ABSTRACT

Sleeping during the day is also a cause of poor sleep at night. Also using smartphones and tablets at night confuse our bodies. The light from the screens upsets our natural sleep-wake cycle

Many emotional problems can also upset sleep. These include anxiety, depression, anger, guilt, shame and stress at school or in relationships. For example, if we have depression, we may find that it takes us several hours to get off to sleep

We then may wake up several hours earlier than normal feeling as if we haven’t rested at all or we feel on edge

A Five Areas assessment of sleeplessness Many things can affect our sleep and these are described in the following. Think about whether they affect your life.