USEFUL TO KNOW OVERCOMING SLEEP DIFFICULTIES[MENTAL HEALTH] ARTICLE 1,2,3,4,5

PPC PRIVATE PSYCHOTHERAPY AND CARE IN ENGLAND LONDON - SENIOR CBT PSYCHOTHERAPIST DR.FAWZY MASAOUD

Article 1

Sleep is a complex , very ordered series of events-yet it’s designed to happen naturally without us thinking about it, pretty much the same way that we breathe.If course, if you have a sleep problem, you become very aware of sleep and wakefulness, and it doesn’t seem so easy.

Whether you are a good sleeper or a poor one, it may be useful to find out a little bit about this mysterious thing called sleep. If you are feeling depressed , you will be particularly interested because sleep and depression are closely associated , as we shall see.

Understanding sleep

So what is sleep?

It is a state of greatly reduced awareness, taking up around one quarter to one third of our daily lives, during which the body repairs itself, and our memories, and emotions are consolidated . There is a lot of evidence that we need…

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