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Originally Posted by Jae Rae
I disagree that insomnia is always a sign of neurosis. BPD causes bouts of insomnia - a friend of mine has both, with month-long periods of not being able to sleep more than 2 or 3 hours a night.
Many peri- & menopausal women have bouts of insomnia and unless you're a Freudian, hormonal shifts are not considered "neurotic."
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Studies of insomniacs show that they sleep the same amount as non-insomniacs, but they keep telling us they can't sleep.
There is a disconnect there somewhere.
And that's what a neurosis is.