The Effect of Sleep Disorders in Your Daily Life

August 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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If your job or home responsibilities are causing you a considerable amount of stress, you may find that you haven’t been sleeping on a regular basis either. Getting the right amount of rest can do wonders to help you cope with stress and reduce your level of nervousness. Here is some information about sleep disorders, as well as how you can avoid developing this condition.

First, you’ll need to figure out how much sleep you need depending on your age group. Teenagers usually need about nine and a half hours of sleep every night, but adults can function normally with about seven hours. However, millions of people do not get nearly enough sleep, which means that the body is not able to renew itself at a normal rate. This is one of the reasons that sleep disorders develop, since your body is more likely to fall out of the natural rhythm of sleeping, and stress and anxiety are sure to develop as a result. Not getting enough sleep will also weaken your immune system, which means you’ll be more prone to sickness, which will cause you to have to spend more time away from performing daily tasks.

Sleep disorders are quite common in teens, due to a condition called delayed sleep phase syndrome. Due to the hormonal changes that are happening in the body during this time, teenagers tend to be ‘night owls’ and want to stay awake when the rest of the family is preparing for bed. This also means that your son or daughter will want to sleep later in the morning, and won’t get the recommended nine and a half hours of sleep, since school starts early in the morning and throws their sleep schedule off. This could cause significant lack of concentration in school, and can be treated by attempting to ‘train’ your teen to go to bed an hour or two earlier than they usually would, so that they can wake up refreshed.

If you are eating foods that you are severely allergic to without knowing it, you could also be experiencing sleep disorders like sleep apnea, which is when individuals stop breathing temporarily without sleep. You may also experience insomnia due to indigestion, which is when you have severe difficulty falling asleep, and stay awake for extremely long periods of time without feeling especially sleepy–until it’s almost time for you to wake up.

If drinking a glass of water or warm milk doesn’t quite help with your sleep disorders, you may want to try eating a banana or a bowl of oatmeal a few minutes before going to bed. These foods are rich in tryptophan and serotonin, which will help you to to relax and will make sleeping easier. You can find out more about sleep disorders by visiting www.webmd.com

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Anxiety & Panic – Two Steps to Take Before the Healing Process Begins

August 14, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Anxiety Drugs, Anxiety Medicine, Panic Hypnosis, Panic Therapy, Panic Tips, Panic Treatments 

Anxiety sufferers are usually at a loose end after trying methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, Hypnosis, Sessions with psychologists, Meditation, Herbal Alternatives and probably the most popular of them all is Medications such as anti-depressants and Benzodiazepine’s.

Now I was no different to any other sufferer, I was pulling my hair out in the hopes of one of these alternatives would kick in and free me of this dreadful nightmare that I lived, day in and day out for years. Unable to leave my house in fear something dreadful was going to happen to me.

But after plenty of research I did eventually eliminate my anxiety and panic disorder. And it certainly wasn’t from taking medications, or hypnosis or CBT or any of the worlds most practiced techniques (which have always given a rather poor response in curing anxiety and panic attacks).

Two Steps to Begin the Healing Process

Step One…

Acceptance

Accepting that what you have is Anxiety and Panic Disorder. And yes, I know this can be an extremely hard thing to accept. You’re sure that it always must be something else, your heart is racing (you think that you must be having a heart attack). You’re finding it difficult to swallow (so now your thoughts sway to you must have throat cancer). You find it difficult to breathe (and in that moment you’re sure your going to pass out or die, or maybe you think you have lung cancer or emphysema). Yes, I know how these thoughts can take control of your mind.

But in order to become well again, you must accept all these feelings are, are anxiety and panic attacks.

Step Two…

Trust

I struggled with this issue a lot. And I certainly understand when you have lost all faith. After all, you’ve tried all these other techniques with little to no success. So you begin to wonder why “this time” would be any different to all the other methods you have tried to your wits end.

But the moment you give up all hope and lose trust in any other possible natural method, than this will be when you prevent you’re healing and eliminating of Anxiety & Panic Disorder.

Anxiety and Panic Attacks can be eliminated naturally and for good! I’m living proof of that.

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