What are the side effects of not getting enough sleep?
LadyLuck
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Oct 25, 2014
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Dark circles, tiredness, dullness, sadness; people get nasty and shout at everyone. They blame others for their conditions...
nyctophilenymph
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Nov 1, 2014
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Fatigue, uncontrollable anger and emotions, stress, lack of concentration, hyperactivity, higher sugar-consumption than usual and crying.
Anonymous
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Nov 3, 2014
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Hallucinations, lack of energy and focus, low awareness of your surroundings, slower reaction times and much more.
zchowdh
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Nov 8, 2014
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Some side effects of not getting enough sleep is the lack of attention you're going to have in the morning, along with tiredness.
guyinasuit
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Nov 15, 2014
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The main one: being tired. This has many side effects like work getting worse, less motivation to do things, and a downwards spiral. However, it can also make you more prone to illness, and can make you ache constantly.
wordsmith
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Nov 18, 2014
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Short term: inability to concentrate, headaches, feeling really sleepy and slow throughout the day
Long term: Feeling fatigued all the time, lack of motivation and focus, getting sick more easily (sleep is ESSENTIAL for your immune system)
Anonymous
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Jan 8, 2015
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For me, it's resulted in having terrible attitude towards people. I start to feel tired a lot earlier in the day than normally, despite not waking up till 11pm after going to sleep around 4am. With me, it affected my ability to think properly and even simple tasks seemed impossible.
Anonymous
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Jun 18, 2015
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Altered appetite, dark circles, irritability, lack of focus, weight gain or loss, muscle and back pains, headaches, dizziness, nausea, indigestion (yeah, your stomach fluids even need to rest!) sore limbs...it goes on!
Anonymous
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Jan 4, 2016
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Some of the more obvious symptoms of sleep deprivation include irritability and excessive sleepiness, but some other consequences do occur, such as:
- Increased risk of accidental death
When one is tired, one is less able to judge things adequately and take care of themselves as they were before.
- Impaired memory
Long-term memory is stored while sleeping. Without adequate sleep, memories will not stay.
- Micro-sleeping
This is very dangerous, especially for individuals who drive or operate heavy machinery. Micro-sleeping occurs when the body doesn't get adequate sleep and it falls asleep for short periods of time, often without the individual realizing it.
- Weakened immune response
Your body has been active all night and isn't getting the rest it needs so it responds more poorly when viruses, bacteria, etc. enter the body.
- Weight gain
Lack of sleep increases appetite.
- Heart disease
Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to heart diseases such as hypertension.
- Hallucinations
Anonymous
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Mar 15, 2016
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not focusing on the main day activity,feeling exhausted for the rest of the day,sometimes getting angry for no reason.
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