Insomnia: The Trouble of Nights

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I am sure that there have been nights where you cannot fall asleep. Well, you are not suffering alone. Forty to seventy million Americans suffer with this sleeping disorder called insomnia. Insomnia is having difficulty falling asleep, may wake up too early, or perhaps wake up periodically throughout the night. Many Americans are losing sleep everyday which is decreasing our health and ability to function the way our bodies are supposed to. Some may or may not have heard of this rising problem. However, those who have insomnia will soon be informed and will know how to help with the issue of insomnia. Throughout the following, I will give out informative ways in which to treat it safely, followed with some home remedies to improve people’s sleeping patterns.
There are two types of insomnia. The first is primary insomnia, which is when one is having problems sleeping that are not directly pertained with any other health condition or problem. This includes sleep disturbances or daytime fatigue, which causes significant difficulties in one’s social life, work-related, or other important areas of functioning in our daily lives. The normal cause of primary insomnia is due to anxiety or stress. Usually when the individual’s stress fades away, the sleep is then restored again. For some others, the bad sleeping habits will come back to the person because they start to worry about his or her sleep. At this time it turns into “learned” insomnia or it is also referred to as behavioral insomnia. Although primary is one of the most common types of insomnia, there are yet a few other types.
Secondary insomnia, which is chronic insomnia where one feels unrefreshed and it takes a toll on the ability to work and do daily functions and or tasks...

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Instilling these things in our lives and telling others about this and how to overcome this dilemma will ultimately help to put an end to insomnia and improve our health. Sleep is a vital and very essential thing in our lives. Getting the proper amount of sleep will increase our production of time and the way we perform throughout the day. It will also affect one’s social lives, personal mentality, and mental processes.

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