1. Introduction and Definition

This was the year the term entered the public lexicon. Unlike the insomnia of the 1990s, which was often blamed on Type A corporate stress (the "yuppie flu"), the insomnia of 2002 was defined by fear. Clinics in New York, Washington D.C., and even rural Pennsylvania saw a 40% rise in "sleep onset maintenance disorder." Patients could fall asleep, but they couldn't stay asleep. They woke at 3:00 AM with a racing heart, convinced danger was imminent.

: In Nightmute, the sun never sets. This perpetual daylight becomes a physical manifestation of Dormer’s guilt—there is nowhere for his secrets to hide, and the lack of darkness prevents the "sleep" of a clear conscience. The Symbiotic Rivalry : The killer, Walter Finch ( Robin Williams