Insomnia consumes the life of people with this disorder by hindering their sleep patterns. Insomnia makes it difficult to maintain sleep and perpetuates a feeling of an unsatisfied night’s sleep. It causes fatigue and uneasiness throughout the patient’s day. Less sleep from insomnia can prohibit social and occupational growth. Some sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome can manifest into insomnia. Medical conditions can also manifest into insomnia.

One type of prominent insomnia would be Psychophysiologic Insomnia. Psychophysiologic insomnia occurs in around 15% of patients with insomnia. This insomnia is a direct result and response to a stressful event in a patient’s life. Patients will analyze an event at night with a mental hyperarousal state which creates insomnia. Patients are preoccupied with worries at night and create a continuous or chronic cycle of insomnia and poor sleep. Each night of insomnia builds from one night to another snowballing its symptoms.

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