When You Quit Worrying About Sleep, You Might Get More of It
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BernardaSv/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Are you frequently worried that you don’t get enough sleep?
A major reason for all that worrying may be due to the fact you’re not getting enough sleep.
Confused? Binghamton University psychologist Jacob A. Nota explains that a lack of sleep affects the brain’s prefrontal cortex, which is associated with attention. As a result, when people are tired, they tend to worry more.
Nota figured this out by surveying undergrads about their sleep habits and invariably, those who spent less time in bed turned out to be the biggest worriers.
The researcher says that it can turn into a vicious circle — that is, people who sleep less, worry more and because they worry more, it causes them to sleep less.
Experts on sleep deprivation recommend that one way to possibly overcome fatigue and worry is by getting the most difficult tasks of the day out of the way first, while you feel more energetic and alert.
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