Insomnia (失眠)
I just could not fall asleep the other night. I just didn’t feel sleepy. I can’t explain why, but it was really annoying.
I got very bored lying in bed, so I decided to read a book.___26___But even when I finished reading , I still didn’t feel tired. So I listened to some peaceful music.That didn’t work, either. I have heard people say if you have a warm drink before bedtime it will help you drift off to sleep. So I went downstairs and made myself a cup of tea.___27___Still, I couldn’t sleep. I was getting very frustrated by this point!
It felt strange to be awake while everyone else was asleep.___28___In fact, it was a little big frightening . When you go to sleep, it feels like one day ends and another begins. But if you stay up late, you realize that day and night are just a gentle transition (转变), a cycle which has no end and no beginning. At 4 a.m., I noticed a faint light coming through my curtains. The sun had started to rise!
Normally, I’m a very heavy sleeper.___29___So on this occasion, I considered myself lucky to see a beautiful sunrise. I knew I needed to get some rest, but it seemed the harder I tried to force myself asleep, the more difficult it was.
Eventually, I just let my mind go free.___30___I listened to the birdsong... and the next thing I knew it was 11 a.m.! I was happy that I had managed to get some sleep! I have never struggled with sleeping before, so this was my first experience of insomnia. Fortunately, I have been sleeping well since then.