First, let's talk about frequent early awakenings. Imagine that at three or four o'clock in the morning, the night is still as dark as a giant black curtain, and most people are immersed in sleep. But some people suddenly opened their eyes at this moment, and their heads suddenly became clear as if they had been doused with cold water. They lie on the bed, tossing and turning, like ants on a hot pan, and they can't sleep. Looking at the phone, I found that it was still early before dawn, but I could only wait, if this situation happened repeatedly, I really had to pay attention to it! Scientists have found that three or four o'clock in the morning is the critical period of deep sleep, when you wake up, deep sleep is like a string that is suddenly interrupted, "snapping" and breaking. Deep sleep is so important to the body that it is like recharging the body, and a lot of the body's metabolism and cell repair work is quietly carried out during this time.
Those who always wake up in the middle of the night, the body can not get enough rest, after a long time, the mental state is like an eggplant beaten by frost - wilting, immunity will also decline, and the aging speed is like riding a rocket, rubbing faster. Especially for friends with cardiovascular disease, frequent early awakening is even more harmful. If you are also in this situation, you may wish to think about whether you have been stressed recently, your mood is as unstable as riding a roller coaster, or it may be that there is an underlying disease hidden in your body, and you must check it out in time.
Let's talk about difficulty falling asleep. As night falls, the city lights gradually turn on, and everyone is ready to lie down in bed and get a good night's sleep after a busy day. The bed was soft, like a cozy cloud, but some people couldn't sleep at all. They lay on the bed, kept turning over, sometimes changing to the left side, and then to the right side, but they still felt uncomfortable. Obviously sleepy eyelids fighting, but the brain is like a machine that can't be stopped, all kinds of messy thoughts are rampaging in the mind, thinking about unfinished tasks at work for a while, and thinking about the troubles in life for a while.
The more I wanted to sleep, the more I couldn't sleep, and I began to feel anxious, watching others fall asleep easily, but I felt like I was "glued" by insomnia, and I couldn't get rid of it. In fact, the long-term mental burden, low mood, and the mountain of work pressure during the day are like a "stimulant" injection to the brain, so that the brain continues to be in a state of excitement, dopamine is constantly secreted, and the brain is like a tight string, which cannot be relaxed at all, and it is naturally difficult to fall asleep.
There are also cases where sleep is accompanied by physical discomfort. Imagine that you have finally fallen asleep and are having a sweet dream, and suddenly, a chest pain or shortness of breath strikes, as if a large invisible hand is tightly grasping your chest and pulling you out of the dream. It's a terrible feeling! Chest pain and shortness of breath are not minor problems, and they may be early signs of some serious illness. For example, heart problems such as coronary heart disease and angina pectoris, like "little monsters" lurking in the body, often become active at night, especially in the deep sleep stage, the burden on the heart increases, and the chest will feel uncomfortable. For people with a history of heart disease, nocturnal chest pain may be closely related to blood pressure fluctuations and coronary artery spasm. In addition to heart problems, shortness of breath can also be the cause of respiratory diseases, such as asthma and lung infections.
Some obese friends, or people who are prone to respiratory infections and allergies, when they sleep at night, the respiratory tract is like a blocked water pipe, and the air is not smooth, so there will be shortness of breath, snoring and even breath holding. If you also have such symptoms, don't hesitate to go to the hospital for a check-up. After ruling out the disease, you can also try to adjust the sleeping position, for example, if you have shortness of breath, you can choose to lie on your side or semi-recumbent, which can reduce the pressure on your chest and make your breathing easier. # Sleep discomfort # #疾病预警
Next, let's talk about nighttime dreams or nightmares. When sleeping, everyone wants to have a sweet dream, but some people are haunted by nightmares. As soon as I close my eyes at night, all kinds of strange dreams go around my mind like a marquee, one moment I dream that I am crumbling on the edge of a cliff, and the next I dream of being chased by terrible monsters. Frequent nightmares can be like a nightly "disaster" that not only interrupts a good night's sleep, but also makes you wake up in the morning feeling like your body has been hollowed out and exhausted. In fact, dreaming or nightmares at night are mostly related to emotional problems such as psychological stress and anxiety. It's like going through a fierce "battle" during the day, and a lot of stress and emotions have accumulated in the heart, and at night, the brain releases these "emotional baggage" through dreaming.
If you want to improve this situation, you can try meditation, deep breathing or yoga and other relaxation methods, like a gentle massage for the soul to relieve inner anxiety. Don't do those exciting things before going to bed, such as watching horror movies or thinking about work problems, create a quiet and peaceful sleeping environment for yourself, so that your brain can completely relax, so that you can reduce the chance of dreaming at night.
Finally, let's talk about frequent night wake-ups. At night, everyone slept soundly, but some people had to run to the toilet again and again. Adults normally urinate 1 to 2 times at night, if it exceeds this number of times, and it feels like the urge to urinate is uncontrollable, like the faucet is not turned off tightly, ticking, it is likely that there is something wrong with the urinary system, and you must go to the hospital as soon as possible for examination.
It is more common for elderly friends to wake up frequently at night, this is because the body's hormone secretion has decreased, and the bladder's ability to store urine has also become weaker, just like an old bucket, the water storage is getting less and less, and the number of natural nights is more. However, it should be noted that diabetics may also experience increased urine output due to fluctuations in blood sugar, resulting in an increase in the frequency of urination at night. Here are a few tips to share with you, don't drink a lot of water within 2 hours before going to bed, it's like locking the "urine switch" at night, which can reduce frequent urination. Adjust your diet and eat less spicy, irritating foods, which are like naughty little tricks that can irritate your bladder and wake you up with urine when you are asleep at night.
Having said that, everyone's schedule is different, but the length of sleep is really closely related to our health and longevity. Studies have found that adults sleep 7 hours a day ideally, just like finding an optimal "rest code" for the body. If you sleep too little, for example, only 4-5 hours a night, you will be like a robot without electricity the next day, listless, and may have headaches and chest tightness. However, if you sleep 9 hours a day, although you feel like you have slept for a long time, too much sleep is not necessarily a good thing, and the body may seem to enter a "lazy state of excessive rest". Moreover, most people with a long life span have a regular schedule, go to bed on time and get up on time every day, just like setting an accurate alarm clock for their body, so that the body can form a healthy biological clock to ensure the normal operation of various physiological functions. But now the pace of society is too fast, and many people are stuck in the unhealthy lifestyle of staying up late and staying up all night. If this goes on for a long time, it is like constantly tossing the "internal pinions" of the body, which will disrupt the biological clock and affect the endocrine and immune systems.