Getting up every day is almost a heroic act for many people. They snooze the alarm many times, they go around a lot, they need more time than others to finally get going.
In most cases we are not dealing with sleepyheads or lazy people, since Experts call this difficulty dysania ; For those who suffer from it, it is a real problem when they wake up. The normal time to reach the state of alert is 10 minutes, but with this condition it can take up to 30 minutes to reach it with symptoms such as lightheadedness, bad mood and feeling of confusion.
We define dysania as the inability to wake up in the morning repeatedly The individual knows that they should do it, they are aware that their alarm clock is ringing, but they do not feel able to sit up, because their mind and body encourage them to continue sleeping.
Causes: what does dysania tell us?
Dysania as such is not a disease, which is why as a pathology it is not included in any sleep disturbance manual. However, it is a symptom that can show us other types of problems that are related to bedtime or our emotional states. If dysania becomes disabling, it may be a symptom that the individual is experiencing an anxiety or depressive disorder that needs medical attention.
In the event that there are great difficulties getting out of bed, but they are finally resolved daily, dysania It may be alerting you that you have a problem with sleep, since it is not being restful. Among these problems I can mention restless legs syndrome, delayed sleep phase, obstructive sleep apnea or sleeping a limited number of hours.
It is important to discover the origin of dysania to resolve it. In many cases it usually responds to inadequate sleep patterns. It is increasingly common to see our dreams altered by the use of screens in bed, an event that takes away hours of rest and, due to blue light, the production of melatonin is altered.
If the pathology is restless legs syndrome or sleep apnea, your specialist doctor will prescribe the appropriate treatment.
