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SLEEP DEPRIVATION

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SLEEP  HEALTH  TERMINOLOGY:  THE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN INSOMNIA AND SLEEP DEPRIVATION CLOCK TICKING IT'S 4:00 A:M I CANNOT SLEEP  TRYING TO SLEEP  FROM SO LONG BUT NAHH///  WHAT'S THIS INSOMNIA OR SLEEP DEPRIVATION ?? What is the difference between insomnia and sleep deprivation? It may seem like mere semantics, but the “opportunity to sleep” figures prominently into either definition. Insomnia This refers to one’s inability to get adequate and/or quality sleep, despite plenty of opportunity to sleep. If you can imagine people lying in bed all night, staring at the alarm clock, not sleeping, then you have a pretty good idea what insomnia is. Generally speaking, people don’t choose insomnia. They struggle to fall asleep or to stay asleep or they awaken far too early and lose sleep in that way. Insomnia is probably more prominent in the presence of medication or substance use, the presence of  other health conditions , or other  sleep disorders ,...