Posted by gardenergirl on June 19, 2005, at 23:28:47
In reply to Sleep deprivation?? at what point is it too much?, posted by rainbowbrite on June 19, 2005, at 20:47:00
Well dang, I swear I posted, but I don't see it here.
I recently gave a presentation on CBT for insomnia, and I used this list of signs of sleep deprivation.
Signs (in order of increasing impairment and in order of increasing sleep deprivation)
Irritability
Moodiness
Disinhibition
Apathy
Slowed speech
Flat affect
Impaired memory
Difficulty multitasking
Falls into “micro-sleeps” affecting attention
Falls asleep while doing activities
Hypnologic hallucinations, the beginning of REM sleep.I hope what you are seeing is near the top of the list rather than near the bottom. If near the bottom, get thee to bed!
Hope this helps.
gg
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