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Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours at night before eventually
dozing off to sleep? Does every lying position you adopt seem to get worse as
the minutes and hours pass? Do you find that even the slightest sound or the
perceived movement of a single strand of hair already jolts you back to
wakefulness? You might already be suffering from sleep disorders.
Sleep disorders are common to many people, particularly those who
live in the city and virtually have a lot of things to think about --
work, family, social life, bills, personal and existentialist issues,
and even the alternate route to the office the next day.
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Anxiety is the twin sister of sleep disorders. The more
worried you are about a certain event, or the more you think about a certain
person or object, the more likely you are going to be bothered by sleep
disorders. Most experts say that majority of sleep disorders are psychosomatic. That means
they are all in the mind and can be controlled by willing our brains to think
that we are rested. However, given the hustle and bustle of the world we live in
today, this seems like a challenge. As the world advances and new technologies
are introduced, the incidence of sleep disorders also appears to increase.
The most common sleep disorders include insomnia (or the inability to find
sleep), sleep apnea (or the inability to breathe normally during sleep),
narcolepsy (or uncontrollable sleepiness), restless leg syndrome (or the crawly
sensation that bothers your skin at night, thus, disabling sleep), and delayed
sleep phase syndrome (or feeling sleepiness at odd times of the day, thus,
wreaking havoc on your biological clock).
People who suffer from sleep disorders find themselves unable to concentrate on
their work during the day. Often times, these are the people who just go through
the motions because they are too weak or sleepy to move around and communicate.
They are very unproductive because all that runs through their heads is sleep;
but when they finally have the time to get some shut-eye, they can't.
A sleep disorder is an eternal struggle, unless the person finds a way to
circumvent the problem, either by shifting his work schedule or looking for a
new place to sleep in, or by seeking medical intervention. In the case of the
latter, doctors might need to prescribe sleeping pills; or if the person is
suffering from narcolepsy, drugs that will keep him or her up at least during
the day.
Sleep disorders are not just challenges to sleep and wakefulness. They are also
a nuisance to regular activities and body functions.
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