Circadian rhythms

In bed, it’s 10 p.m, you close your eyes for 2 minutes and you hear your alarm ringing calling it’s time to wake up! If we sleep at 10 p.m and start school at 8:30, it will feel like we have been sleeping for centuries because we can wake up a bit later. Ingui Hrannar Omarsson said,” Research has shown over and over again that students do better and feel better in schools that start later.” “ A hundred years ago most schools started the day around 9 a.m. In the 1970s and 1980s, however many…

What is Insomnia? Insomnia is a sleeping disorder that causes one to lose a substantial amount of sleep. It is also described in the way that people not only lose sleep but just have trouble falling asleep. Some speculate that insomnia is an outcome of someone 's work schedule or lifestyle (National Alliance on Mental Health). There are a variety of causes to how insomnia can affect a person. You can speculate that you have insomnia if the symptoms are showing. People who have insomnia may…

What is insomnia? Insomnia is a sleeping disorder that causes one to lose a substantial amount of sleep. It is also described as having extreme difficulties falling asleep and staying asleep. Some hypothesize that insomnia is an outcome of someone 's work schedule or lifestyle (National Alliance on Mental Health). Insomnia can affect a person in a variety of ways. A person can speculate that they are experiencing insomnia if the symptoms are prevalent. Some causes of insomnia are known,…

Insomnia is a disorder where one loses the ability to sleep. Individuals that suffer from insomnia find it very difficult to either fall asleep and/or stay asleep throughout the night. “The National Institute of Health estimates that roughly 30 percent of the general population complains of sleep disruption and approximately 10 percent have associated symptoms” (“What Is”. (n.d.) para. 5). Insomnia can affect people of all ages but is most commonly associated with adult females rather than…

My groggy eyes flutter open. (“Groggy open” and “Flutter open” do not seem to work too well together. Groggy seems to be used more to describe the state of something being weak, lazy and sleepy. Flutter involves quick none lazy movements. The words contradict a bit) The light is blinding, brighter than I can ever remember it being. It takes them seconds to adjust, why is it so bright? I take in the sounds around me as I stare at the sky above. Tree branches filter the view of a partly…

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! I look at my alarm, it’s 7:00AM. I fall out of bed, furiously brushing my teeth, throw some clothes on, and run out the door to catch the bus. This was my routine every morning. Waking up at 6:45 AM, eating breakfast, showering, and then rushing down to the same bus stop, hopefully, to make the 7:42 AM bus. I heavily relied on the bus my freshman and sophomore years of high school. My parents were always preoccupied, getting my younger brother and sister ready for school and…

What is Sleep Paralysis? Have you ever experienced paralysis? Do you know what paralysis means? What it is? According to Google, it is the loss of the ability to move in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury. So, now that you know what paralysis means, let’s discuss sleep paralysis and the psychology behind it. I myself am a victim of sleep paralysis and will share my personal experiences. You enter consciousness just finishing a dream,…

Teens need 8.5-9.25 hour of sleep each night,⅔ of them get less than 7 hours of sleep, 33 percent of teen report falling asleep in school, 43 percent of U.S. public High School start before 8:00 am.Irregular sleeping patterns affect number of endocrine, metabolic, and neurological functions that are critical to maintain a healthy life.The increase in academic demands,and growing social and recreational opportunities,all of which take place in spite of no change in rise time for school. Sleep…

The Effects of Sleeping Position on Sufferers of Sleep Paralysis Sleep paralysis is a brief, conscious state of involuntary immobility occurring when falling asleep or upon awakening characterized by muscle atonia and vivid, reoccurring, terrifying hallucinations. Complete muscle atonia is naturally induced during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep to prevent the sleeper from physically acting out dreams (Lapierre & Montplaisir, 1992), The absence of REM atonia causes rapid eye movement sleep…

White room furniture isn't as mainstream today as it once was and that is a disgrace due to the formal of it. White furniture gives an exemplary look and feel to a room that can't be copied by some other shading. In this article we will examine why you ought to have white furniture gracing your room. White room furniture can light up any room regardless of how melancholy it is. The white shading will reflect off of any light that is available in the space to add a shine to the room. The any…