And when you woke, were you bushy-tailed or just bushed?

Rest assured (if you can) you are not alone — there are millions of semisomniacs like you out there.

And the combined effect of your drowsiness is having a huge impact, experts say, on the economy, productivity, public health and your personal wellbeing.

The term semisomnia — describing people who do not sleep well and experience low-grade exhaustion — entered the lexicon last year.
—Ruth Callaghan, "Why forty winks isn't enough," The West Australian, April 16, 2008

We worry more at night because there are no distractions, and like Heidi, many of us end up lying awake, obsessing about a problem.
—Catherine Vonledebur, "Too tired to get night's sleep," Coventry Evening Telegraph, December 7, 2007

Back home, even when the evening's tasks have been completed, there are 101 things to do e-mails to check, a television programme you want to stay up for, preparation for the next day. You finally fling yourself exhausted into bed, mind racing, and wonder why you can't get to sleep.

Sounds familiar? You, like another 30 million Britons, could be suffering from semi-somnia, a term coined by leading sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley to describe persistent low-grade exhaustion due to poor sleep.
—Moira Petty, "Half awake? Join the club," Daily Mail, October 23, 2007