Tag: tired
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The Three Causes of Insomnia and How to Fix Them

What is Insomnia Disorder? Depending on how we define insomnia, up to 50% of the population experiences some type of sleep problem. Insomnia disorder is defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early, at least 3 days a week, for a significant duration (>3 months). Insomnia is a 24-hour disorder and…
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What do I do when I am tired? Strategies for Fatigue Management

What is fatigue and how is it different from sleepiness? People often interchangeably use the terms “feeling tired/fatigued” and “feeling sleepy”. However, for us nerds in sleep science, we like to be pedantic and differentiate being tired from being sleepy because there is use is knowing which one you are feeling. In simple terms,…
