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lunes, 25 de julio de 2011

What are the physiological and psychological effects of chronic anxiety-induced insomnia?

Various studies have linked sleep deficits with poor work performance, driving accidents, relationship problems, and mood problems like anger and depression. And a growing list of health risks have been documented in recent studies, like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Others to keep in mind:

-Elevated cortisol (the body's main stress hormone)
-Over activated, hyper-sensitive, sympathetic nervous system (the body's fight or flight) response
-Under activated, suppressed parasympathetic nervous system (the body's calming response)
-Usual headaches, often a unique pain in upper neck
-Overall body fatigue
-Poorer cognitive functioning, especially regarding concentration and memory
-Delayed reflexes 
-Mental confusion
-Greater tendency to worry obsessively, especially before bedtime
-The mind often forms a negative relationship with the bed
-poorer reflexes
-overall irritability
-depending on its severity, it could start to negatively impact one's diet and/or bowel movements
-Fear of going sleep

CAN ANYONE THINK OF OTHERS?

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