If you are suffering from insomnia this is one of the more common questions to be concerned about aside from the obvious “how to beat insomnia”. Babies tend to need around 17 hours of sleep, children need around 10 or 9 hours of sleep and adults need about 7 to 8 hours of sleep. As we get older we tend to need less sleep and it takes us longer to go to sleep. People tend to sleep lighter and for less time as they get older and this result in less time for the REM sleeping cycle and therefore less dreams.

Insomnia occurs when a person has little to no sleep so they are never in a state of sleep that is deep enough to properly repair and rest the body. Thsi results in a constant feeling of tiredness, exhaution and makes it extremely difficult to operate thier ususal daily life.