Who would you be or what would you do if you were suffering from Insomnia? How does one deal wrth everyday life when they Just cannot sleep? The movre Fight Club shows us how one man chose to deal With his disease. It shows how missing out on the little things like sleep can drive you crazy. it can make other people around you seem crazy maybe even insane at times. In this movie, it makes you see things that are not even there. incorporating Insomnia, support groups, alter egos, and soap making, Fight Club makes its viewers wonder what they would do, or how they would handle a similar situation making it an enjoyable experience for movie lovers. The movie begins one man. He has no name but he is lust like every on else. He has a job. He has an apartment. He is just a normal guy that has a big problem. Now everyone, at one time or another. has had trouble sleeping.
Our main character is no exception, but there is a difference’ he cant sleep at all. He suffers from insomnia and for the last four months of his life, He hasnt been able to sleep. Since he was so unfamiliar with the disease, he felt that he was dying. Nothing seemed real to him anymore. He was so desperate that he decided to see a doctor lor help. The doctor reassured him that he wasnt dying, refused to give him any medication and suggested that he try to get more sleep. The main character was not convinced that he would be ok and pleaded With the doctor, The doctor suggested that he attend a support group lor men with testicular cancer and see that his problems are not nearly as bad.
Willing to try anything one he went to the support group in hopes that it would help him in his time of need. He listened to sad stories of broken men and the live they had lost because of their illness. After that members got in groups of two so each person could share their feelings With each other. Our main character did not suffer from testicular cancer so he didnt have anything to say. The other men in the group were not aware of this so they did all they could to comfort him. They asked him to let it all out and so he did. He cried and let out all his stress after that he could finally sleep. He realized that his stress could be relieved if there was someone there to really listen to his problems.
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If he could do that then he could sleep. It appeared that he had solved all his problems He attended any support group for terminal diseases, just so he could sleep at night. It didnt matter that he was healthy because no one asked questions. They only wanted to comfort him because they thought he was dying. He went to these groups for an entire year and things were going well. then one day, a girl shows up to one 01 the support groups. Her name was Marla Singer. She had problem and her own motives for showing up tor a support group.
References
- Sleep Foundation – Insomnia
- Mayo Clinic – Insomnia
- WebMD – Insomnia Symptoms and Causes
- Healthline – Insomnia
- American Psychiatric Association – Sleep Disorders
- Cleveland Clinic – Insomnia
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Insomnia
- PubMed Central – Insomnia: Definition, Prevalence, Etiology, and Consequences
- National Sleep Foundation – About Insomia
