Effetcs of Lack of Sleep

Doesn’t the sight of crisp, white bed sheet, fluffy pillows, and king-sized bed sound inviting to you? It looks as if it is asking you to have a good, long sleep….. but you reject the idea – you have more things to do and sleep, no matter how good it sounds, is one thing you can just ignore.

This thought should not run in your mind when your eyes are starting to shut and you are getting drowsy, for you are depriving yourself not just complete rest, but also the capacity to handle stressful situations. Yes, lack of sleep can bring emotional imbalance, and it’s not just a personal observation. A study done by UC Berkeley has provided all the necessary explanations for this.

Aside from difficulty concentrating and memorizing, it can also weaken the immune system and produce inactive motor skills. It also instigates disturbing images for people who don’t usually sleep properly. They are more prone to being scared and even have violent thoughts in their minds.

With 26 adults being observed with their behavior after half of them were deprived for sleep for 35 hours while the other half had a normal one. The result from UC Berkeley study shows that those who had good sleep responded to situations normally while those who didn’t have sleep have violent responses, with images of morbid details.

Read more about this study in:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/10/23/MN00SUBTV.DTL