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Why You Need Sleep How much does sleep affect your mental health? Chronic sleep problems affect 50% to 80% of people who have mental health disorders. Longitudinal studies suggest that insomnia and other sleep problems worsen before an episode of mania or bipolar depression, and lack of sleep can trigger mania. Sleep problems also adversely affect mood and contribute to relapse or anxiety disorders. Source:Harvard Health How does lack of sleep affect your mental health? Lack of sleep can hinder you from thinking clearly and keeping your emotions at an even keel. Studies show that excessive sleepiness can wreak havoc on relationships, and lead to mood problems like anger and depression. Source: Web MD Does anxiety prevent you from sleeping? Anxiety can cause serious sleep issues such as insomnia. What are the long term effects of sleep deprivation? Sometimes the act of falling asleep may actually become harder due to the An ongoing lack of sleep has been closely associated anxiety and the body’s sense of worry or with hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, obesity, diabetes, depression, anxiety, memory loss, etc. fear. Source: Stress.org 14
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