Stress and Insomnia Go Hand-In-Hand

Having problems with getting enough sleep? You're not alone. Your current level of stress and tension might be to blame. According to leading health-related information and sleep experts, stress and insomnia ironically make fine bedfellows. (Pardon the pun.) And is it any wonder? It's not easy to separate anxiety and insomnia from one another when both health issues - not just one - contribute to each other.

For the typical American who works a regular 9-5 in today's already stress compounded workplace, the situation seems to get worse as every generation passes. Couple that with depression, the responsibilities of maintaining a household, marriage, and children - and you almost have a non-returnable ticket for sleepless nights in Forever-Ville. Mounting bills, increasing education costs, and pressure to keep up with the Jones's (i.e. life) only compound tension, and they do nothing to help us relax or make our nights the pleasant escape that they should be.

Stress, anxiety, depression, and tension all contribute to our inability to relax and sleep. Instead of drifting off into pleasant drowsiness, we find ourselves reliving the events of the day and arguing with ourselves over the actions we made or should have made. Other times, we're debating over future-related events that might not even happen. With our minds filled with anxiety-filled things like this, insomnia is virtually inescapable because they never give our minds a chance to relax and recuperate from the day's events.

To alleviate this situation, you can seek treatment from a mental health professional who may prescribe remedies like daily exercise, a light sedative, or anti-depression medication before bedtime.