Insomniac Has Secret Second Life

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A man who has been an insomniac for nearly 50 years believes the condition has actually been a BLESSING – because it has allowed him to live a secret second life.

Neil Epstein, 54, sleeps an average of 20 minutes a night and can frequently go without any sleep at all for as much as 48 hours at a time.

But the married dad-of-four, from Enfield, North London, believes his waking hours have given him an extra two years of consciousness each decade which most people will never have.

In this time, he’s been able to learn how to play the piano, write poetry and short stories, make his own art and even learn French.

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