Nearly everyone experiences bouts of insomnia or trouble falling asleep.
Also, long periods of sleeplessness can also get annoying and sleeping...
frustrating.
This frustration makes people say, "I can't get no sleep.
" As F.
Scott Fitzgerald said, "the worst thing in the world is to try to sleep and not to.
" Reasons behind people's sleepless nights Many simply cannot fall asleep for many reasons.
The weather alone can affect it.
It has been found out that people have trouble sleeping when it's too hot as opposed to when it's cold.
Hot summers can often make people say I can't get no sleep.
If it isn't the weather, it must be life.
Life does come with problems.
Problems that are causes of stress, anxiety and depression.
These are the most common causes of insomnia.
These are also common reactions to some events in life.
Things people do every night may also be the reason why they say I can't get no sleep.
Using the cellular phone at night has been found out to cause sleeplessness.
Watching the television and surfing the internet can also delay a person's sleep.
Medical conditions usually have insomnia as a symptom.
Various physical or psychological conditions can make people say I can't get no sleep.
In many cases, chronic pain due to another medical condition causes middle of the night awakenings.
Other sleep disorders like nightmares can do the same.
There are also cases wherein medication causes insomnia.
Certain medication for high blood pressure, asthma, epilepsy can all cause insomnia.
Various causes needs various cures Good sleep hygiene is the solution for some people.
Certain DOs and DON'Ts that should be practiced before going to bed.
For example, exercise is good for one's health.
It also ensures that the body is tired at night.
Thus, it enables people to fall asleep much easier.
However, done a few hours before sleeping, it can cause further trouble falling asleep.
As medication goes, it does mean having to change the course of treatment for the other medical condition.
People should actually be cautious in taking prescribed medication.
15% of chronic insomnia cases are caused by substance abuse.
It may not be deliberate, but some medication can lead to tolerance and eventually, addiction.
Insomnia as a symptom of another medical condition can be addressed by treating the condition causing it.
Normally, when the condition causing it goes, insomnia goes away with it.
Similarly, trouble sleeping caused by certain instances in life do tend to go when the event causing the problem goes.
Last but not the least, the key to a good night's sleep is a relaxed mind and body.
Achieving both, no person will ever say I can't get no sleep.
There are many ways for people to relax.
That is also one of the reasons why massage is suggested as a cure for insomnia.
There are many things that people can try doing.
Sleep does not have to be elusive.
However, what works for one person may not work for another.
Various causes do need various cures.