Sleep is very important for a person’s health and mental state, enough sleep and quality sleep can ensure our energy and state throughout the day.
But everyone can’t fall asleep at night more or less will encounter several times, obviously very sleepy, but still toss and turn in bed in the middle of the night has not fallen asleep, the more I want to sleep will affect tomorrow’s life and work, the more unable to fall asleep, so I have to roll over and get up to do something else, until finally tired, can fall asleep, it is almost light. The work of the day began again.
And so it goes back and forth, trapped in a vicious cycle of sleepless nights. Obviously very tired, but can not sleep, what is the reason?
“Why can’t I sleep at night even when I’m tired?”
“Being tired doesn’t equal being sleepy”
People often confuse the words “sleepiness” and “fatigue” as if they were the same thing, but they are not. Many people say they are sleepy, but when they go to bed, they can’t fall asleep because their desire to sleep is low, not sleepy, and being tired is not the same as being sleepy.
The Fatigue scale is a useful tool to assess an individual’s level of fatigue. Please assess your level of fatigue by judging each of the following statements about fatigue.
Score on a scale of 1 to 7
Strongly disagree is 1 — strongly agree is 7
1. I don’t feel like doing anything when I’m tired
2. Exercise makes me tired
3. I get tired easily
4. Fatigue reduces my physical function
5. Fatigue causes me frequent discomfort
6. Fatigue makes it impossible for me to maintain physical strength
7. Fatigue can prevent me from completing certain tasks and work
8. Fatigue is one of the three major factors that affect my ability to move
9. Fatigue affects my work, family and social life
An average score greater than 4 indicates that you need to replenish your energy, not necessarily sleep, but rest.
We all feel tired from time to time, but fatigue is not necessarily caused by lack of sleep, there are many causes of fatigue, such as:
Hypothyroidism
Lack of vitamin B12
Iron deficiency
Anemia
Depression
diabetes
Heart disease
The above diseases may lead to fatigue, the human body is not like a mobile phone, will show the remaining battery, so, to judge whether you need to replenish energy, you need to carefully and carefully observe yourself, understand yourself, if you feel that you can not raise the spirit to run, can not raise the spirit to work, can not raise the spirit to date, in addition to considering sleep problems, Also need to consider whether it is other causes of fatigue.
In what state does insomnia occur?
A period of mental stress, excessive thinking
In modern society, people’s life and work pressure are relatively large, sometimes the mind to think about too many things, too complex, will cause nervous tension, mental pressure is too large, resulting in unable to fall asleep at night, lying in bed will think of those unfinished, urgent things, the more I think the more unable to fall asleep, but there is no way to control themselves. There will be obviously very tired but can not fall asleep temporary situation.
Neurasthenia
Neurasthenia is also a factor that causes obviously very tired but can not sleep, neurasthenia people are very sensitive to the sleep environment, a little movement, a little light will cause sleep disruption, can not fall asleep. This situation must consult a doctor, appropriate to take some drugs that can slow down the symptoms of neurasthenia to solve.
Habitual insomnia, severe insomnia
This is a relatively long-term symptom, off and on for several months can not sleep, or can not sleep for a whole week, and this situation has seriously affected life and work, it has developed into serious insomnia, the need to seek treatment in time to avoid causing depression.
In short, can’t sleep but tired, first of all to determine what kind of situation, is not insomnia, and then to find the corresponding solution.
If you feel tired but can’t sleep for more than a week, and it has seriously affected your work and life, this is considered insomnia. As usual, a long time to fall asleep, a relatively light sleep, not enough sleep, but not seriously affect the life and work of the situation is not considered insomnia. Therefore, the criterion for judging insomnia is whether the situation of not sleeping lasts for a period of time, whether it affects life and work, and if two are met, it is insomnia.
How to relieve insomnia?
1. Close your eyes
If you really can’t fall asleep, then don’t force yourself to fall asleep, try to close your eyes, quietly feel your breathing, feel the surrounding environment, do not think about anything, simply close your eyes and rest. You will find that you fall asleep unconsciously, and you are full of energy.
2. Take a walk before bed
Going for a walk before bed can soothe tense nerves, relax muscles and emotions, help you sleep, and shorten the time it takes you to fall asleep.
3. Drink warm milk before bed
Studies have shown that drinking milk before bed is a sleep aid, and warm milk can help warm the stomach. The calcium ions in milk can relieve nerve pressure, relax muscles, and promote the body to sleep faster. Since you can’t sleep, you may wish to have a cup of milk.
4. Listen to soothing music
Music has a hypnotic effect, especially soothing music, which can help your brain relax and release the stress of the day, making it easier to fall asleep.