Less Sleep = More Anxiety
Anxiety is one of the most common yet stigmatized health problems today. So many people deal with anxiety and so many people feel ashamed of it. What if I told you that, getting a sufficient amount of sleep could greatly reduce anxiety. A full, good night of sleep is something that should be so easy to get, yet so many people struggle to have it. A study recently went out stating that sleep is one of the most helpful, natural anxiety relievers. Getting sleep to help anxiety is commonly overlooked though. In this study, 18 people watched scary, unsettling videos after a full night of sleep and after an insufficient night of sleep. After, the participants filled out surveys and scientists used MRI machines to study an area of the brain, the medial prefrontal cortex, which reduces anxiety and stress. The MRI revealed that “the medial prefrontal cortex was deactivated after a sleepless night.” It also revealed that “A sleepless night raised anxiety levels by up to 30%.”( CLICK