Insomnia is the inability to stay asleep for a sufficient duration to feel fully rested. Consequently you are overcome by a feeling of fatigue and sluggishness during the day. Impaired mental clarity causes weakened performance caused by insufficient sleep.
Typically, people suffering from insomnia experience an inability to fall asleep in spite of being tired. They may achieve a light sleep that leaves them tired after waking or waking too early.
Insomnia causes are being researched and there is a debate on whether insomnia is a symptom of another psychological or physical condition or whether it's a primary disorder all on its own.
Symptoms of insomnia commonly include the following:
1. Arousing from sleeping too early and not being able to fall to sleep again
2. Relying on artificial aids like sleeping pills or alcohol to sleep
3. Feelings of fatigue and being tired during waking hours
4. Complaining of headaches often
5. Becoming irritated easily
6. Short attention span, not able to concentrate
7. Waking up tired and not energized
8. Takes you more than 30 to 40 minutes to drift into sleep
9. Stiring often during the night
Insomnia sufferers, also known as insomniacs frequently complain they're not able to close their eyes or quiet their minds for a consistent period of time. I know the feeling, what it means to have an active mind when it's time to go to bed.
We live in a stress-filled world, and we are often afflicted with incomplete tasks and to-do lists that continue to race around in our minds at bedtime. Many people have real issues putting those to-do lists to the side when it's time for bed.
Right brained artistic types assert they conjure up their best ideas nocturnally while they're lying in bed trying to fall asleep. One scholar half jokingly said, "If a man came up with as many daytime ideas as he does as an insomniac, he'd make a fortune!" In reality, there might be some truth in this statement, however in the long-term, the lack of sleep will take its toll on a person's health.
The dastardly thing about insomnia is your yearning to fall asleep but you're not able to do it. Your brain stays active and you're unable to quiet it down long enough to achieve the peaceful rest you need. Consequently, the next day you're so tired and unable to properly function. - 30415
Typically, people suffering from insomnia experience an inability to fall asleep in spite of being tired. They may achieve a light sleep that leaves them tired after waking or waking too early.
Insomnia causes are being researched and there is a debate on whether insomnia is a symptom of another psychological or physical condition or whether it's a primary disorder all on its own.
Symptoms of insomnia commonly include the following:
1. Arousing from sleeping too early and not being able to fall to sleep again
2. Relying on artificial aids like sleeping pills or alcohol to sleep
3. Feelings of fatigue and being tired during waking hours
4. Complaining of headaches often
5. Becoming irritated easily
6. Short attention span, not able to concentrate
7. Waking up tired and not energized
8. Takes you more than 30 to 40 minutes to drift into sleep
9. Stiring often during the night
Insomnia sufferers, also known as insomniacs frequently complain they're not able to close their eyes or quiet their minds for a consistent period of time. I know the feeling, what it means to have an active mind when it's time to go to bed.
We live in a stress-filled world, and we are often afflicted with incomplete tasks and to-do lists that continue to race around in our minds at bedtime. Many people have real issues putting those to-do lists to the side when it's time for bed.
Right brained artistic types assert they conjure up their best ideas nocturnally while they're lying in bed trying to fall asleep. One scholar half jokingly said, "If a man came up with as many daytime ideas as he does as an insomniac, he'd make a fortune!" In reality, there might be some truth in this statement, however in the long-term, the lack of sleep will take its toll on a person's health.
The dastardly thing about insomnia is your yearning to fall asleep but you're not able to do it. Your brain stays active and you're unable to quiet it down long enough to achieve the peaceful rest you need. Consequently, the next day you're so tired and unable to properly function. - 30415
About the Author:
Ash Derbe has battled insomnia his entire life. He has studied and has authored articles on the causes and various insomnia cures. Ash has discovered a little known cure that has given him help for his insomnia. Ash's website can be discovered at http://www.allniteslumber.com
