I’ve Created A Little Set Of Self Portraits Revealing My Biggest Enemy: Insomnia

I’ve been suffering from sleeping disorder for a long time and still couldn’t find a permanent solution. I don’t have trouble falling asleep, but I frequently wake up at night and I never sleep really deep. It feels like part of me is awake all the time, watching my body while it sleeps.

Even though I sleep, my brain continues to work. I dream a lot and the dream slowly approaches reality and in the end it wakes me up. I feel the whole process like I’m not sleeping.

Sometimes I suddenly wake up as if someone shaked my body, but actually it’s only my thoughts that force my brain to wake up…

Fun fact: I wrote this text on one of those nights at 5:30 am.

More info: helinbereket.com

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I've Created A Little Set Of Self Portraits Revealing My Biggest Enemy: Insomnia

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I've Created A Little Set Of Self Portraits Revealing My Biggest Enemy: Insomnia

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I've Created A Little Set Of Self Portraits Revealing My Biggest Enemy: Insomnia

Helin Bereket

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Photographer and content creator based in Berlin / Germany.

Vėjūnė Rimašiūtė

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Vėjūnė is a community manager who helps artists all over the world introduce their artwork to Bored Panda readers and in that way, become more popular. Since she was always fascinated by the art world, she studied Culture Management and Cultural Policy at Vilnius Academy of Arts where she expanded her knowledge about it. Now she's using all this knowledge to showcase its beauty and help others dive into the fascinating world of art.

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