Although I have many worries, obviously, I am given so much sedative and medication that recently I actually sleep like a log...but life in Britain is no dreamland any longer...we are surrounded by wealth, seemingly, with so much of it out of reach...this distasteful society is all around us, in every part of the country, with house prices being the most disgusting element of our modern lifestyle.
Well, this caught my eye today...
Modern life is causing major stress and anxiety for Brits with over half admitting to sleepless nights over issues such as terrorist threats, health risks and identity theft.
Some 56 per cent of 1,001 people surveyed by life assurance firm CPP said worries about identity theft, terrorism and health risks kept them awake at night.
Climate change and house prices were also found to make people anxious, according to the research, followed closely by NHS cutbacks and terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, a survey of 1,700 adults revealed that only three per cent managed the recommended eight hours of sleep a night. Almost one in 10 of those polled by hotel firm Travelodge said they had taken a day off work after a bad night's sleep.
For 18- to 35-year-olds, rising house prices and climbing on to the property ladder top the list as the biggest worry, while the older generation worry most about their heath - and NHS cutbacks and superbugs in particular.
The older generation are more adept at taking life in its stride. Just nine per cent of people aged over 54 admit to being deeply concerned about social and global problems compared to 15 per cent of 18- to 34-year-olds according to the research by CPP, a leading life assistance business.
The younger generation are more concerned with the threat of terrorist attacks. Almost half of the 18-to 34-year-old age group worry about terrorism compared with a third of those over 54 years old.
However, all age groups agree on one thing, that the rise in anxiety over terrorism is down to growing religious extremism and intolerance.
Dr David Lewis, a cognitive neuropsychologist, who studied the results of the survey, said "The results of this survey, confirm that high levels of anxiety are prevalent in modern society due to a number of reasons including terrorist attacks, growing recognition of the damaging consequences of modern lifestyles on the environment and mankind etc.
"In both cases, we feel these events to be beyond our ability to control and this sense of helplessness in the face of danger is the third factor that serves to intensify our other concerns. Societal anxieties have risen sharply in the last five years and the trend looks set to continue.''
In the Travelodge study, one in three said it took them two days to recover after a sleepless night, while almost half complained they felt less confident if they were tired.
Chris Idzikowski, sleep expert from the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, commented: "The research highlights lack of sleep is a widespread problem experienced by many people in the UK and with sizeable effects on work productivity.
"Ironically, the findings reveal that while businesses are suffering the consequences of employees sleeping badly, in many cases they are directly causing the problem, with a quarter of respondents saying that work stress keeps them awake at night.
"With this in mind, employers should encourage employees to raise any issues they are having with sleep patterns and try to understand what is causing the problem and help them identify how they can help them improve their sleep."
