The harm of long-term lack of sleep

I believe everyone knows the importance of sleep. Good sleep is not only beneficial to our physical health but also brings us beauty, so we must ensure that we have enough sleep every day. Some friends have insufficient sleep due to various reasons, so these friends must be careful, because insufficient sleep can easily cause a series of diseases. Let’s take a look at the introduction below.

1. Insomnia can lead to career setbacks and high incidence of accidents

Occasional insomnia brings fatigue and incoordination the next day. People who suffer from long-term insomnia have poor occupational behavior, difficulty concentrating, memory problems, and are unable to work to their full potential. Their accident risk is twice as high as that of people with normal sleep. According to a longitudinal study in the United States, people with insomnia have a harder time getting promoted, have lower salaries, and often cannot extend their service compared to those with normal sleep.

2. Insomnia can lead to mental disorders

Studies have shown that people who suffer from insomnia for a week will become irritable, fearful, nervous, and inattentive. In severe cases, they may also suffer from disorientation or ataxia, and may develop serious mental disorders such as hallucinations and delusions. Continuous insomnia can also make people feel listless or unable to maintain high energy during the day, which in turn affects their social functions.

3. Insomnia can induce other diseases

Insomnia is closely related to physical illness. Lack of sleep will reduce the body's immunity and the ability to resist and recover from diseases, making it easy to catch a cold, aggravate other diseases or induce the onset of existing diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, gastrointestinal diseases and other physical and mental illnesses. Practice has shown that patients who do not sleep well after surgery will significantly prolong the time it takes to heal their wounds. If the patient's basic sleep is not met, their hope of physical recovery is almost slim.

4. The harm of long-term insomnia can lead to huge social losses

The economic losses and harm indirectly caused by lack of sleep are even more shocking. Due to physical fatigue and mental fatigue during the day, the chance of accidents at work is greatly increased, which not only kills oneself but also endangers the lives of others, causing huge losses to society.

In the above article, we introduced the importance of sleep to physical health. We must ensure that we get enough sleep every day. If we lack sleep for a long time, it will not only cause some diseases but also lead to mental disorders.