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Do you crave for that deprived sleep which seems so near and yet so far ? Do you find yourself desperate and willing enough to share everything for just an hour of quality sleep? Do you pop up that white pill every now and then to get sleep ?

Well ! Welcome to the world of sleeplessness or lack of sleep. You are in the same boat as many of the millions around the globe. This condition is called Insomnia.

Signs of Insomnia

Insomnia is a condition where we find ourselves wide-awake at night, when the whole world is in peaceful slumber. You now you are feeling sleepy, toss your body up and down and try every possible method to sleep and still find that sleep is evading you. This can be best explained about insomnia.

For fortunate ones, this is only a temporary phenomenon, triggered by some sort of stress, illness or anxiety. However, there are people around the globe who just cannot sleep. Of course, deliberately staying awake for preparation of some important meeting in the office next day or any reason does not constitute insomnia.

Insomnia causes :

• Extreme fatigue
• Depression
• Anxiety and Stress
• Lethargy and overall pale appearance
• Lack of concentration
• Some insanity under extreme cases

Causes of Insomnia

Insomnia can be caused due to several reasons and at different life periods of an individual. Some of the common causes are:

• Stress
• Physical or Mental Illness
• Poor life style or sleep habits
• Linked with hyper-thyroidism, depression or other ailments
• Sleep Apnea – A condition caused due to interruption of person’s breathing thereby causing interruption in normal sleep cycle.
• Rhythm sleep disorders – Irregular sleep habits of sleeping less on one day and sleeping excessively on another day can also invite insomnia. The biological cycle gets confused signal. Some classic examples of persons having sleep disorder can be noticed in shift workers and those who work all night long or with people having jet lag due travel in multiple time zones.
  

• Digestive disorders – Poor eating habits constitutes digestive disorders. This in turn causes repeated awakenings during the night due to unpleasantness resulting from the stomach acid flowing upwards.
• Side effects of medications can also cause insomnia
• Fatal familial Insomnia – This is a rare genetic and life threatening condition. Persons suffering from this condition progresses into complete sleeplessness and eventually dies.

Prevention:

While the reasons may vary from persons to person, you can definitely take small steps for BIG results. If your problem is not chronic, you can very well get rid of insomnia by following these guidelines. Some of them are listed below.

• Cut down on Caffeine and Alcohol
• Quit Smoking
• Stay Away from large meals. Prefer to eat only light meals during nights.
• Keep a watch on your medication. It could so happen that the medicines you take for some other ailment might be causing insomnia. Check with your doctor on this.
• Make your sleep environment including the temperature of your room as quiet and peaceful as possible.
• Make sure that the bed you lay is comfortable and suited to you.
• Stay away from afternoon naps
• Follow a regular sleep wake pattern
• Don’t spend too much time in thinking to try to sleep
• Do exercises regularly to keep you physically and mentally fit.
• Practice meditation and breathing exercises
• If required, practice listening to soothing music before going to bed
• Last but not the least, practice positive thinking to eliminate unnecessary stress.

So what are you waiting for ? Follow these steps and make sure you sleep well into your own dream world of fairies and fantasies.