Causes of insomnia and dreaminess

A high-quality sleep can make people feel refreshed and comfortable, so that they will be energetic and motivated to do things during the day. For women, high-quality sleep is even more important. This is how the phrase "Sleeping Beauty" came about. If women do not sleep well, not only will their physical health deteriorate, but their skin will also suffer. However, in real life, many people suffer from insomnia and dreaminess. So, what is the cause of insomnia and dreaminess?

There are many reasons for not sleeping well at night. It may be caused by strenuous exercise before going to bed, the surrounding environment may be too noisy and unable to fall asleep, or it may be caused by physical illness. Dreaming is a normal physiological phenomenon, but if long-term dreaming affects your sleep, you should pay attention. There are many reasons for insomnia and dreaminess, and many people suffer from this in daily life.

Insomnia and frequent dreams are often caused by mental tension, excessive thinking, distress, anxiety, heavy hearts, and wild imaginations. Dreams are a normal physiological phenomenon. Having many dreams is closely related to a short deep sleep period, insufficient sleep depth and poor sleep quality. Having many dreams does not mean an increase in the number of dreams, but an increase in the number of dreams memories.

Common causes

Dreams are a normal physiological phenomenon, but when they affect normal sleep, you should pay attention. What are the causes of insomnia and dreaminess? What causes insomnia and dreaminess? The following experts analyze several common causes for reference:

1. Environmental reasons: Common reasons include sudden changes in the sleeping environment and the lack of negative air ions in the sleeping environment. The latest research shows that the lack of negative ions in the air can easily lead to insomnia and nightmares.

2. Physiological factors: mental stress, hunger, fatigue, sexual excitement and some diseases, such as iron deficiency, arthritis, ulcer disease, angina pectoris, migraine, asthma, arrhythmia, etc. can all lead to insomnia. As we age, our sleep patterns may change and cause insomnia. People with thalamic lesions may experience a perverted sleep rhythm, that is, they sleep during the day and are awake at night.

3. Psychological factors: Anxiety, depression, sadness, tension, excitement, anger or excessive thinking caused by various contradictions and difficulties in life and work can lead to insomnia and nightmares.

4. Drug factors: Drinking, drug abuse, drug dependence and withdrawal symptoms can all lead to insomnia and nightmares. Common drugs include stimulants, sedatives, thyroid hormone, contraceptives, antiarrhythmic drugs, etc.

5. Age factor: The older you are, the higher the incidence of insomnia.

6. Internal and external stimulation: Overwork during the day, thinking too much about the next day's work before going to bed, or dwelling on unpleasant things during the day, physical discomfort, etc. will also affect dreams and disrupt sleep.

7. Bad environment and habits: Bad environment or bad habits can affect sleep for most people. For example, noise, light intensity, heat or cold can all lead to insomnia and nightmares. Overeating or hunger, strenuous exercise before going to bed, and irregular work and rest can all affect sleep.

8. Related to a person’s emotional state: Many people lack understanding of emotional disorders and do not know that emotional disorders are a disease. They often ignore the emotional disorders themselves and pay too much attention to symptoms such as insomnia, nightmares, and pain associated with emotional disorders. Not knowing how to regulate and improve one’s emotions, one exaggerates experiences that are not very objective.

9. Differences in individual functional status: Different individuals have different perceptions of dreams. Even for the same individual, the degree of their perception of dreams may vary depending on their functional status at different times. Therefore, some people have more and stronger dreams during a period of time, and fewer and weaker dreams during another period of time. I suggest you make yourself happier, don't think too much about trivial things, eat less for dinner, eat a lighter meal, and drink some hot milk before going to bed.

10. Too little physical activity, for example: never doing or not having time to do physical exercise, always taking a car when traveling, never walking or practicing Tai Chi, sitting in a fixed posture for a long time indoors, always taking the elevator instead of climbing stairs, rarely doing housework that consumes physical energy, etc. This kind of reason can also cause insomnia, which is often ignored by people. People rarely associate insomnia with insufficient physical exertion. In fact, when people engage in physical activities, the cerebral cortex will put the excitation focus engaged in mental activities in a dormant state. After heavier physical activities, people often fall asleep more easily. I believe many people have had this experience.

11. The sufferings are so great that they disturb sleep. For example: there are many unsatisfactory things that cause anxiety, lack of confidence in solving some problems, difficulty making decisions when faced with major choices, encountering greater life or work pressure, etc. Why do we have insomnia and dream a lot? Such reasons for insomnia will seriously disturb people's mentality and thus affect the quality of sleep.

12. Engage in various activities that make you overly excited before going to bed. For example: watching exciting TV programs or playing computer games, singing karaoke, eating supper and drinking, playing mahjong, etc. Because the above activities can make the cerebral cortex in a highly excited state, after these activities are over, the cerebral cortex is still in an excited state and cannot quickly switch to a sleep state, making it very difficult for people to fall asleep. Difficulty falling asleep will make people more irritable, prone to mania symptoms before going to bed, and more difficult to fall asleep soundly. After tormenting in bed for a while, I finally fell asleep, but the sleep time was not too long, which still affected the quality of sleep.

Dreaming is a normal physiological phenomenon. Adults, children, men and women may all dream. However, if dreaming occurs for a long time or even affects your normal rest, you should be careful. What is the cause of insomnia and dreaminess? If you are troubled by insomnia and dreaminess for a long time, you should go to the hospital to see a doctor for diagnosis and examination in time to find out the cause and provide timely treatment.