Dear Strangers,
Today's fun topic is: Sleep Deprevation! A.K.A IMSOMNIA!
This is because your loving blogette 'Lena La'Faye' has not been able to sleep. Not one lick. It's 1:31 in the morning and, after checking the Kiki Strike blog, Freak Book blog, AND all my sites, I am still not tired. Not a bit.
I've made posts, I've tossed and turned and eaten ice cream. But nothing. Hell, I even tried the best method of all (For a person with ADHD): Drink Coffee.
But nothing.
So I, Lena, your wonderful fact-bringer, will make this a topic for the Strange.
Insomnia is a sleeping disorder characterized by the inability to fall asleep and/or the inability to remain asleep for a reasonable amount of time. Insomniacs have been known to complain about being unable to close their eyes or "rest their mind" for more than a few minutes at a time. Both organic and non-organic insomnia constitute a sleep disorder*
Wow, tell me something I didn't already know. Right?
Insomnia can be caused by:
Psychoactive drugs or stimulants, including certain medication, herbs, caffeine, cocaine, ephedrine, amphetamines, methylphenidate, MDMA, methamphetamine and modafinil
Hormone shifts such as those that precede menstruation and those during menopause
Psychological problems like fear, stress, anxiety, emotional or mental tension, work problems, financial stress, unsatisfactory sex life
Mental Disorders such as clinical depression, bipolar disorder, general anxiety disorder
Disturbances of the circadian rhythm, such as shift work and jet lag can cause an inability to sleep at some times of the day and excessive sleepiness at other times of the day. Jet lag is seen in people who travel through multiple time zones, as the time relative to the rising and falling of the sun no longer coincides with the body's internal concept of it. The insomnia experienced by shift workers is also a circadian rhythm sleep disorder.
Certain neurological disorders, brain lesions, or a history of Traumatic brain injury
Medical conditions such as Hyperthyroidism and Wilson's Syndrome
Abuse of over-the counter or prescription sleep aids can produce Rebound insomnia
Poor sleep hygiene
Psychoactive drugs or stimulants, including certain medication, herbs, caffeine, cocaine, ephedrine, amphetamines, methylphenidate, MDMA, methamphetamine and modafinil
Hormone shifts such as those that precede menstruation and those during menopause
Psychological problems like fear, stress, anxiety, emotional or mental tension, work problems, financial stress, unsatisfactory sex life
Mental Disorders such as clinical depression, bipolar disorder, general anxiety disorder
Disturbances of the circadian rhythm, such as shift work and jet lag can cause an inability to sleep at some times of the day and excessive sleepiness at other times of the day. Jet lag is seen in people who travel through multiple time zones, as the time relative to the rising and falling of the sun no longer coincides with the body's internal concept of it. The insomnia experienced by shift workers is also a circadian rhythm sleep disorder.
Certain neurological disorders, brain lesions, or a history of Traumatic brain injury
Medical conditions such as Hyperthyroidism and Wilson's Syndrome
Abuse of over-the counter or prescription sleep aids can produce Rebound insomnia
Poor sleep hygiene
Poor sleep hygeine? What the Hell is Sleep Hygiene? Unsatisfactory Sex life? Damn, I feel like I could make my own comedy sketch using this one topic alone!
Well, for once, Lena was not able to get facts on it. But I will try to give you my on pychological analyasis as a High School Teenager. Basically, something's wrong in your life and sleep reflects it.
But what is my problem? -blinks and thinks- Do I watch too many infomercials? Did I step on a bug or something on accident? I'll try to sleep now, watch out for the next topic! (I'm feeling like doing 'Fish Sticks'.
Stranger Still,
Lena La'Faye
* Wikipedia
3 comments:
How fun. When I can't sleep, I usually sit there in the dark staring at the wall opposite of me. Since my parents deny the thought of coffee in their house and the computer is downstairs, where my father usually sleeps, I have nothing better to do. But when Insomnia does kick in, theres always the fun ML bugging!
Kels-La. We ALL know that, if anyone is annoyed, it's you by way of ME!
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