#26: Insomnia - Part 1

At any one moment in time, about 10% of the population will be suffering from the affliction of insomnia. That is staggering. 1 out 10 people you walk past on the street or you drive past in your car has clinical grade insomnia.

There is a big difference between being sleep-deprived and having insomnia. Being sleep-deprived is not insomnia. Sleep deprivation is considered as having a perfectly normal ability to sleep, but you just don't give yourself the chance for an adequate opportunity to sleep.

Everyone can have a bad night of sleep. Everyone can even have several bad nights of sleep ... This is not insomnia. This is nothing to be concerned about. It's perfectly normal.

Insomnia is far more common than you probably realize ... We estimate that at least 1 out of every 3 people listening to this podcast will experience some form of clinical insomnia during their lifetime.

Just to give you a little context here in the US, the epidemiological studies have suggested that insomnia disorder is as prevalent as the massive epidemic of obesity, which, if you look across all age ranges, is around 10.5%.