MY SLEEP PERSPECTIVE

They are some things that are inevitable; death, failure, challenge, and even sleep. But today we are talking about sleep. Sleep is inevitable as our body needs to rest, we can’t keep acting actively without sleep.. although they are some people who find it difficult to sleep. Those people are said to have insomnia.

But normally, one body tend falls to asleep after an active day. Research says “that an adult needs to sleep for at least an average of 7 -8 hours.” but most adults don’t.

There are some reasons and times when you won’t feel the need to sleep; except having an insomnia issue

• Worries and anxiety
  They are some times when sleep will be less important because there is something on your mind that is more important than sleeping. Allow me to state a related example….
  Imagine one of your family members went out around evening and he didn’t come back home, you called his or her phone and it’s not reachable, you assumed he or she will soon be back… 1 am still not back, 2 am still not back, 3 am still nothing.

At that moment nothing related to sleep will be your concern, because there is something more important to worry about.

The other cases of anxiety are PTSD, OCD, and fear.

• Responsibilities.
  As we grow old and have more responsibilities we tend to feel like sleep is a waste of time or perhaps some obstruction to our goals. We don’t feel the need to spend 8 hours.

They are many adults who work extra time just to make more money to cover their responsibilities. Some wake up very early to take care of responsibilities (family, kids, house chores) before going to work which is to resume be 8 am, and even with that they come back late. Are they to be blamed?

Putting aside that, School Activities might sometimes be stressful, studying for exams, meeting up with project deadlines... Some people find it hard to sleep when they have a big day ahead be it a presentation or so...

What is my story?

Sleep to me sometimes can be nice and sometimes it feels like torture wrong. I am normally not a sleepyhead, in fact, my sleep schedule is on an average of 11-12 pm to 6-7 am.

I don't normally sleep in the afternoon because it tends to make me weaker when I wake up, and I might end up not doing anything.

I enjoy sleeping. I mean who doesn't like it when you sleep it is stress-free and there is always nothing to worry about. Sleep only feels wrong when you are supposed to do something instead of sleeping.

Sometimes it always feels like an obstruction to certain things, like I am supposed to stay up late to finish this project, I am supposed to study for that examination.

But I have come to realize that sleep is important to every human being, depending on what is going on in your life you need moderate sleep (it might not be 8 hours or 7 hours) and a nice sleep schedule.

They are a lot of benefits to sleeping, let me list some;

• It improves productivity and focus
  Often time, I always think that sleep is just a devil that always wants to hinder productivity aspect but I have realized that actually helps one to focus. When I deprived myself of sleep and try to finish something up after a stressful day, I always end up not coming up with a good outcome or probably making a mistake.

So now, I tend to sleep then wake up early to continue.

• It can improve one's health
  As we all know “Health is wealth”, there are a lot of things that sleep prevents. So, it is crucial to have some rest.

• It boosts your mood
  Sleep can boost your mood when you feel refreshed your mood also feel refreshed. It also helps to prevent depression.

If you are struggling to sleep. Here are some tips;

• Avoid caffeine around late hours
  • Avoid prolonged and unnecessary nap
    • Stick to a sleep schedule
• Create a suitable bedroom environment
  • Relax and clear your mind
    • Take a shower
• Exercise (at least an hour before bed)
  • Might consider medications
    • Get a comfortable bed.

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