I know it is a common belief that some people use alcohol to help them sleep but for those that don't know, this method has a short-term effect. After frequent use of this method the individual builds a tolerance which end up reversing the effects in some making alcohol the cause for insomnia.
As college students the most likely cause for lack of sleep is stress. Pulling all nighters the day before and exam or overstressing about how hard an upcoming test will be can take it's toll on the body and mind.
Eventually the fact that you have trouble sleeping becomes such a routine thing that you start to expect it and end up "learning" to be an insomniac.Crazy right, that fact that it's self-induced is not easy to take in. But just as it is conditioned, it can also be unconditioned.
It's real amazing how we can lack sleep very easily, in my case before I got pregnant I could stay awake for two days straight, but now forget it, I need at least 10 hours sleep minimun to function in a good way through my day, so my succesful treatment to beat insomnia is my pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate to trying to stay awake..... I love to sleep and when I have to put that aside to study for a test or do some homework I am just not the same. I feel like a zombie.I guess sometimes it's just part of being a student :(
ReplyDeleteWhat about that of a college student? Our circadian rhythm doesn't make us tired until it is at least midnight, do you see this as an advatage or disadvantage? But I know the feeling of either wanting to sleep/staying awake when the body refuses to do what I say. Ugh.
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