed many 24-hour sleep cycles, as well as one 48-hour period, but this last one of 72 hours was a new personal record. This is a sleeping kitten, not me. Source: Photo by ...

Are you struggling with insomnia? If so, are you aware of the causes of insomnia? Or maybe you’re able to get to sleep, but toss and turn all night and don’t feel rested at all. Keep reading to ...