The History of Insomnia: How Humanity Has Understood and Treated Sleeplessness Through the Ages
Humans have been lying awake at night, staring at ceilings or stars, for at least 5,000 years. The oldest medical texts we’ve discovered, Egyptian papyri from 1550 BCE, already contain remedies for sleeplessness. The history of insomnia isn’t just a timeline of treatments. It’s a mirror reflecting how each era understood consciousness, the body, and…