‘Insomnia Identity’: When Not Sleeping Becomes a Part of Who You Are – The Cut

Read article - Quotes Michael Sateia, active emeritus professor of psychiatry, about how thinking of yourself as an insomniac may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. "The condition becomes a focus of attention and the sufferer may begin to arrange his/her life around this issue," says Sateia. "These negative expectations produce greater anxiety and arousal and, voilà, they don't sleep well."