Sleep or Depression… What Comes First?
Today, I received the latest newsletter from one of the most prestigious medical schools in the USA, John Hopkins Medicine, in which they discuss the latest advances in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of depression and anxiety.
The opening article was the following:
If you read carefully, you will see that the first question asked by professionals in relation to mental health is:
“Do you toss and turn at night, or wake up at 3 am unable to get back to sleep?”
This tells us two things:
1. People who suffer from mental disorders generally suffer from sleep problems.
2. People who suffer from sleep difficulties have a high probability of suffering from mental problems.
It concludes with:
“When your emotions cloud your outlook, interfere with your relationships, or affect the way you sleep at night and function during the day, you may be suffering from depression or an anxiety disorder.”
A friend of mine went spiralling into clinical depression and I remember that she was sleeping an average of 18 to 21 hours per day. The sad thing is that this continued until she committed suicide.
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Until tomorrow be wise and have fun
Juan
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