How Sleep Affects Our Mental Well-Being

Our general health and well-being require getting enough of the correct kind of sleep. Your body tries to sustain good brain function and preserve your physical health while you sleep. Additionally, a lack of sleep can affect your judgment, and physical coordination, and sometimes may need medical care as it can also cause serious long-term health consequences. Having too little sleep has an impact on how you feel, think, work, learn, and interact with others.

There is a complicated link between sleep and mental health. While current theories imply that sleep can potentially play a causative role in both the development and maintenance of many mental health issues, sleep has long been known to be a symptom of many psychiatric diseases. In other words, sleep issues can affect mental health, but mental health issues can also make sleep issues worse. Certain psychological problems may develop as a result of sleep deprivation. When this happens, psychiatric care in Florida can help.

Many different ways sleep may impact your mental health.

These include:

• Being more prone to experience anxiety, depression, or suicidal thoughts, as well as having trouble falling or staying asleep
• Being more susceptible to psychotic episodes because sleep deprivation can worsen pre-existing symptoms of mania, psychosis, or paranoia
• Being unable to focus or make judgments or plans

For behavioral health and mental health services, Florida, Empowerment Health LLC is here to listen. We provide a wide range of services that address behavioral health concerns and help our clients stay on top of their mental health. Don’t hesitate to call us now.