Five Things Movies Get Wrong About Insomnia

From tvovermind.com

The movies embellish a lot of things and tend to get a few wires crossed when showcasing one ailment or another, but insomnia is one that not enough people know about and thus the movies can get away with it more often than not. So long as people don’t know something about what’s being shown there’s a good chance that they won’t cry foul when they see it displayed onscreen. The problem with that is the misconceptions that it brings about and the false beliefs that it can create in those that don’t know any better. Being informed by the movies isn’t always expected but it’s appreciated when it happens.
Here’s a few things about insomnia I’m kind of hoping you knew.

5. Insomnia has little to do with any other medical conditions.
This of course is very false. If your body and mind are out of whack then chances are that your resting patterns will be as well. If you’re stressed, depressed, or in any way unbalanced for whatever reason your body will react to this by trying to fix the problem or by shutting down in some way that you might not realize until it happens that you can’t function normally. Stress is a very big cause of insomnia.

4.  You can only have insomnia if you can’t fall asleep.
Not going to sleep is just one sign of insomnia. Waking up too early, waking in the middle of the night, and not being able to go back to sleep are also symptoms that can signal that a person has insomnia. Any frequent pattern of sleep loss can qualify as insomnia really.

3. You should try as hard as you can to sleep.
Forcing yourself to sleep is not the answer. If you actively attempt to just lie in bed and find yourself going stir crazy then it might be better to get up and move around for a bit to see if that tires you out. If lying in bed is more relaxing then do this, but always listen to your body and follow, as much as you’re able, what it’s telling you it needs.

2. Insomnia is a temporary thing.
In stress-related cases insomnia can in fact be temporary. It might go away once the stress is relieved or a certain situation is resolved. But if a person continues to experience symptoms then it might be time to seek treatment or, at the very least, advice on what to do next. Insomnia can damage one’s health to a great extent and is not to be taken lightly.

1. You can catch up on sleep.
It’s possible to make yourself feel better by getting more sleep now and again when you can, but catching up on your sleep can affect your sleeping patterns in a way that can further disrupt your life. It’s necessary to get an ample amount of rest per day as this is how the body calms itself and can thereby ready a person for the next day to come.
Too little rest throughout an extended period of time can wear down the mind and the body alike.

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