Most people feel like the environment and stress are the main causes of lack of sleep for them. Contrary to this, insomnia cases have been reported for many years before and stress is not the only cause of insomnia. One similarity of cases reported from time immemorial is that people with insomnia get irritable and moody due to lack of sleep. To avoid these two symptoms, many people go to great lengths to come up with ceremonies and activities that will ensure they get to sleep well and stay asleep. One discovery that has been made throughout the years is that one routine may work for one person but it will not work for others. Therefore, there have been numerous treatments for insomnia discovered as the years have gone by.

Historians such as British politician Winston Churchill, renowned author Charles Dickens and American founding father Benjamin Franklin always stated that the amount of sleep a person gets is directly proportional to the bed in which they sleep. Winston Churchill kept an extra bed in his room so he could move to it in case he could not fall asleep on one. Author Dickens had to ensure that he slept right in the middle of his bed and it had to be facing north for him to fall asleep. If this was not done religiously, Charles just could not fall sleep. Benjamin Franklin could not sleep if his bed was not the right temperature. If it got too warm, he would get off the bed and somehow cool the beddings then try to sleep again.

When people understand the history of insomnia, they realize that people started using drugs to fall asleep years ago. Although it should only be used as a last resort, many people have abused sleeping pills and therefore destroyed their sleeping cycles. When this happens, the drugs will not work well and certain side effects will be reported such as hallucinations as was English writer Evelyn Waugh´s case. According to history, actress, singer and model Marylin Monroe had to calm her nerves by taking a minimum of 20 sleeping pills daily. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte realized that he never got more than 3 hours of sleep a night and settled to that fact and lived his life comfortably. However way these famous historians dealt with insomnia, it is clear that it has been around for a long time and may not leave us any time in the near future.

Most people feel like the environment and stress are the main causes of lack of sleep for them. Contrary to this, insomnia cases have been reported for many years before and stress is not the only cause of insomnia. One similarity of cases reported from time immemorial is that people with insomnia get irritable and moody due to lack of sleep. To avoid these two symptoms, many people go to great lengths to come up with ceremonies and activities that will ensure they get to sleep well and stay asleep. One discovery that has been made throughout the years is that one routine may work for one person but it will not work for others. Therefore, there have been numerous treatments for insomnia discovered as the years have gone by.

Historians such as British politician Winston Churchill, renowned author Charles Dickens and American founding father Benjamin Franklin always stated that the amount of sleep a person gets is directly proportional to the bed in which they sleep. Winston Churchill kept an extra bed in his room so he could move to it in case he could not fall asleep on one. Author Dickens had to ensure that he slept right in the middle of his bed and it had to be facing north for him to fall asleep. If this was not done religiously, Charles just could not fall sleep. Benjamin Franklin could not sleep if his bed was not the right temperature. If it got too warm, he would get off the bed and somehow cool the beddings then try to sleep again.

When people understand the history of insomnia, they realize that people started using drugs to fall asleep years ago. Although it should only be used as a last resort, many people have abused sleeping pills and therefore destroyed their sleeping cycles. When this happens, the drugs will not work well and certain side effects will be reported such as hallucinations as was English writer Evelyn Waugh´s case. According to history, actress, singer and model Marylin Monroe had to calm her nerves by taking a minimum of 20 sleeping pills daily. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte realized that he never got more than 3 hours of sleep a night and settled to that fact and lived his life comfortably. However way these famous historians dealt with insomnia, it is clear that it has been around for a long time and may not leave us any time in the near future.