just wanted to start a thread about sleep and the impact of lost sleep. I was listening to a program today and it had research from University of Pennsylvania about the impacts of sleep on mental alertness, emotional stability, and even physical impact. some of the scary stuff was that 4-5 days of missing proper amount of sleep could make your body’s ability to deal with sugar diminished and get into a pre diabetic state.
please share others.
In our go go go culture, getting by with less sleep is like a badge of honor, but its basically killing us.
just wanted to start a thread about sleep and the impact of lost sleep. I was listening to a program today and it had research from University of Pennsylvania about the impacts of sleep on mental alertness, emotional stability, and even physical impact. some of the scary stuff was that 4-5 days of missing proper amount of sleep could make your body's ability to deal with sugar diminished and get into a pre diabetic state.
please share others.
In our go go go culture, getting by with less sleep is like a badge of honor, but its basically killing us.
:)............Yes watched that program....................it was an eye opener....:)
they experiment with this teen ager by disturbing his deep sleep for a few days...............and he starts over eating...........:(
You are right about the badge of honor deal because I know many people who deny themselves a chance to rest even if they can or have the opportunity.
I can tell my experience with losing sleep during post partum adjustment periods where waking up every couple of hours the first month to feed the baby was causing me to become very frustrated with the older kid. I'd feel totally drained out during the day, get everything done but feel totally crappy. I soon realized that I needed to catch up on sleep whenever possible be it for an hour and enjoy the time with my new baby instead of feeling overwhelmed.
So the bottomline is that while we can function and get the job done, our personal stress levels get extremely high and they present themselves in a very negative way.
u started a good thread...i dont know but eevrytime i sleep i dream of something...some people whom i dont know,never met or met long time back..some place where i have never been or been yrs back..its in my memory and whenever i fall asleep..i really and truly dream...i dont know whats wrong...and with this dreaming ...after 4-5 hrs i get up...and then dont sleep even if i want to!
I have sleep apnea and was not getting any sleep at all because of it. I was dozing off while working, on the sofa watching tv, driving. Since I went on treatment (CPAP Machine with a full face mask) I have drastically changed the sleep and have been waking up refreshed with no dozing.
found out later that having sleep apnea and not recognizing it could cause heart failiure.
:( This is something that has plagued me for years now. First, I worked off-shift (4am to 12 noon) on trading floor but also had to be "on call" around the clock. Which meant that I was dialed in when I wasnt there. I was living in NYC and when a truck backed up and started beeping, I;d bolt awake thinking that it was my pager lol. Then I went on to have my son and had to wake every 2 hrs to feed him.
Needless to say, my sleep schedule is pathetic. I can sleep for 3 maybe 4 hours. Then I wake up for a couple of hours. I never get more than maybe 5 hours at a stretch unless I pop a Benadryl (which, yeah I do that once or twice a month just to keep my sanity).
I kind of hinted to my doc to give me a sleep medicine on a short term basis cause I think I could "re-set" my body clock, maybe I can break this awful thing. But she talked all about the importance of good diet, regular exercise, turn off tv in bedroom yadayada. I guess I could have pushed the issue but that would have made me feel like a drug-seeking loser.
sigh I'll get a good nite sleep once all my boyz are finished with college and have married gals that I"VE personally picked for them who worship the very ground they walk on......
not good on health. and also not good for cognition.
insomnia must be treated with any therapeutic tool that works on the individual, on a case by case basis. comfortable temperature, bedding, room light, reasonable exertion through the work day, good, healthy hygiene as well as diet.
when i sleep..i can sleep for 12/14 hrs straight without a visit to washroom or anything, but when i dont wanna sleep..for say job or studies.. i can stay awake 2/3 days straight. Sleep's in my control baby!
kallibilli and anybody else who needs help with sleep..take valerian herb capsule(1 or 2) at night and drink chamomile tea with it. u will fall asleep right away and wake up feeling refreshed. no bad side effects AT ALL
god i used to sleep so peacefully but lately i cant sleep…i mean my brain just not stop thinking…its annoying…when i do sleep…its just a matter of me changing sides and im up again…and i have this weird thing now…i have to hold my hubby when sleeping…no idea why
I've had some bad sleep disorders... Once in my uni days for a couple of months during my break,,, I simply could not sleep. I would literally thank god if I got 2 hours sleep. I was a walking zombie. As soon as uni started, I was fine. Strange I know.
Lately I've noticed that I struggle to sleep if something is on my mind, even subconciously. I had some trouble at home back in Pakistan and I lost total sleep over it for a few days... Recently it has been a work related thing and even though it was no big deal at times (and some real stressful project deadline stuff at other times), my mind was just overworked and thinking through the issues all night even though I was physically and mentally exhausted.
I'm generally a pretty good sleeper and get a nice stable sleep when I go to bed... However, my average is about 6 hours and maybe thats not enough?
