{"id":10570,"date":"2025-09-10T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/?p=10570"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:39:43","slug":"the-mental-cost-of-not-sleeping-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/the-mental-cost-of-not-sleeping-well\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mental Cost of Not Sleeping Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Have you had nights when you couldn\u2019t sleep? Do you struggle to fall asleep? Do you wake up frequently?<\/strong><br>The relationship between sleep problems and mental health is bidirectional. Mental health issues can cause sleep difficulties, and lack of sleep, in turn, can exacerbate the symptoms of mental conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mental health problems affect sleep in different ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stress and anxiety:<\/strong> nightmares, worries about work, health, finances, and family keep the mind active, leading to difficulties falling asleep.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Depression:<\/strong> one of the symptoms of this disorder is insomnia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Other disorders:<\/strong> Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can also disrupt sleep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the other hand, lack of sleep affects mental health:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cognitive difficulties:<\/strong> they impact concentration, memory, and decision-making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Emotional regulation:<\/strong> more prone to irritability, low tolerance, and mood swings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What should proper sleep hygiene include to promote restorative rest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Routine and sleep schedule:<\/strong> go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. This will help regulate your biological clock.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optimize your sleep environment:<\/strong> use all five senses; keep it dark, cool, quiet; consider aromatherapy, comfort, and other factors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adjust your daily habits:<\/strong> exercise regularly; limit long or late naps; avoid stimulants close to bedtime, as they can disrupt the sleep cycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create a relaxing bedtime ritual:<\/strong> engage in a calming activity such as taking a warm bath, deep breathing, reading, or listening to soft music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you had nights when you couldn\u2019t sleep? Do you struggle to fall asleep? Do you wake up frequently?<br \/>\nThe relationship between sleep problems and mental health is bidirectional. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[100],"class_list":["post-10570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wellness","tag-en_us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10570"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10572,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10570\/revisions\/10572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanessaboglio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}