If you’ve been struggling lately to get a full nights rest, you’re certainly not alone. But, it doesn’t take too long to experience sleep deprivation. Just a few nights when your rest is cut short due to various reasons. Here are some signs that you need to get more sleep:
- Simple decisions stump you. You struggle with making a decision about something as simple as what to make for dinner. You may also take more risks and have trouble adjusting to changes.
- You are hungry, all day. When you don’t get enough sleep, your body rebels by making you feel like you’ve got a hollow leg. When you’re tired your blood sugar levels get disrupted which affects 2 appetite controlling hormones. This means, you feel hungry all day. Not only that, because your body is seeking a quick pick-me-up, you will crave foods made of simple carbohydrates and sugars.
- You keep coming down with colds. People who are not sleeping enough are more vulnerable to infections and have a weaker immune system than those who are well rested.
- Weird things make you cry. It could be a song on the radio, a commercial. Too little sleep leaves you emotionally volatile and unable to temper your emotions. You feel sad because a tired brain stores negative memories better than positive or neutral memories.
- You’ve become a klutz. Are you randomly tripping? Dropping things? There is ample scientific evidence that those who are sleep deprived have slower and less precise motor skills, possibly because being sleepy throws off your balance and depth perception.
So, if you’ve been experience any of these lately, and it’s not normal to you, it could be a sign that you need to really have a serious look at how much you are (or are not) sleeping and maybe make some adjustments.
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