I have been at both extremes. For as long as I can remember I have had insomnia. It is a miserable disorder. At night I would endlessly ruminate about personal relationships, how I could help others, and the occasional work problems.

Recently I moved to the Bay Area. I work alone and have few friends. With few relationships, for the first time in my life I started falling asleep in under 10 minutes. It's a gift but it comes with a price. When I started mentoring at-risk high-school students, I found the insomnia returned, so I quit being a mentor after a few months.

Perhaps with more conditioning, insomnia won't relapse so easily.

Edit: grammar