Are you getting enough sleep?
 If you agree with any of the following statements,
you may want to discuss your sleep
patterns with your physician. You could
have a “sleep debt” that is affecting you in
ways you don’t even realize.
- Falling asleep is hard for me
- I have too much on my mind
to go to sleep.
- When I wake up during the night,
I can’t go back to sleep.
- I can’t relax because I have too
many worries.
- Even when I sleep at night, I still feel
tired in the morning.
- Sometimes I am afraid to close my eyes
and go to sleep.
- I wake up too early.
- It takes me more than 30 minutes
to fall asleep.
- I feel irritable when I can’t sleep.
- I feel that I am dreaming all night long.
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Why do you need sleep?
 Sleep is not merely a “break” time between
busy routines. Sleep is essential to physical
and emotional health.
Adequate sleep helps bodies recover from
illness and injury and carries mental benefits
as well. With enough sleep, it’s easier to concentrate,
accomplish takes and handle minor
annoyances. Not enough sleep can impair
ability in regard to memory, learning, logical
reasoning and mathematical calculations.
Even occasional sleeping problems can make
life feel more stressful or make us less productive
at work. Insufficient sleep can strain relationships
and can lead to dangerous fatiguerelated
accidents.
What are the
biggest sleep stealers?
- Psychological factors
- Lifestyle stresses
- Shift work
- Environmental interference
- Physical factors
- Medications
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