If you are hoping to catch up on sleep during the weekends, studies show that it isn’t enough to combat the loss of sleep during the week. We feel cloudy, and angry, and are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. We can experience cognitive lapses, and our ability to process information is significantly slowed. Specifically psychologically speaking, sleep can wreak havoc on our emotions. In the worst signs of sleep deprivation, we can experience hallucinations, severe lethargy, and be at risk for many health conditions like heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes. We might experience poor judgement, and our vision or language might start to be impaired. Our body temperatures decrease, and we have an increase in our appetite often causing us to choose foods that aren’t the healthiest. As if that isn’t bad enough, the more sleep we lose the worse our symptoms become. We may experience fatigue, moodiness, and loss of ability to concentrate. So what happens when we sleep less than that, on a recurring basis?Īt first the signs of sleep deprivation might not seem so extreme. But most can agree on adults needing 7-9 hours of good, quality, uninterrupted sleep. There are a vast array of studies that differ in exactly how much sleep we need to function at our best.

We need sleep to repair tissues, strengthen muscles, and synthesize hormones. We might have insomnia, or sleep apnea, or just plain lack of time to get the necessary amount of sleep in. It seems like in our society today, we are constantly on the go and don’t put sleep as a priority in our lives. During the week it seems like we are a zombie, slowly going through the motions until the weekend where we hope to catch up on sleep.

What happens if you dont sleep enough