When people talk about insomnia, they usually refer to it as the symptom of a mental health condition.
Medical research – and my own personal experiences – bear out that the physical effects of even a short bout of insomnia can be significant and debilitating.
Following two or three sleepless ones, you’ll start to feel exhausted and irritable. Your work performance might be affected, alongsideLong-term partial sleep deprivation – while not as devastating as total insomnia – is still pretty serious. It’s also becoming more common as people use social media, online shopping and 24/7 streaming services. In one study, researchers followed a group of volunteers who were only allowed to sleep four hours a night for six days on the trot.
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