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7. Alcoholism
Many people start out using alcohol to get to sleep and in most cases, it does provide enough relaxation to be able to drift off. The problem is that the effect doesn’t last and you may find yourself waking up in the middle of the night unable to sleep again. When this happens over and over again, you may find yourself becoming dependent on alcohol to relax you and get you to sleep. What started out as a case of insomnia has now progressed to alcoholism with the first condition relying on the second condition for relief.
8. Depression, anxiety, and other mood disorders
The bad news is that when someone is unable to get a full night’s sleep they become anxious, irritable, and depressed. Getting less than five hours of sleep each night showed an increase in mental exhaustion, sadness, anger, and stress during the following waking hours. The good news is that all of these side effects will disappear and your mental state will return back to normal when you get 7 to 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
Whatever you can do to increase your chances of getting a full eight hours of sleep should be considered.
- Try increasing your daily activity. If you are sedentary all day, it will be much harder to feel tired at night.
- Put on soft instrumental music to calm yourself down.
- Get a “white noise machine.” These machines will provide you with sounds that will shift your focus and get your mind off of any problems or thoughts you can’t seem to get rid of.
- Once you get a full 7 to 8 hours of sleep, your body will begin to follow a pattern and the next evening you will find it easier to fall asleep.
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- Reading a book or magazine will make your eyes tired and you may find yourself falling asleep without even worrying about it.
- If you want a kick start to help you get to sleep try using over-the-counter melatonin, a natural sleep supplement.
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