INSOMNIA: THE PERILS OF NOT SLEEPING WELL

Sleeplessness is a growing problem in the modern world. People who don’t sleep well often fail to function adequately. They may drive badly, make poor decisions, have an inability to focus and suffer from a variety of physical complaints. To put it bluntly, insomnia can be a dangerous condition. 

Brain chemicals
When people don’t sleep well their brain chemicals may be adversely affected. Researchers at Stanford University suggest that people need sleep in order to replenish neurotransmitter functioning in their brain, and without it, their physical and mental performance is impaired.

Inability to concentrate
Excessively tired people cannot focus on tasks such as driving a car or operating machinery. This makes being on the same road as them hazardous when they are in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, and means that they are a danger to themselves as well as to others.

Poor decisions
Insomnia can leave people unable to make wise decisions, as they cannot put enough mental effort into weighing up the value of choices effectively. Their home life, relationships, and work can suffer because of not getting a good night’s sleep. Tired people tend to be moody, and are liable to snap when required to engage in communicating. Their colleagues, family and friends may find it difficult to get along with them.

Physical complaints
When people are tired, they can experience extra aches and pains. In addition, people who don’t sleep well may suffer from headaches, hallucinations, and disturbed vision. A general feeling of malaise can prevent tired people from living their life fully and efficiently.

Immune system crash
Studies reveal that people with insomnia are likely to have a weakened immune system. This leaves them open to catching viruses and diseases, and makes it harder for them to recover quickly.

Shorter life?
You may imagine that not being able to sleep provides the benefit of extra time, if little else that’s positive. However, a recent study shows that people who can’t sleep well may have shorter lives than people who get adequate sleep. However, skeptics have dismissed findings and believe that variables that could have interfered with results were not properly considered.
Nonetheless, a lack of sleep can increase stress levels and leave people prone to illness, and these factors could spell a shorter life expectancy.

Insomnia is such a common condition that many people regard it as an unfortunate side effect of life that they have to put up with. The physical and mental problems they experience due to a lack of sleep are not always recognized as such. As a result, people take medication, drink coffee and binge on sugar-laden snacks in an attempt to feel better.
If you find sleep hard to come by, the answer is to discover the cause of the problem, rather than to try to deal with the negative symptoms produced due to insufficient sleep. Only by tackling the reason you don’t sleep well can you avoid the possibility of shortening your lifespan, and the mental and physical consequences of not sleeping.  Reference: Stanfordedu.com
 
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