Didn’t sleep at all last night but not tired as well?

Sridhar Rajendran - Stress, Anxiety, Burnout Coach

My name is Sridhar Rajendran and I help people who constantly struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep to get a good night’s sleep.  I have struggled with insomnia myself and know how painful it can be. That's why I like to get to the root cause of what's keeping someone awake and fix it quickly so you can go back to enjoying your life again.  Get free access to my training library that will help you overcome insomnia permanently without any medications.  https://www.sridhar.coach/free-trainings  Book a free strategy call and let's chat.  https://calendly.com/sridhar-coach/intro-call   #sleeptips #sleephelp #sleepingtips #sleepexpert #sleephealth #sleepcoach #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #hypnotherapy #hypnosis

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00:00Wondering why you're not feeling tired even though you didn't sleep at all last night?

00:06Well, let's unpack this more. There are two parts of the statement. The first thing is

00:13I didn't sleep at all last night. Let's see whether that is true or not. There is a phenomenon

00:19called as paradoxical insomnia where a person actually sleeps but then thinks that they

00:26haven't slept well. This is quite common among people who are anxious by nature or if they have

00:33any other kind of three existing mental health conditions which makes them prone to worrying

00:40about sleep, worrying about not getting enough rest. So the only way to rule that out is by

00:47you know getting a sleep study done but a smaller quicker fix which I would say is observing how

00:54energetic you feel throughout the day. Are you able to focus? Are you able to be productive?

01:01Are you able to go about your day without much effort or fatigue? Then the chances are

01:09high that you did get some sleep. Maybe it was a light sleep and maybe because you were dreaming

01:16it felt like you didn't get enough sleep. So that is the first thing. Whenever we say

01:22that I didn't get any sleep at all the chances are high that we got some bit of sleep because

01:28the body has its own natural ability to go to sleep and when it

01:36needs certain amount of rest it will make us get that rest. Of course there are

01:41going to be some exceptions where people go by without much sleep but for a lot of people it

01:48tends to be paradoxical insomnia. So that is something which you might have to observe for a

01:53couple of days. The second part of the sentence which we are going to unpack is I didn't sleep

01:59but I don't feel tired at all. So let's assume maybe you didn't sleep at all or you just got a

02:05couple of hours of sleep but you still don't feel tired. This is actually a very common condition.

02:11It is called as hyper arousal. So when you're unable to sleep you are you know like you're

02:17fight-or-flight response is kind of active. Your body and mind is looking for threats

02:24in the environment and sometimes these are just perceived threats. There is no real threat. An email

02:30from your boss or some kind of a message from your partner is kind of being perceived by

02:38your brain as some kind of a threat because of which you might feel very jumpy or

02:47not tired even though you haven't gotten enough sleep. If you have played sports

02:55you might have a good experience of it. If you are in the middle of the game even

03:01though you might be physically tired you will still be alert because at that point your body

03:07is producing adrenaline. It is making sure that you are focusing on the game. The same thing happens

03:13when you are struggling with sleep. If you are anxious and worried about some kind of a threat

03:20in your environment so that creates this hyper arousal because of which you don't feel tired.

03:26It doesn't mean that you've actually slept well. It means that there is some sense of

03:34alertness in your nervous system. I told you earlier about paradoxical insomnia

03:42and to test if you are feeling well rested. It is possible to

03:50not having slept but still be able to continue your task throughout the day. But if you pay closer

03:57attention you will be able to notice if your eyes are burning or do you feel some kind of a lethargy

04:05or some kind of raised heartbeat. So those are symptoms where you are experiencing hyper arousal

04:14and of course if you have been struggling with any such issues for quite some time

04:19it is always best to consult a doctor or a sleep specialist to rule out any other issues.

04:26So I hope this video was helpful for you.

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