Why I wake up tired: 8 usual causes
There are people who wake up in the morning with a heavy body, with a lack of motivation to perform daily activities , with little desire to get out of bed. In many cases, even having slept well, they are unable to be rested at the start of the day.
Now, in some cases, that morning fatigue is the result of problems sleeping or often an unhealthy lifestyle, for example, not to exercise.
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Causes of getting up tired in the morning
But what are the causes of getting out of bed tired? In the following lines we explain it to you.
1. Insomnia
According to scientific data, 25% of the population suffers from insomnia , a very common disorder among the population. Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep all night, which causes serious problems for the well-being of people and their functioning on a day-to-day basis. And is that people with insomnia often wake up tired and experience drowsiness throughout the day. It causes many difficulties in activities, such as work.
- If you want to know more about insomnia, you can read our article "Fight insomnia: 10 solutions to sleep better"
2. Other sleep disorders
Sleeping is necessary to live. But some people suffer different types of sleep disorders, which prevent them from carrying out the reparative process that the body needs to enjoy a good well-being. Sleep apnea is one of the most frequent pathologies, in which the patient suffers a pause in breathing during sleep. In addition to this sleep pathology there are others that also affect how the person wakes up in the morning.
- You can know them in our article "The 7 main sleep disorders"
3. Night anxiety
One of the phenomena associated with insomnia that some people may experience is nighttime anxiety . Nighttime anxiety is that unpleasant sensation in which the mind does not disconnect and causes the person to enter a vicious circle in which he wishes to fall asleep but negative thoughts appear again and again in the mind. The body needs sleep, but the mind can not relax. Our mind tends to ruminate naturally, and if we try to fall asleep and think about it, the only thing we will achieve is to make the situation worse. If we want to sleep to reverse this situation, it is always better to use techniques such as 4-7-8, which is part of the breathing practice of Yoga (Pranayama), and was popularized by Dr. Andrew Weil.
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4. Poor sleep hygiene
Sleep hygiene has to do with those habits and practices that we do at bedtime and that positively affect how we sleep . For example, if we watch television at night or have an uncomfortable cushion, the chances of interrupting restful sleep are high. Other practices that positively influence how we sleep are: physical exercise, healthy diet, avoiding stimulants, not abusing the diet, going to bed and getting up at the same time, among others.
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5. Consumption of alcohol
Alcohol is one of the most consumed drugs, and is usually associated with leisure time . However, it has a sedative effect that helps you fall asleep, but after a while it interrupts you and, therefore, causes people to sleep badly. As a result, they get up worse in the morning. Researchers from an Australian study showed that alcoholic beverages, if consumed frequently, cause increased brain activity at night, which makes sleep difficult.
6. Drug consumption
But alcohol is not the only substance that makes people get up tired . Some drugs, for example, those that aim to help people to sleep, cause side effects such as bottlenecks, especially those that are part of the family of antihistamines H1. This causes people to get up tired and drowsy despite having slept well.
7. Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that can cause difficulties when getting up . In fact, depressed people often want to lie down, and are tired most of the day.
- If you want to know the different types of depression, you can read our article "10 basic principles for good sleep hygiene"
8. Asthenia
There are people who always feel tired and suffer from a condition called asthenia, which causes the individual to suffer a reduction of energy and strength in the body. This is physically and mentally exhausted. It is usually called spring asthenia, although asthenia is also a symptom of other disorders. In addition to fatigue, the person also often suffers from attention problems, memory difficulties, loss of appetite and even sexual desire .
The person who experiences this condition can have problems and difficulties in their day to day and in different areas of their lives. Undoubtedly, people with asthenia suffer a great fatigue despite sleeping well.
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