Causes of Insomnia and How to Overcome It

Insomnia is a condition that makes it difficult for sufferers to get to sleep, often wake up during sleep, can't sleep at all, or wake up too early and can't go back to sleep. This condition can be short term (acute) or long term (chronic).

This Causes Insomnia

Based on the cause, insomnia is divided into two types, namely primary insomnia and secondary insomnia. Primary insomnia is caused by factors unrelated to a medical condition, such as:

• Stress due to work, bereavement events, traumatic experiences, or financial problems
• Irregular sleep schedule due to work demands or jet lag
• Bad habits before bed, such as eating too much, using a cell phone or laptop, or watching television at bedtime
• Environmental factors, such as lights that are too bright, noise, and room temperature that is too cold or too hot.

Meanwhile, secondary insomnia is a sleep disorder that occurs due to another underlying condition. These conditions can be:

• Unhealthy lifestyle, such as smoking, excessive consumption of caffeine and alcoholic beverages, or abuse of illegal drugs
• Side effects of certain medications, such as antidepressants, decongestant medications, high blood pressure medications, allergy medications, and weight loss medications that usually contain caffeine
• Hormonal disorders, cognitive disorders, diseases of the digestive or respiratory tract, myalgia, and arthritis
• Other sleep disorders, such as restless leg syndrome or sleep apnea
• Mental disorders, such as anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, or depression.

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