Why You Want To Sleep All The Time - The Quality Of Life

Everyone likes to sleep. Well, seriously: what could be better than taking a nap in a soft crib after a hard day's work? Or lounging on the weekend? This is useful! We have always been told that it is precisely the lack of sleep that leads to health problems. So how can there be something painful in the fact that a person constantly wants to sleep? How can you! Excessive sleepiness is, perhaps, a sign of psychological exhaustion, and possibly a separate illness

Causes

Permanent fatigue and drowsiness is a condition that signals that your body is physiologically exhausted.

If the constant desire to sleep does not leave even during the day, this should alert

There are also serious illnesses such as obstructive sleep apnea (a disorder in which a person temporarily stops breathing during sleep, which disrupts the normal cycle and leads to exhaustion). And extremely banal explanations for oversleeping - for example, alcohol. But we will talk about why a person wants to sleep more and more without harmful addictions and medical problems.

Historically, a depressed person is considered a sad sloth, and a person with sleep disorders is just a sloth. However, this opinion is incorrect.

Hypersomnia is one of the psychological and physiological disorders, the danger of which should not be underestimated

The constant need for sleep is most likely caused by not the most rosy circumstances and is fraught with unpleasant consequences.

From the point of view of the physics of the body, we can be crippled by the lack of a banal daily routine. If today we sleep seven hours, tomorrow four, the day after tomorrow nine, do not go to bed on Friday, and cannot wake up on weekends, then the body simply refuses to perceive such a rhythm and does not rest. A tired body sends SOS signals to the brain, which turns on the protective mode and prohibits being active, moving and generally wanting something. Just sleep.

From a mental point of view, things could be even worse.

Hypersomnia reasons:

• increased anxiety and panic attacks,
• depression and stress,
• lack of motivation and purpose in life.

Side effects

And all would be fine: if you want to sleep - sleep. But the constant desire to sleep (realized by a person) has its own negative consequences.

• Several studies by American scientists demonstrate a correlation between hypersomnia and diabetes: 50% of people who sleep more than nine hours daily (compared to the global norm for an adult of seven hours) are at risk of this disease.
• It is believed that one of the typical signs of depression is insomnia. But recent research shows that 15% of people with acute depression also suffer from hypersomnia.
• The more you sleep, the less active you become, which leads to excess weight.
• Hypersomnia has a negative effect on the brain's neurotransmitters, leading to migraines.
• People who sleep too much are 38% more likely to have coronary artery disease.

Psychological consequences

It would seem that much worse: are the above physiological side effects of excessive sleepiness not enough? But no, there are also psychological ones.

• All the same increased anxiety, loss of energy (yes, despite constant sleep!) And memory problems.
• The more you sleep, the less time you get to do - both at home and at work. From this, an internal dissatisfaction with oneself develops. As a result, the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress intensify.
• It is also known that the mood in the morning often sets the tone for the whole day, predetermining its success or failure. Oversleeping is often associated with gloominess, feeling of "bruising", lethargy, illogical fatigue immediately after sleep - and this seriously reduces the chances of a productive day.

The good news is that if you diagnose hypersomnia in time, you can fix everything. And this is quite simple: each of us is able to understand when he sleeps for more than seven to eight hours, when he has an irregular life schedule, when he constantly wants to sleep (literally - all the time!) Or when he is not able to deny himself a daytime sleep, even unless a lot of things are done.

If so, you just need to control your sleep patterns, not allowing yourself too much. A good motivator can be the fact that you can carve out the free time for yourself, your hobbies and other amenities

Based on articles by rehabilitation consultant Gary Wickman and MD, physiologist Carol DerSarkissian:

• healthguidance.org/entry/15581/1/oversleeping-side-effects.html
• webmd.com/sleep-disorders/guide/physical-side-effects-oversleeping#1