Insomnia

I really couldn’t sleep these days.
Feel energetic and so awake at midnight, what’s the problem?
According to expert, the usual sleepless night can sometimes be caused by stress. But, when you start looking up causes and symptoms of insomnia,you find that it is a little more complicated than just stress.

There are different types of insomnia: Acute insomnia, Chronic insomnia, Primary insomnia and Secondary insomnia. Which type of insomnia I’m experiencing?

Acute insomnia is short-term insomnia, usually lasting just one or two days at a time. Everyone experiences acute insomnia from time to time. It’s usually brought on by short-term life stress, lifestyle habits, poor sleep hygiene, illness or medication. If you’ve had a bad day full of worry and anxiety or you drank some caffeine after 3 p.m., you might experience acute insomnia. Simply practicing better sleep habits or learning new stress management skills is all you need to do to counteract acute insomnia.

Chronic insomnia is long-term insomnia occurring at least 3 nights a week for more than a month. Chronic insomnia is most often caused by emotional disturbances such as depression, anxiety, grief or chronic stress. It can also be caused by a chronic medical condition. Chronic insomnia is usually secondary insomnia, meaning that it is caused by some other chronic problem. To treat chronic insomnia, you need to treat the underlying emotional or medical condition.

Primary insomnia is insomnia that is not caused by some other problem. Primary insomnia is linked to poor sleep habits. Not setting a sleep schedule, consuming stimulants close to bedtime, letting stress build up, and unhealthy lifestyle habits such as poor diet and exercise can all contribute to primary insomnia. Secondary insomnia is insomnia that is caused by another condition. The problem could be an emotional disorder or a physical medical issue.

Oh, guess I am having ACPS insomnia!!! (ACPS: Acute Chronic Primary Secondary Insomnia). I am stressed but not very very stressed over final yet! Why? What’s the problem? Sigh……