Posted by mayzee on July 4, 2006, at 13:58:58
In reply to Thanks for response Everyone!, posted by Tom Twilight on July 3, 2006, at 9:43:12
A few days ago, nickguy posted this:
Interesting article about sleep and Depression
http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/Understanding_Depression/understanding.htmIt talks about depressed people "overdreaming" - too much REM sleep and not enough deep sleep.
"So if you are over-dreaming you're not resting but flooding your system with adrenaline and other stress hormones. If most of your sleep consists of dreams, your body and mind will begin to feel very tired during the day. Depressed people often report that the worst time of day is first thing in the morning.
Sometimes a depressed person may start waking up early in the morning and not be able to get back to sleep. This may be a way of the body trying to cut down on over-dreaming in order to try and lift depression.
This depletion is also why depressed people often feel at their worst first thing in the morning.
As the day progresses, their hormones replenish themselves and their energy levels increase, and they are better able to motivate themselves."
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