zqqs84h3is

Get It Straight from the Source: Top 10 Reasons for Insomnia

According to Psychology Today, there are specific reasons, both mental and physical, why you may not be able to sleep a full eight hours. Once you can identify the problem, it is easier to find adequate solutions. While there are a wide variety of reasons out there, these are the most common:

Age
Unfortunately, as you get older, you may not be able to always avoid changes in your sleeping habits. Napping during the afternoon may be a tempting alternative to getting a full night of rest, but this is not healthy. Furthermore, a number of age-associated health problems can contribute to a disruptive night.

Stress
Lying awake, thinking about everything from what to wear to work tomorrow to picking up the kids from soccer practice to how you are going to pay off that credit card bill, is common. But constantly focusing on everything that needs to be done causes a great deal of strain on the nervous system. When the body is in this state, it is difficult in order to come down enough to feel drowsy.

Change in life patterns
Whether you have lost your job or have moved to a new place, any kind of shift in your normal routine will most likely affect your sleeping patterns.

Jet lag
Traveling, no matter how long the trip, can usually take its toll on your body. Sitting in a plane for a long period of time, without air circulation or room, can be exhausting. Additionally, the changing of locations and time zones can certainly cause you to feel extremely tired. As a result, you may want to start napping, breaking the flow of your normal sleeping habits.

Medications
Any time that you start or stop a medication, this type of chemical reaction on the body can cause you to be up for hours during the night.

Napping during the day
Sure, it might feel quite gratifying to get in those twenty minutes of rest, but it will eventually catch up with you over time. Getting a choppy sleep will have you feeling less tired at night, and prevent you from truly feeling at rest when you should.

Depression/Anxiety
Once you are past the stressed stage, you may begin to feel more serious feelings of worry and strife. Mood swings, grief and bad feelings that are with you for extended periods of time will impact how you are sleeping. People who suffer from this are often insomniacs because they can never get comfortable enough to truly relax and rest.

Gender
Ladies, as much as we might like to outdo the boys, getting poor sleep probably does not rank up there. But we are often hormonally predisposed toward having sleeping disorders more than men. Also, we tend to stress about things more than guys, which all add up to a restless night.

Work schedule
Sometimes it is not your fault that you are not getting proper sleep. If your job has you consistently on the graveyard shift, the body becomes confused and would rather nap during the day in order to stay up all night.

Eating/drinking habits
Having a large meal or drinking excessive amounts of caffeinated beverages will prevent you from sleeping through the night. A full tummy or a stimulated brain will keep the body in motion internally and will thus make you stay awake longer than necessary.