Nowadays, many young people will suffer from insomnia due to work pressure or mental factors, lying in bed toss and turns and unable to sleep, or have nightmares, which affects their work and study the next day, and are prone to mental depression. What exactly causes insomnia, and what should I do to have a good sleep?
What causes insomnia?
1, physical diseases or physiological factors
When suffering from arthritis asthma, heart disease, gastrointestinal diseases, sleep Apnea , abnormal thyroid function, brain diseases and ulcer diseases can all cause insomnia. In addition, if the environment changes, people will toss and turns and can’t sleep. This is a physiological change. Everyone has different physical constitutions and has great differences in adaptability to the environment. Generally, people with more sensitive and poor adaptability, Slight changes in the environment will lead to insomnia.
2. Psychological factors
Emotional fluctuations, relatively low, irritable, always anxious or nervous can also cause insomnia. Being hit in work or life, conflicts in interpersonal relationships, failure to realize one's own wishes, etc., will lead to physiological and psychological reactions, causing abnormal nervous system functions, dysfunction of the brain function, and ultimately inducing insomnia. Some people feel fear due to temporary insomnia. When they think of sleep, they will feel reflexive fear, which will enter a vicious cycle and slowly evolve into chronic insomnia.
3. Some medicines in life caused by taking drugs or other substances, such as weight loss drugs or hypoglycemic drugs, will affect the quality of sleep. If you take sleeping pills for a long time, people will develop dependent disorders. Once you quit, it will inevitably affect the quality of sleep, make people sleep lighter, and have more nightmares. Drinking espresso, strong tea, alcohol, etc. before going to bed will also interfere with people's sleep structure and make people's sleep lighter. How to ensure good sleep quality?
1. Provide a good sleep environment. The rooms you live in should avoid being affected by noise and strong light, maintain a suitable temperature, and try not to place an alarm clock. When your brain is in an excited state, try not to sleep. You should get up if you can't sleep for two hours in bed. Choose a quiet room, read a book or listen to light music, and then fall asleep when you feel sleepy. You can't just fall asleep, you can listen to light music or drink a cup of milk with honey.
2. You need to work and rest on time
No matter how busy the work is, you must develop the good habit of getting up on time and falling asleep on time. This will cause the brain to form regular activities and reduce the number of times you stay up late. Turn off all electronic products before going to bed to prevent radiation and focus all on sleep. You can do some relaxing activities before going to bed, such as listening to music, taking a walk or practicing yoga, taking a hot bath, and practicing Tai Chi can help you fall asleep.
Warm reminder: Develop good sleep habits, go to bed early and get up early, turn off all lights before going to bed, or wear earplugs or eye masks to isolate noise and block light to calm your body and mind.