More Sleep = Happier You
Sleep is a necessity. Getting the right amount of sleep each night is essential to living a healthy and full life. As easy as it can be to neglect sleep, you have to remember that without it, every aspect in your life can be affected.
Long-term effects of sleep deprivation are a real thing, and you might not notice what it is doing to your body and mental health until the side effects get too far along.
The amount of sleep we get significantly affects our happiness and mood swings. Your future self will thank you when you decide to put your work, phone, or social life away a little earlier and start prioritizing one of the most important things: sleep!
When you get enough sleep at night, your brain can rest and rejuvenate. 65% of adults who get over 7 hours of sleep at night report having excellent mental health. Let’s face it; a sleepy person is typically not the happiest person.
Sleep can also affect how our bodies deal with and obtain stress. When we don’t get enough sleep at night, our brains do not function at their full capacity. Lack of sleep leaves us less mentally sharp, leading to memory loss and increased irritation.
Unfortunately, the list goes on. Sleep deprivation can:
Lead to quick and sudden mood changes
Cause you to become emotional, quick-tempered, and at greater risk for anxiety and depression
Make it challenging to regulate your own emotions and moods, causing your mental health to stumble.
Sleep and depression can be correlated. Depression and anxiety alone can affect how much you are sleeping. When part of your depression and anxiety stems from your lack of sleep, it can, in return, create challenges when trying to fall asleep. This sleep and depression cycle is definitely something you want to avoid.
The bottom line is, sleep is incredibly important! It affects everything about you and around you. Here are a few tips that can help you start making more time for those ZZZs:
Prioritize your sleep times.
Create healthy habits around bedtime.
Put your phone away 30 minutes before bed.
Limit caffeine intake in the afternoon.
Include physical activity in your daily life.
Start making sleep a priority in your life and watch those happy moods take over!
FusionSleep® provides various sleeping solutions via onsite and virtual consultation.
If you suspect you are one of the millions of Americans coping with a sleep disorder, don’t try to treat it yourself or try to wait it out. Doing so can cause or worsen long-term health problems. At FusionSleep®, we have dedicated our entire medical practice to helping patients get their lives back through healthy sleep. We offer various sleep solutions, along with in-lab and at-home sleep testing options and virtual appointments on our established telemedicine platform. Contact us today on our website or by calling 678.990.3962.