How can mental health problems affect sleep?
Mental health problems can affect your sleep in different ways.
- Anxiety can cause your thoughts to race, which can make it hard to sleep
- Depression can lead to oversleeping: sleeping late or a lot during the day. It can also cause insomnia if you have troubling thoughts
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can cause nightmares or night terrors. These may wake you up and/or make you feel anxious about falling asleep
- Mania can make you feel elated or energetic, so you might not feel tired or want to sleep. You may also have racing thoughts that make it hard to sleep
- Medication can have side effects, including insomnia, nightmares or oversleeping. Coming off medication can also cause sleep problems
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