Thursday, May 13, 2004
Hypersomnia

Despite being physically unfit (in certain ways), I finally realised that I suffer from other (read: many) mental disorders. Apart from retail therapy, depression, I suffer from hypersomnia as well. I don't think I need therapy for the moment. Frankly speaking, I never did realise the existence of such disorder. People usually suffer from insomnia and how often do you hear about hypersomnia? (Perhaps, it's high time that I should read more FACTUAL articles instead of autobiographies which serve no purpose in my course of study)

Okay. Let's see what hypersomnia is all about.

Hypersomnia
Hypersomnia means excessive sleepiness. There are many different causes, the most common in our society being inadequate sleep. This may be due to shift work, family demands (such as a new baby), study or social life. Other causes include sleep disorders, medication and medical and psychiatric illnesses. Hypersomnia can be helped or cured with a few adjustments to lifestyle habits. However, seek advice from your doctor or sleep disorder clinic if you still feel excessively sleepy. Source: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Hypersomnia?OpenDocument

Sigh. Do we have a 'sleep disorder clinic' here?

Characteristics of hypersomnia
The characteristics of hypersomnia vary from one person to the next, depending on their age, lifestyle and any underlying causes. In extreme cases, a person with hypersomnia might sleep soundly at night for 12 hours or more, but still feel the need to nap during the day. Sleeping and napping may not help; the mind remains foggy with drowsiness. It is possible that a person has very disturbed sleep but is not aware of it. Source: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Hypersomnia?OpenDocument

No wonder I can't find time to study. No wonder this and no wonder that. *must do something must do something**sigh* oh gawddd.. help me!!!!

Symptoms
Depending on the cause, the symptoms of hypersomnia may include:

Feeling unusually tired all the time. ---> YES Would supplements help?
The need for daytime naps. ---> YES Trying really hard not to.
Feeling drowsy, despite sleeping and napping. ---> YES All the time.
Difficulty thinking and making decisions: the mind feels 'foggy'. YES
Apathy. YES
Memory or concentration difficulties.YES No wonder I still can't get anything into my head after reading for 1000000000 times.
An increased risk of accidents, especially motor vehicle accidents. YES
Yes. I just had them last week.
Source: As above

Oh mi gawd... JACKPOT. I scored 7 out of 7 from all the symptoms. Sigh. I don't feel like reading anymore. I'll just stop here. Feel like going back to take a nap. Sigh. *sobs**sobs*

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