Do you hear the folk at home stirring more at night? It’s a growing problem, says Dr. Steven Altchuler when we wonder, is coronasomnia widespread where we live? He is a psychiatrist and specialist sleep neurologist at Mayo Clinic, one of the largest medical research organizations in U.S. If you’re having insomnia, he explains, it’s likely down to the changes COVID is forcing on us.
It’s a Problem Across All Age Groups
It’s a problem across all age groups, Angela Drake confirmed when she wrote about the condition back in September 2020. COVID has given us many reasons to sleep less, according to the Davis, Carolina Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences professor. And that is equally true in our scrambled lives four months on.
If coronasomnia is widespread where you live, then it may be because daily routines and environments changed. If we are remote working, then our familiar time-keepers of morning meetings and lunch breaks could be on hold. We are disrupting our behavioral conditioning according to Angela Drake. That’s because the boundaries from being at work and taking it easy at home are gone. It is hard to close the office and relax.
How Widespread Will Coronosomnia Be Where You Live?
The coronasomnia effect may be low if you regularly freelance from home, or are not working. If reality is different, then you may need to be careful. That’s because sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain, depression, hypertension, and even heart attack or stroke.
Angela Drake and her California Uni associate Kimberley Hardin had these words of advice when they wrote four months ago. Reintroduce order into your scrambled routine if COVID forces you to work at home. Have a regular work day with tea and lunch breaks, and take regular exercise, they suggest. And try your best to keep your job away from your bedroom.
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