Insomnia is a sleep disorder that can cause trouble falling asleep, affecting your health, sapping your energy, mood, and overall quality of life.
It is common for some adults to experience short-term insomnia lasting a few days or weeks, and others may experience long-term insomnia lasting a month or more.
Pay attention to these symptoms:
Difficulty falling asleep at night; waking up during the night and not being able to sleep afterwards; tired dawn after sleeping at night; daily sleepiness, depression or anxiety, lack of attention to daily activities, risk of accidents, among others.
The causes of insomnia are usually related to stress or a traumatic event or may be associated with other conditions.
Here are the causes of insomnia:
- Stress caused by worries related to daily routines such as work, finances, health, etc. In addition, traumatic events such as death, illness, etc.
- Excessive feeding before bed.
- Bad sleeping habits, that is, sleeping at inappropriate times and the use of electronic equipment such as TV, Smartphone, video games, etc.
- Medicines.
- Psychiatric illnesses.
- The consumption of caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.
As we age with age, insomnia becomes more common and we begin to be more prone to not falling asleep. 95% of the adult population has had some event of momentary insomnia in their life.
For the treatment of insomnia it is advisable to first know the origin of the problem.
To prevent insomnia, try to adhere to these recommendations:
- Perform physical exercises in the afternoon.
- Try to stick to set times for sleeping and getting up every day.
- Avoid overeating before bedtime, caffeine, alcohol, and smoking.
- Eliminate naps or set time limits,
- Relaxing massage, among others.
