What is insomnia? Well, have you ever felt like you were physically exhausted and wished for nothing more than to get a good night's sleep? Has it ever happened where you're lying in bed, tossing and turning only to realize that you haven't slept a wink? Or you suddenly wake up only to find that you've only been asleep for a short while? Working on very little sleep hinders your ability to concentrate on the task at hand, affects your mood where you become irritable, temperamental and depressed and ultimately begins to affect your relationship with your co-workers and even your boss.
So, what is insomnia? Insomnia is Latin for "no sleep". It's the inability to get to sleep and remain asleep for any length of time. It's a feeling of daytime fatigue which impairs your ability to perform your daily activities. People diagnosed with insomnia can't sleep despite the fact that they're physically exhausted. If ever they do find sleep, it ends up being brief, leaving them tired and mentally exhausted upon wakening.
In today's 'get up and go' society, insomnia is fairly common. If you feel that you suffer from insomnia, it's a problem that needs to be addressed immediately.
First, identify the factors that are causing your lack of sleep so that you may solve the problem.
Secondly, be aware of the type of insomnia that you're dealing with. To better understand what it is, you should know that there are two types of insomnia. The first is called primary insomnia and the other is secondary insomnia.
Primary insomnia is caused by lifestyle changes such as a change in sleeping habits, traveling to a different time zone (jet lag), as well as stress and other emotional issues. On the other hand, secondary insomnia is caused by neurological or emotional factors, or medical disorders. Among the causes of secondary insomnia are:
It may take a great deal of time to cure secondary insomnia, but once the causal factors are determined, then these can eventually be eliminated.
Thirdly, you'll want to find alternative solutions for the causes of your insomnia. While prescription medications are available, you're much better off with finding more natural ways to cure your insomnia such as engaging in recreational exercise 4 or more hours before going to sleep, using aromatherapy to calm your mind, or acupuncture and spa treatments to relax yourself to sleep.