Times Of Swaziland: GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP IS VITAL

GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP IS VITAL
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Editor on 15/10/2024 08:10:00


Sir,
Making your bed reduces your stress levels more than you can imagine. If you
keep your bed clean and organised, it will reflect in your entire personal space
and your state of mind. It’s important to feel everything in the right place
so we can have a more organisised mind and, consequently, a more organised
life.We have good days and sometimes we have really bad ones. These are the type
of days everyone has from time to time; when we dream about collapsing onto our
mattress and curling up in our sheets.
Idea
When you are having one of those bad days, it is a comfortable and relaxing idea
to know that your bed freshly made in your home, waiting for you. Getting enough
sleep, and the right type of sleep, is vital for our overall health and
well-being. While you sleep, your body works to support healthy brain function
and maintain your physical health.
And for children and young people, sleep is how their bodies and minds grow and
develop.
When you do not get enough sleep, you feel tired, you find it hard to
concentrate and remember things and you may become grumpy. Lack of sleep can
also impair your judgement and impact your physical coordination. So not getting
enough sleep affects the way you feel, think, work, learn and get along with
other people.
Challenge
If sleeping is a challenge, or if you often feel tired during the day, you may
need to find out what is happening. But the good news is that most sleeping
problems are easily fixed. Think about how one bad night’s sleep, or not
enough sleep, makes you feel the next day.
For many of us, we are grumpy and irritable, we find it difficult to concentrate
and we have no energy. We can overreact when things do not go our way, and we
may find we are less excited if something good happens. So it is easy to see how
ongoing sleeplessness can be a worry.
Long-term sleep deficiency can increase the risk of chronic health problems such
as heart disease and diabetes. It can also significantly affect your mood.
Sleeplessness and mood disorders are closely linked. And it can work both ways -
sleep loss can affect your mood and your mood can affect how much and how well
you sleep.
Moods
Studies say people who are sleep deprived report increases in negative moods
(anger, frustration, irritability, sadness) and decreases in positive moods. And
sleeplessness is often a symptom of mood disorders such as depression and
anxiety. It can also raise the risk of, and even contribute to, developing some
mood disorders.
Your mood can also affect how well you sleep. Anxiety and stress increase
agitation and keep your body awake and alert. You might find that you can’t
turn your brain off, your heart beats faster and your breathing is quick and
shallow. So getting enough sleep and the right kind of sleep is important.
@Siyabongatwizzydlamini
Mbalenhle Christian Academy