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Insomnia is a common sleep problem, affecting almost everyone at some point in their lives. People with insomnia report that they can't fall asleep or they cannot stay asleep. This leads to a feeling of unsatisfactory sleep, followed by daytime weariness and loss of productivity, as well as irritability and decreased enjoyment of family and social life.
Many people have occasional bouts of insomnia, often related to a temporarily stressful situation. For some people, however, poor-quality sleep is a recurring and even a lifelong problem. Up to 12% of people have insomnia on a regular basis.
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Chronic insomnia
People with chronic insomnia report a lack of good-quality sleep for long periods of time, months and even years. This type of recurring insomnia can be caused by one or a combination of the following:
Psychiatric conditions, such as depression or anxiety
An underlying medical condition
Stimulants
Acute or chronic stress
Chronic pain
Some medicines
A different sleep disorder
Poor sleep habits
[...] sleep issues are important, as insomnia can lead to depression, automobile accidents, increased alcohol consumption, and daytime drowsiness.
Sleep disorders are divided into several types: difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep (insomnia), excessive daytime sleepiness (hypersomnia), abnormal timing of sleep-wake cycles (circadian rhythm disorder), and abnormal stages of sleep (parasomnia). [...] Anxiety and depression account for as much as half of the chronic insomnia cases.Treatment of the underlying problem usually leads to improvement in the patient's sleep. About one-fifth of chronic insomnia cases are so-called primary insomnia. This disorder is usually caused by a combination of stress, poor sleeping habits, and a form of conditioned anxiety in which simply getting into their own beds makes sufferers anxious. These people actually sleep better in laboratories than in their homes!
I've conquered it before, dammit. I can do it again.
You are reading the life, times, and general musings of Jenna Tollerson. I am an independent web developer living in and around Athens, Georgia, USA. [read more]
