Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders include Insomnia, Night Paralysis, and Night Terrors. The four major symptoms of insomnia are difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking up too early, and Sleep-State Misperception. Insomnia in itself is often not a disorder but merely the result of other underlying problems. People complaining of suffering from insomnia often have anxiety disorders which prevent them from falling asleep. Sometimes insomnia is caused by physical pain or a troubled day. Insomnia can be Transient Insomnia, lasting for a few nights, Short-term Insomnia, which lasts two to four weeks, or Chronic Insomnia, which lasts for a month or longer. Transient and Short-term Insomnia sufferers often have overwhelming amounts of stress, environmental noise, a change in surroundings, or medication side effects that can be treated with common sense. Treatment for Chronic Insomnia includes a deeper delving into of the lifestyle of the sufferer.
Sleep Paralysis is closely related to the paralysis experienced during REM sleep, however, Sleep Paralysis occurs shortly after waking from sleep or before falling asleep. Normally, Sleep Paralysis occurs in REM in order to prevent the body from performing actions within the dream. There doesn’t seem to be any outstanding consequences of Sleep Paralysis and most people are likely to suffer from it at least once or twice in their lifetimes.
Night Terrors are characterized by an abrupt waking from sleep in a terrified condition. Night Terrors are common in preadolescent boys but can occur in everyone. They are different from nightmares because they occur during Stage 3 and 4 of sleep rather than REM, and are not caused by scary movies. Details are usually incoherent and vague.
Narcolepsy
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