Insomnia is Beautiful

 Insomnia.

I firmly believe that insomnia is a beautiful word. If it didn’t have its already existing

definition and connotation in the english language, I could easily see it being a beautiful name with the nickname Nia. The way the word flows to me is truly beautiful, and I wish the definition was not so negative. I’ve never personally struggled with real intense insomnia, but I’ve definitely had my share of sleepless nights. The way insomnia makes the body feel is terrible, but the way the word sounds flows lovely off the tongue and feels fantastic. Most words ending in vowels also just tend to sound a little bit better than their consonant ending counterparts.  

I have probably the worst sleeping schedule out of anyone that I know. I fall asleep

around 3 am, or whenever I finally force myself to attempt to sleep for the night, and then wake up bright and early at around 7 for school. Luckily we aren’t in person, because then I’d be up at the ripe time of 5:30 am. I am pretty much convinced my brain decided to go on pacific standard time without telling or consulting me. Then after staying awake all morning for school, I fall asleep the second the clock hits 12:10 and my zooms are over and I’m out like a light until about 3 pm. This has messed up my sleep schedule even more, my metabolism and eating schedule is all over the place, and I am constantly tired. Block sleeping for 4 hours twice a day might work for some people, but for a full time student in 5 AP classes, it doesn’t do much but damage.  

This is how I know that the meaning of the word has absolutely ZERO impact on how I view its pronunciation and sound. I have a terrible relationship with sleep and insomnia, yet I can still genuinely appreciate the beautiful makeup of the word. The sound of the short O followed by the long E and short U has the perfect sound in my mind.