e, and the difficulty to concentrate. If you feel fatigued on a daily basis it could mean you are suffering from insomnia, or just not getting enough sleep at night.4Not getting enough sleep is also referred to as sleep deprivation. If you are an insomniac, you always feel drowsy during the day, which is extremely dangerous. Driving a car or operating heavy machinery while you are drowsy cause serious injury or death. Sleep loss leads to twenty-five thousand deaths and 2.5 million injuries on the road and elsewhere every year (Why Rest 2).While the daytime symptoms of insomnia and sleep deprivation are similar, the nighttime symptoms are extremely different. Those who do not get enough sleep fall asleep quickly with great ease. Insomniacs cannot get to sleep very easily. No matter how hard they try to sleep, insomniacs lie awake but motionless for extended periods throughout the night. Many people become frustrated with their loss of sleep, which worsens their condition (Hendrickson 1). According to Brogan, for the insomniac “everything about sleep is a battle ground, the experience becomes a cue for emotions.”There are three main types of insomnia, each varying in length. There are also other types of insomnia, but they aren’t as common. 5Anxiety or being overly excited commonly causes it transient insomnia last one to three days. Nearly everyone suffers from transient insomnia sometime in their lives. Whether it is caused by anxiety over a project that is due, or being extremely exited about something. Transient insomnia is very common for children on Christmas Eve. Short-term insomnia lasts from four nights to three weeks. Short-term insomnia is often caused by stress, a problem in your life, or medication you may be taking. Short-term insomnia that is not treated may easily develop into chronic insomnia. Chronic insomnia is insomnia that lasts more than three weeks. Frustration over loss of sleep,...
