Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Sleep affects our health and well-being, our moods and behavior, our energy and emotions, our marriages and jobs, our very sanity and happiness. “About a third of the human lifetime is spent in sleep” (Hauri and Linde 8). After I gave a survey, I found that more than 95% of students tested enjoy sleeping but have problems doing so. “Insomnia is the perception of inadequate sleep because of difficulty falling asleep, waking up frequently, difficulty falling back to sleep, waking up to early, or unrefreshing sleep” (NIH 2). Many people have these problems and consider it hard to get over.