Depression Insomnia | Waking News! Insomnia Causes Depression, Not The Other Way Around
For years, insomnia has been considered a symptom of depression. That’s the way it’s always been, until now. Now, recent evidence has been put forth to turn that entire theory onto it’s head. What this study reveals: staying awake for long periods of time can seriously kill a good mood. Surprising? Well, with this information, proof that a good night’s sleep can fight mood disorders is at our fingertips.
You may be one of the 2 in 5 Americans that spend at least one night a month lying wide-eyed in bed desperately fighting the countdown of the alarm clock. But one or two battles with sheep counting can be managed, the real problem arrives when the sleeplessness lasts for a week or more. That causes exhaustion, and it causes depression.
The study, completed by the Research Triangle Institute International, states that people with long-lasting insomnia are forty times likelier to develop depression.
It’s also a good indicator that depression may be rearing its ugly head, since insomnia can set in a few days, whereas depression takes time. In the past, the opposite was believed. In essence, the idea was that Serotonin (the chemical inside you that makes you feel good) is in higher production in the morning, so insomnia might actually be your body’s way of fighting an onset of depression. Now, it’s understood that not sleeping actually has negative effects on your body’s Serotonin levels.
Whatever the truth, it seems that researchers have agreed that quality rest can go toe-to-toe with the best anti-depressant drugs out there. So take your sleep seriously, think positively, and you can be back on the smile train in no time.
By: Darian Verwey
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