Seven Signs To Consider (Part 1)
A sleeping disorder is defined as, “a disruptive pattern of sleep that may include difficulty falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at inappropriate times, excessive total sleep time, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep.” There are seven signs that indicate you have a sleeping disorder. These seven signs include difficulty waking up in the morning and/or waking up too early in the morning, difficulty concentrating, a problem with falling asleep at work, feelings of depression, anxiety, moodiness or general irritability, a creepy, crawling sensation experienced in the legs at night, snoring on a regular basis and waking up often throughout the night. Let’s take a closer look at each of these signs …
If you have a difficult time hauling yourself out of bed in the morning, even after getting seven to eight hours sleep and you don’t feel as if you slept a wink or if you find yourself waking up too early in the morning (for example waking at 4AM when you don’t have to get up until 7AM) and you cannot fall back to sleep you are suffering from a sleeping disorder. Poor quality of sleep can be as detriment to one’s health as can an inadequate amount of sleep. The sleep cycle consists of four stages and during each of these stages our body secretes a number of hormones that play a role in regulating our metabolic rate along with other health considerations. If our sleep is disrupted on a regular basis the sleep cycles are thrown off resulting in feelings of exhaustion upon waking, lethargy and lack of readiness to embrace a new day. If you experience this problem a visit to the doctor would be well advised in order for the cause of the problem to be uncovered.
If you develop problems with concentrating on small or big tasks (at work or home), coordination, reaction time, attention span and /or a difficulty with problem solving then a sleep disorder could be to blame. Getting a good night’s sleep is often underrated. Sleep is a necessary part of the human condition and sleeping well enables us to function to our optimum best throughout the day. Any sleep disorder left to its own devices can lead to chronic sleep deprivation which can wreck havoc with many aspects of a person’s life including their work, home life, driving abilities, physical and mental health and social activities.
