Monday, May 10, 2010

Insomnia Hits Hollywood

Most, if not all, have heard of the chilling story of A Nightmare on Elm Street. In this story, teenagers are plagued by an assailant in their sleep. The fiend, Freddy Krueger, begins to murder them in while they try to sleep. As a result the remaining characters try to stay awake all night to avoid Freddy. This plan ultimately backfires when they begin to suffer from insomnia, and they begin to dream while they are awake. This film, while fictional, does have some truth to it about the effects of insomnia. If one stays awake too long, hallucinations can be a side-effect. Other side effects are lack of attention, becoming dizzy, and can be very irritable and get angry for no reason.

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