Chronic sleep loss has been linked to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. It can also impair the thinking and learning processes, while contributing to symptoms of depression.
Instead of trying to reconstruct their fortunes, they engaged in a bitter and " violent contest with experience" -and ended up victims of that brooding fixation known as melancholia.
For some of us, it's the most depressing time of year, where daylight is limited and the weather is often miserable – this is when the winter blues set in.
Not letting it back in to control my life has been a tough and daily struggle, but looking back, I can't believe I've lived this many years feeling happy and loved.