Comments on: Intelligence Levels in Insomnia Patients

By: Alisson

Alisson — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 04:26:56 +0000

I’m 17 and I feel much better now that I know I’m not the only one. It’s 1:24 a.m. now and I was lying in bed trying to sleep and wondering what would be the causes of this insomnia, then I went to my computer and googled “Insomnia and IQ” just like ‘Dreamscape’ did. Well, I can say this doctor described exactly what’s happening to me.
I feel like I cannot turn off my mind, just like he said. And I get this feeling of wasting my time as I try effortlessly to sleep.
Though it sort of feels good choosing intellect over sleep.

By: Dreamscape

Dreamscape — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:47:57 +0000

I have to say i disagree with david. I think that david’s perception is represented by the idea that Insomnia is when you are awake all night but can sleep later in the day. To me his case has more to do with his sleep schedule than insomnia that a person stays awake for days and can’t possibly, no matter how much they try, fall asleep. That then leads to less functionality in their life. But as far as your opinion doctor, i agree %100. I have always thought in life, that your mind can control whatever your body does, in some way. Even if it takes a routine to do so, if you tell yourself to think “im going to get sleep and get my routine in check” it could happen. I am not saying that every insomniac has insomnia due to their routine, but As an example, the more I tell myself something in my head, the more conscious of that idea I seem to be so I don’t know if it would help others, but i do know it helps me once in a while but I also have a very hard time getting motivated to remind myself of this. This could just be an illusion i am placing on myself but whenever i have my mind set on something, As an average outcome result, it happens. This has worked on most things for me throughout the day, high school Diploma, A place to live, and a way to provide myself food on a somewhat regular basis. It hasn’t worked for sleep yet but I, like Devin and Renorak, also went on google. I searched for “insomnia and IQ” and this was the second link. Do you think your theory could work in a reverse role as well? Like If someone were to somehow stop their mind from focusing on thinking just with thoughts and could manage to balance out their thought process on their own if they could, in a sense, cure themselves of their insomnia issue?

By: David

David — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:17:15 +0000

I disagree with your theory doc.

first of all, how did you test this or did you just formed opinions through observations ? I have insomnia myself and from what you described, I’m completely different. One cause for the higher intelligence could be the mind compensating for the lack of sleep, higher ability in one area and lower in another, such as lower memory. This higher mental ability does not have to be from neglect of the other stuff such as feelings and imagery. My mind is not racing at all when I lay down at night. This compensation is not enough to out weigh the cons and in the long run, you’re doing yourself harm. If you ask your patients what caused their troubled sleeping, my guess is it will most likely be because they disrupted their normal sleep routine. I myself in my late teen years, stayed up late and didn’t take care of myself. That’s how I developed insomnia and although it’s getting better, I must be more discipline and keep a better routine with repetition. Its very unlikely that someone developed insomnia out of thin air from focusing intellectually and neglecting feelings etc. If this was the case, most geniuses would be insomniacs which I don’t believe so. The doctors, professors, and all other individuals with high intelligence would be insomniacs according to you doctor. That would mean they’re not functioning properly because that’s what insomnia is, when your lack of sleep affects your ability to function properly.

By: Kristina

Kristina — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:18:19 +0000

This is my 2 year old toddler to a tee. He never can fall asleep because you can just see that his mind is racing. Have you done any research with toddlers? He is extremely intelligent–saying 10 word sentences by age 22 months, etc.

By: Renorack

Renorack — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:32:23 +0000

Im 13, pretty much everything you’ve brought up in this ‘observation’ shall I say, apply to me as an individual.

I smiled when I read Devin Avery’s comment. Mainly because its 1:29 over here and i googled: does insomnia have anything to do with intelligence? and it came up with this page. I googled that because as I was lying in bed, my trail of thought floated off from being upset about the insomnia, to what the possible causes may be.

One thing though, I’ve found that I only mainly block off emotional input/processing, but im fine with thinking and mental imagery. See? I’ve gone off topic, damnit.

Brilliant thereoy, it makes me more ‘happy’ with the choice of thought over sleep.. kindof.

By: devin avery

devin avery — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:37:29 +0000

ive had insomnia since i can remember. i have had night were i would sit in bed a stare. wanting to cry and wanting it to just be normal. right now it is 1:34am my time. i have been laying in bed since 9pm on a day that i woke up at 5am for work just like everyday. i couldnt sleep so i turned on my laptop. i googled insomnia looking for anything to help. i found this page. as i continued to read on every word you said applied to me and my life. it was as if you were reading my mind. it was the first time that i felt someone knew my problem.

By: Nicki

Nicki — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:18:42 +0000

I agree somewhat with your theory but I am interested if you see this phenomenon with children (toddlers especially)?
Thank you

By: Insomniac

Insomniac — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:16:00 +0000

Very interesting theory. As i’ve always thought – our minds are so active that they just don’t let us fall asleep. We focus so much on our minds that we can’t let other things flow. By the way, if you read this – I think there is also a connection between Insomnia and ADD(Attention Deficit Disorder), because an individual that suffers for ADD is more likely to introvert his thinking, and have difficulties to observe his surroundings. This is why i think it’s related to Insomnia, because the individual is so introverted that he can’t pay attention to his sourroundings, in our case – falling asleep.
Again, I highly appreciate your theory and i find it extremely interesting. thanks.