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OVERCOMING SLEEPLESSNESS & INSOMNIA

Insomnia is d inability to fall asleep or maintain sleep

Common causes include:
1. Stress
2. traumatic events -such as d death or illness of a loved one etc
3. Ill health & medications
4. Noise, light & heat
5. Work shift patterns

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Other causes of insomnia include:
1. Caffeine use
2. Pain and discomfort
3. Depression and anxiety
4. Others such as restlessness.

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Harmful effects of insomnia:
The effects are long oh but we will pick a few.
1. Increased risk of health problems
2. Reduce focus & attention
3. Higher chances of falls
4. Anxiety and grumpiness
5. Accidents etc.

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SOLUTIONS FOR SLEEPLESSNESS

1. Sleep at d same time everyday: This will help programe your body to sleep and wake roughly the same time daily

2. Make ur room tidy: a clean room and bed, will ultimately promote sleep. "Dirtiness is next to sleeplessness" e shock you?🤪

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3. Create the environment: the light, temperature, noise, mood etc all work hand in hand. A quite environment, moderate temperature and light promotes sleep.
4. Avoid caffeine: Avoid it especially towards the evening if you plan to sleep at night. Unless u want to do wake keep🤪

5. Don't worry abt things you can solve that night: its often a habit to start staring at the ceiling when it's time to sleep. Just avoid doing this. This will only keep you up all through the night, and make you sleepy during the day.

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6. Get up if sleep refuses to come: as contradictory as this sounds, yes get up and do something that will make u fall asleep. Read a boring book, watch a boring movie etc.

Sleep usually starts coming closer during boring conversations, movies or meetings 😴

7. Avoid exercise towards bed time: yes exercise helps promote sleep, but this benefit comes hours later.. so if u exercise at 8pm, don't expect to sleep off by 8:30pm or even 9pm.

The immediate pains that comes with exercise will make sleeping uncomfortable.

8. Music works as well: this is my go to. Music helps me a lot but sometimes it can keep me awake. If you're a music analyst, this is not for you because you'll stay awake all night analysing the song.

9. Don’t use your bed for anything other than sleep and sex😉😅 "e shock u?"

Lastly,

10. Don't forget to take your prescribed medications regularly and when due.

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