Friday, September 28, 2007

Why Insomnia Is Stealing Your Sheep

Recent studies with insomnia patients concludes that 30% of American adults never discuss their sleepless nights with family doctors. Insomnia has many risk factors that are often overlooked and not treated in accordance with the cause. Major factors that are related to insomnia disorders are:

*Bad relationships with family members and relatives
*Overworked in the workplace
*Stressful household with too much maintenance
*Seriously Ill family members
*Low social status
*Mental and psychiatric disorders (depression, anxiety)


In relationship with the major factors comes a negative attitude and thought process. Having a negative attitude often leads thinking patterns to imagine unpleasant images of the world. Those studied with good sleep patterns reported that they imagined random and meaningless images proir to sleep. Effectively getting your mind ready for sleep takes discipline and a routine. Any issues that are causing you to dwell deep into thought before sleep should be confronted before getting into bed. Talking to someone about your issues a few hours before sleep will give you a piece of mind and help you relax before bed. We are fragile by nature when it comes to obstacles in are life, so try the buddy system and discuss things on your mind with someone outside of whatever issue is haunting you.

The strongest of all factors causing insomnia are psychiatric disorders. In most cases, depression is number one in accompanying insomnia. Depressed patients 90% of the time, are also suffering from insomnia. Research has shown that insomnia may be extending depression beyond its treatable recovery time. Gender plays a role also, females are more likely to suffer from insomnia in earlier years of their life. As each gender ages, both are affected equally by loss of sleep.

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