A survey conducted for the national Sleep Foundation asked more than 1,000 men and women about their sleeping habits. About 52% of the women have difficulty sleeping and 45% of the men have troubles sleeping. (Jet, 1996) What causes insomnia and how can I fix it. Stress, depression, shift work, children, and sickness are most of the reasons people have trouble sleeping. There are several things that can be done to help one self have a restful nights sleep. Being plagued with insomnia myself I hope to learn and discover new strategies for getting a great nights rest. .
It all started when my father passed away in august of 2001, my mother awakened me quite early in the morning telling me my father was shaking and vomiting blood. He had an alcohol abuse problem and his liver failed and everything was kind of downhill after that. My mind was going a mile a minute so that means that thinking too much is the death of me. Everyone usually assumes that people with insomnia don't fall asleep at all which is one type of insomnia, but the type I have is different. It's different because I can fall asleep but I can't stay asleep. I usually wake up every half hour give or take a few minutes.
Without going through the full stages of sleep you never get a restful nights sleep. This means I"m always tired and grumpy. In another article they said that not sleeping enough could affect ones mortality. 1.1 million men and women from 30 to 102 years of age were in a sleep study. Those who slept 7 hours per night had the best survival. The risk rose to more than 15% to those who had 4.5 hours of sleep per night (Kripke, 2002). .
There are several things you can do to get a better nights sleep. Designing your bedroom to your comfort, over the counter medications, and removing stress. Designing your bedroom to your comfort includes setting the room temperature to about 60 to 65 degrees. If it's too cold you"ll be fumbling with the covers, too hot and you"ll have a restless night sleep.
