Insomnia: The new COVID-19 health concern

Insomnia: The new COVID-19 health concern

Insomnia is the newest health concern during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mental health experts say they are seeing more people dealing with sleeplessness.

SLEEPLESSNESS.THE CONCERNS IS...WHILE OCCASIONAL INSOMNIA ISCOMMON AND CAN MAKE USIRRITABLE AND MODDY...CHRONIC SLEEPLESSNESS CANCAUSE: DIABETES, HEARTDISEASE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSUE.RISE' LEONARD-MOORE HAS FACEDTHE STRESS OF STARTING A NEWJOB DURING THIS PANDEMIC ANDSAYS SHE'S HAD TOO MUCH ON HERMIND LATELY..LEADING TO TROUBLE SLEEPING.RISE' LEONARD-MOORE: "IHAPPENED TO GROW- UP IN AGENERATION OF MULTI-TASKING, SOYOU'RE CONSTANTLY MUTI-TAKINGIF IF YOU CAN'T CUT THAT LISTDOWN WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEPYOU'RE STILL MULTI TASKING INYOUR MIND, SO YOU MAY TOSS YOUMAY TURN.SAVANNAH GESKE, PHD, CLINICALPSYCHOLOGIST, SAINT LUKE'SHEALTH SYSTEM: "AND IN REALITYWE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOURSIN THE DAY AND WE JUST DON'THAVE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALLTHE WORST-CASE SENARIOS AND SOI HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOREPORT TO ME THAT THEY LIE DOWNAND THEY FEEL PHYSICALLYAGITATED.IF YOU'RE STRUGGLIG WITHINSOMNIA...TRY MAKING A CHECK LIST OFTHINGS YOU NEED TO DOTHROUGHOUT THE DAY.LOOKING BACK AT WHAT YOU GOTDONE CAN GIVE YOU A SINCE OFACCOMPLISHMENT...AND ULTIMATELY PEACE OF MIND.THEN GET INTO THE ROUTINE OFSHUTTING OFF ALL YOUR DEVICESAT LEAST AN HOUR BEFORE BED.THIS ALLOWS YOU TO CALM YOURMIND AND SLEEP BETTER.WHEN LOOKING FOR A JOB THESE