By Beth Ibarra
Many people these days are more stressed out than ever before. Economy woes have changed the security that people had been feeling about their jobs. Now, no matter how high-powered a person once was in his or her career, everyone's job could be affected. That, needless to say, can be a significant source of anxiety.
Anxiety can cause many different things, insomnia being one of them. When a person goes to bed at night with a lot of worries, that person tends to start having racing thoughts. The more thoughts a person has, the harder it is for that person to fall asleep. Insomnia is characterized by not being able to stay asleep at night, or not being able to fall asleep in the first place. The more serious versions of insomnia involve people not being able to sleep for months.
Some people might have trouble sleeping not because they have anything they are particularly worried about, but because they are suffering from an anxiety disorder. Take, for example, the situation of a person who is suffering from panic attacks. This could be |
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