SymptomFind, a health and wellness site that catalogs common and uncommon ailments, discusses the problem of waking up in the middle of the night.
Hyperarousal: Hyperarousal is a severe PTSD symptom that’s characterized by extensive jittery feelings, inability to concentrate, and paranoia.Insomnia can be accompanied by the anxiety of having to go to bed due to the possibility of experiencing intrusive thoughts or flashbacks while trying to sleep. It’s a lingering effect of having been in a situation that required constant vigilance. Sarah Covert shares how insomnia is the body’s response to trauma by keeping you alert in case of danger. Insomnia: Insomnia refers to the difficulty of falling and/or staying asleep despite being tired and is the most common sleep disorder among those with PTSD.And to improve your sleep, you’ll need to identify what problem/s you have and what you can do to alleviate them. So to help improve PTSD, good sleep is necessary. However, PTSD and sleep are more interconnected than you may think - the previous night’s sleep can affect the next day’s PTSS (post-traumatic stress symptoms). These commonly cause shorter sleep duration and poorer sleep quality. Among the symptoms associated with PTSD are sleep problems, which BMC Psychiatry points out occur in as much as 70 to 92% of those with PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event.
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