What causes continuous insomnia?

Insomnia is a very annoying thing. Many people's lives are affected by insomnia. Most people don't know exactly what causes insomnia. This situation cannot be ruled out as being caused by psychological factors. Having too many things on your mind can cause insomnia at night.

1. Emotional Injury

Excessive anger hurts the liver, excessive joy hurts the heart, excessive worry hurts the spleen, excessive sadness hurts the lungs, and fear hurts the kidneys. Excessive emotions will hurt the internal organs to which they belong. As the internal organs are related, the heart will often lose nourishment, causing restlessness and insomnia. Among them, the most common cause of insomnia is violent anger damaging the liver, liver failure to release energy, liver depression turning into fire, and disturbance of the mind. In addition, excessive thinking can damage the heart and spleen, causing Qi and blood to have no source of production, Qi and blood to be insufficient, the mind to be malnourished, and the spirit to be distracted, which is also common insomnia.

2. Improper diet

Overeating raw, cold, spicy, fatty, and greasy foods, or being excessively hungry or full can damage the spleen and stomach, causing the spleen to fail to function properly and phlegm to form inside the body. The phlegm and turbidity disturb the mind and cause insomnia.

3. Overwork

Overwork and fatigue deplete the heart's blood, causing the heart to lose nourishment and the mind to be distracted, which can lead to insomnia. Moreover, long-term fatigue can also damage the essence of the liver and kidneys, cause the imbalance of water and fire, and the fire of the phase disturbs the mind, which can also cause insomnia.

4. Chronic illness, old age or physical weakness

If the kidney essence is sufficient, the essence of the five internal organs will also be abundant, and if the sea of ​​marrow is sufficient, the spirit will be nourished and one will sleep well at night. If one is physically weak, old, or has been ill for a long time and his vital energy has been depleted, the kidney essence will be deficient, the essence of the five internal organs will not be nourished, the marrow sea will be insufficient, and the spirit will not be nourished, so insomnia will occur. If the kidney essence is insufficient, the kidney yin is deficient, and the kidney water cannot nourish the heart fire, then the main fire will be hyperactive, the mind will be agitated, and insomnia will also occur.

5. Lifestyle

Sleep problems are also common due to lifestyle factors, such as drinking coffee or tea, drinking alcohol in the evening, eating too close to bedtime or eating a late dinner so that the stomach is full of undigested food, heavy smoking, strenuous physical activity before bedtime, excessive mental activity before bedtime, working the night shift, taking naps during the day, irregular bedtimes, and irregular waking times.