Harmful: 4 is a sign that you sleep too much
'17.06.2019'
Source: Heroine.ru
The golden rule of the 8-hour sleep does not work for everyone: someone needs at least 9 hours to feel normal, other people need 6-7. At the same time, too long a dream is not less harmful than its absence. Let us tell you how to understand that you sleep a lot and why it happens.
1. Wake up with a headache
Some experts believe that prolonged sleep can affect the neurotransmitters of the brain, leading to a decrease in serotonin levels and headaches or even migraines, writes Heroine.ru.
Another cause of headache after waking up is a long lying down. The muscles of the neck for a long time are in tension, because of which there are discomfort in the base of the skull or forehead.
Pain in the back and other parts of the body is also often caused by sleeping too long, but if you know that you have slept a little, but you feel bad, it's probably an uncomfortable mattress or pillow.
2. Feeling lethargic all day
If, after waking up, you spend another half day on recovering your senses, sleep clearly does not benefit you. The body begins to get confused in circadian rhythms, especially if you completely deprive yourself of sources of natural light while you sleep and the body cannot receive signals about the change of day and night.
As a result, lethargy, apathy, inability to concentrate on one task. Try to reduce the amount of sleep by at least an hour. Even if the awakening itself is not easy, you will quickly find vigor.
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3. You have memory problems
It is normal to feel that when you have slept only four hours a day, it is normal, but the 10 hour sleep can give the same sensations. Recent studies by American scientists claim that sleeping more than 9 hours per day affects a person as negatively as rest less than 5 hours.
Employees of the University of California conducted a test to check the memory of about 400 thousands of people. The people who sleep on 7 hours per day have performed best. For those who sleep more than 9 or less than 5 hours, the results are about the same. Data on the study were published in the International Journal of Epidemiology (International Journal of Epidemiology).
Scientists believe that those who sleep longer sleep less quality, which interferes with the normal communication between areas of the brain and disrupts cognitive abilities. However, to make a final conclusion, more research is needed that will confirm that memory impairment is indeed associated with prolonged sleep.
4. Wake up tired
A normal night's sleep should give strength and refresh you in the morning, and not make you feel that you are rising from the dead. Sleeping too long does not benefit as well as intoxication. Your body has to make a lot of effort to adapt to its 24-hour sleep-wake cycle. As a result, you feel overworked and, having slept the 10 hours, you only want one thing - take a nap a bit more.
The reasons why you sleep too long, maybe several, and not all of them have your fault. That's why people find it difficult to control their sleep.
Downed mode
The most obvious cause of sleep problems is the lack of a regimen. Constant lack of sleep during the week and the desire to properly sleep off on weekends is not good for you. By teaching your body to go to bed and get up at the same time, you will better fall asleep and wake up easier, of course, if sleep does not last more than 9 hours. Try to adhere to the regime, even on vacation or on weekends, shifting the time by no more than an hour. So you begin to feel fresh, energetic and truly rested.
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Your body fights inflammation
Sometimes constant drowsiness can be the first symptom of the disease. During sleep, the level of cytokines rises - cells that the immune system produces to fight inflammation. The body needs extra rest to help the immune system attack the virus or infection. In this case, a long sleep will benefit. The more time you spend at rest, the faster your body will cope with the disease.
You're depressed
Drowsiness is a common symptom of depression. In this state, a person feels apathy, wakes up sluggish, even if he sleeps for a long time, loses interest in everything that happens. According to a study published in the journal Psychology Today (Psychology Today), more than 40% of adults under the age of 30 who suffer from depression face hypersomnia. If other symptoms are added to increased sleepiness, for example, depressed mood for a long time, problems with concentration, you should take care of your psychological health and consult a specialist.
