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The Alarming Effects Of Sleep Deprivation
Why You Need More Sleep Now
In the majority of books or articles that I read about writing, they tell you to write about what you know. So as I feel very down today, and I suspect it’s due to interrupted sleep, I’m writing about the effects of sleep deprivation on our bodies.
In many of my mental health articles, I’ve explained that my depression does not appear to have a specific cause. HOWEVER, there are definite triggers that either bring on an episode or make it worse. Among those triggers, sleep is a biggie. Not just a lack of sleep but also interrupted sleep, some naps and sleeping for too long at night too.
Last night, I couldn’t drift off. It happens sometimes, and as today is Sunday, I wasn’t too worried. I finally fell asleep between 1:30 and 2 am. One of the delight foibles of being a cat owner is that they operate on an entirely different schedule to their hooman staff. One of my tabbies, Zelda, appeared around 6:30 want a cuddle. I was sleepily scratching her, and all was well.
That’s when Jupiter woke up. He is my husband’s special boy and usually sleeps on the bed. I was dimly aware of him walking across me as I stroked Zelda this morning. At that point, the little f*cker decided to take a massive leap from my bedside table to a tall chest of drawers. He knocked…
