One of the most common causes of insomnia is stress. A person might experience difficulty in falling asleep when he/she has high-stress levels. Stress can be caused by a single disturbing event like having a big meeting the next day or it can be ongoing due to the stressful work environment. More often than not it is stress that causes insomnia in most people. Mental or emotional problems might cause insomnia too. If the patient is suffering from depression, anxiety or any other type of problem he/she might experience difficulty in falling asleep too. If you have unhealthy sleeping habits like irregular sleep patterns, watching a lot of TV before sleep or eating a lot before bedtime you might suffer from insomnia.
Sometimes the surroundings cause insomnia too. If you have just shifted to a new house, or are sleeping in an unfamiliar bed you might not be able to sleep. Even certain events like jetlag or a sudden change in your sleeping schedule might cause insomnia. Certain harmful substances like cigarettes, alcohol, drugs or caffeine can also trigger insomnia in people. Certain other health problems like chronic pain, breathing problems might also cause insomnia. Lack of exercise on a daily basis can also be one of the reasons, when a person is not tired enough at night he/she might be able to sleep easily.
These were some of the main causes of insomnia. To begin with, you must find out what causes insomnia in you, and then medical help should be sought in order to get proper treatment. Get better sleep by drinking less coffee? If you're a coffee fan like me, you know that most cups of coffee contain a pretty decent amount of caffeine. And enough caffeine can mean that you're not going to sleep very well. It's easy to get into a cycle of having a cup of coffee about every 2-3 hours or so, and we do this because,
We like coffee. We like the taste. We think we need that caffeine spike to help us get through the day. One thing that we don't consider is that the spike we get from caffeine only lasts for usually 30 to 90 minutes and when it wears off, we go grab another cup of joe! The more caffeine we drink, the less effect the caffeine seems to have and so we put shot after shot in the coffee. I used to drink a lot of coffee but I experienced a positive effect when I reduced my coffee intake to around 1 cup a day and started drinking more water.
Sometimes the surroundings cause insomnia too. If you have just shifted to a new house, or are sleeping in an unfamiliar bed you might not be able to sleep. Even certain events like jetlag or a sudden change in your sleeping schedule might cause insomnia. Certain harmful substances like cigarettes, alcohol, drugs or caffeine can also trigger insomnia in people. Certain other health problems like chronic pain, breathing problems might also cause insomnia. Lack of exercise on a daily basis can also be one of the reasons, when a person is not tired enough at night he/she might be able to sleep easily.
These were some of the main causes of insomnia. To begin with, you must find out what causes insomnia in you, and then medical help should be sought in order to get proper treatment. Get better sleep by drinking less coffee? If you're a coffee fan like me, you know that most cups of coffee contain a pretty decent amount of caffeine. And enough caffeine can mean that you're not going to sleep very well. It's easy to get into a cycle of having a cup of coffee about every 2-3 hours or so, and we do this because,
We like coffee. We like the taste. We think we need that caffeine spike to help us get through the day. One thing that we don't consider is that the spike we get from caffeine only lasts for usually 30 to 90 minutes and when it wears off, we go grab another cup of joe! The more caffeine we drink, the less effect the caffeine seems to have and so we put shot after shot in the coffee. I used to drink a lot of coffee but I experienced a positive effect when I reduced my coffee intake to around 1 cup a day and started drinking more water.
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