I had never thought the day would come where I would be scared to tears of sleeping in the comfort of my own home. I was clueless on what to do for the next month and continued to worry every night‚ fearing that it was not yet over or that it would occur again. Sleepless nights had become a routine; something that started off naturally to fearing for my life. Saturday nights have always been a day where the whole family would go out to dinner and enjoy each other’s pleasant company; talking
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Sleep deprivation is a condition where your body is not getting a sufficient amount of sleep. We as humans have developed tremendously in our evolution and in this day and age it seems almost as if everyday we have more to do and less time to do it in. We begin to spend more time awake trying to accomplish more and end up giving ourselves less time to sleep. Sleep deprivation is easy to catch especially for those who constantly have so much on their plates. There was a point in my life where I was
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If you’ve ever experienced sleep paralysis‚ then you probably know the feeling of being paralyzed when falling asleep or waking up‚ or hallucinating that a malevolent spirit is bearing-down on you. Have you ever felt so frightened‚ you thought you would die? Have you ever experienced total-body paralysis just before falling asleep or immediately upon awakening? If you have‚ then you’re not alone. Symptoms like these are very common among people who suffer from sleep paralysis. If you’re not familiar
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Explaining a Concept: Sleep Have you ever wondered what happens in our sleep? Why do we even need sleep? Sleep is very unique as we are unconscious when it occurs. Most of our activity while we sleep occurs in the brain as it doesn’t simply shut off but instead keeps activity. The Brain’s activity during sleep can be put into 4 different stages and then we enter what we call REM sleep. This is the most Important part of sleep where our bodies recover for the next day. It is a very common belief
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Sleep Disorders Dr. M. Zain Yousuf MBBS‚ MCPS (Resident) SMO & In-charge In-patient Dept. A. Q. Khan Institute Sleep Disorders Classification (ICD-10):1. Nonorganic insomnia 2. Nonorganic hypersomnia 3. Nonorganic disorder of sleep-wake schedule 4. Sleepwalking [somnambulism] 5. Sleep terrors [night terrors] 6. Nightmares Nonorganic Insomnia Diagnostic guidelines:1. The complaint is either of difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep‚ or of poor quality of sleep; 2. The sleep disturbance
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Case Study #1 The Sleep Well Motel In April 1990‚ Will Shelton was evaluating information received from the owner of a motel that was for sale in Fort Morgan‚ Colorado. Will had answered an ad in the Wall Street Journal under the heading “Business for Sale.” To Will’s surprise‚ he received a call directly from Hank Bennington‚ the owner of the Sleep Well Motel of Fort Morgan‚ Colorado. During the conversation‚ Mr. Bennington described his motel and his reason for wanting to sell. He also described
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Sleep disruption can be defined as any essential deviation in sleep quantity‚ integration‚ or timing relative to the optimal sleep needed by a given individual (usually between seven and nine hours of uninterrupted sleep during the night). Sleep disruption is typically focused on total sleep deprivation‚ showing that skipping sleep completely leads to decrease vigilance‚ problems with cognitive control‚ and impaired mental flexibility (Kirzan and Herlache‚ 2015). There is a little research on sleep
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Sleep enables our brains and bodies to rest‚ equipping us to take on the next day. A normal sleep cycle consists of 5 stages‚ 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and REM. If sleep is disturbed it can cause problems with health and everyday life. Stage 1 is when sleep is light and one can be awakened easily. In this stage we begin to drift in and out of sleep‚ the eyes move slow and muscle activity slows. Stage 1 lasts about five minutes and is followed by stage 2. Stage 2 eye movement stops and brain waves become slower
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Have you ever been in a deep sleep and then suddenly you’re awakening without any control over your body? You’re frozen‚ unable to move and barely able to breathe. Noises surface and sometimes even figures. Well‚ you’re not alone. This is a common disorder called Sleep Paralysis that happens during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stages of sleep. Some people believe it is a harsh disorder but it’s simply your brain waking up before your body. Many people experience it for many different reasons and
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Sleep is considered a vital part of human life. Without sleep‚ the human body is unable to function properly. By recording my sleep patterns over a 72 hour time period‚ I was able to notice patterns in my circadian rhythm‚ my sleep cycle‚ and the effects of sleep on my body. Although I did not have any interesting dreams to analyze in my sleep journal‚ I did collect some interesting data. Prior to coming to school I was the epitome of a night owl. I hated waking up early and always went to bed late
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