The Impact of Stress on Sleep 💤
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What is it?
This paper explores the concept of "sleep reactivity," which is how much stress affects a person's sleep.
Some people are highly reactive, meaning their sleep is easily disrupted by stress, while others are less reactive and can sleep well even when stressed.
This paper reviews research on sleep reactivity, including its causes, how it's measured, and its link to sleep disorders and other health problems.
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What do I need to know?
Understanding and addressing sleep reactivity can help improve sleep health and prevent related problems.
Major findings:
Sleep reactivity is a trait: People tend to have consistent sleep reactivity over time and across different types of stressors.
High sleep reactivity increases risk of insomnia: People with high sleep reactivity are more likely to develop insomnia, especially after experiencing stress.
Sleep reactivity is linked to insomnia types: Highly reactive individuals are more likely to have sleep-onset insomnia (trouble falling asleep) and possibly short sleep insomnia (sleeping less than 6 hours).
Sleep reactivity is heritable: Genes play a role in sleep reactivity, and women tend to have higher sleep reactivity than men.
Stress can sensitize the sleep system: Experiencing stress and insomnia can make the sleep system even more reactive to future stress.
Sleep reactivity is linked to other disorders: High sleep reactivity is associated with increased risk of shift work disorder, depression, and anxiety.
Rumination makes things worse: Worrying and ruminating about stress can amplify the negative effects of sleep reactivity on sleep and mental health.
Reference:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7045300/pdf/nihms-1557762.pdf
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