Insomnia: A Guide To, and Consolation For, the Restless Early Hours - Couverture rigide

The School Of Life

 
9781999917975: Insomnia: A Guide To, and Consolation For, the Restless Early Hours
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ISBN 10 : 1999917979 ISBN 13 : 9781999917975
Editeur : The School of Life Press, 2019

Synopsis



A book to offer guidance, companionship and consolation to the restless insomniac; analysis and philosophy combine to provide comfort on even the longest of sleepless nights.

 Not being able to sleep is deeply frightening. We panic about our ability to cope with the demands of the next day; we panic that we are panicking; the possibility of sleep recedes ever further as the clock counts down to another exhausted, irritable dawn. Our societies have learnt to treat insomnia with the best applied discipline we know: medicine - in particular, with pills powerful enough to wrestle consciousness into submission. But there are other things to do besides, or alongside, medicalising insomnia.

We can reflect on our sleeplessness, define it to ourselves and others, try to understand where it springs from in human nature and speculate on what it might - in its own confused way - be trying to tell us.

This book is an eloquent guide to, and companion through, the long sleepless hours of the night. We come away from its soothing pages informed, consoled and armed with insights that will make us feel a lot less alone - as we wait for sleep, eventually, to come.

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À propos de l?auteur

The School of Life is a global organisation helping people to lead more fulfilled lives. We do this via our articles, books, app, films, therapeutic services and corporate offering.

The School of Life Press brings together the thinking and ideas of the School of Life creative team under the direction of series editor, Alain de Botton. Our range of books and products explore essential topics in psychological and emotional life, including relationships, parenting, friendship, careers and fulfilment.

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Éditeur
The School of Life Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1999917979
ISBN 13 
9781999917975
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
56
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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