Sleep and Dreaming

• Acute insomnia is a brief period of insomnia.
• Chronic insomnia is difficulty with sleep three or four nights a week, lasting at least three months.
• Insomnia symptoms


  Difficulty falling asleep at night

  Waking up during the night

  Waking up too early

  Not feeling well rested after a night of sleep

  Daytime tiredness or sleepiness

  Irritability, depression or anxiety

  Difficulty with attention, focus and memory

  Increased errors or accidents

  Ongoing worries about sleep
• Insomnia is caused by...

  Pain

  Health conditions (heart)

  Medication

  Depression/anxiety

  Lifestyle (jetlag/shift work)
• Symptoms of narcolepsy...

  Cataplexy

  Hallucinations

  Excessive daytime sleepiness (E.D.S)

  Sleep paralysis

  Sleep disruption