insomnia
Chronic nocturnal wakefulness
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep.
The condition ranges from occasional restless nights to chronic sleeplessness requiring medical treatment.
Stress-induced insomnia kept her awake for weeks.
Someone suffering from insomnia is an insomniac.
Inability to rest
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- tossingLight underhand throw
- turningAct of rotating
- clock-watchingObsessive tracking of hours
counting sheep · restlessness · lying awake · racing thoughts · hyperarousal · frustration · night sweats · pacing
Total absence of light
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
pillow · mattress · blanket · 3am · quietude · solitude · nightstand · alarm clock
Circadian rhythm regulator
- sleep hygieneBehaviors promoting better rest
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- sleeping pillMedication inducing slumber
- therapyCurative mental treatment
white noise · relaxation · meditation · chamomile · valerian · prescription · sleep study · sleep clinic
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- worryTroubled mental state
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- caffeineMethylxanthine stimulant compound
depression · pain · medication · jet lag · shift work · screen time · rumination · cortisol
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- brain fogCognitive sluggishness and confusion
dark circles · headache · lethargy · weariness · tiredness · sluggishness · malaise · difficulty concentrating
sleeplessness
Inability to rest
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- tossingLight underhand throw
- turningAct of rotating
clock-watching · counting sheep · restlessness · lying awake · racing thoughts · hyperarousal · frustration · night sweats · pacing
darkness
Total absence of light
bedroom · pillow · mattress · blanket · 3am · quietude · solitude · nightstand · alarm clock · sheets
melatonin
Circadian rhythm regulator
- sleep hygieneBehaviors promoting better rest
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- sleeping pillMedication inducing slumber
therapy · white noise · relaxation · meditation · chamomile · valerian · prescription · sleep study · sleep clinic
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- worryTroubled mental state
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
caffeine · depression · pain · medication · jet lag · shift work · screen time · rumination · cortisol · trauma
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
brain fog · dark circles · headache · lethargy · weariness · tiredness · sluggishness · malaise · difficulty concentrating · daytime sleepiness
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- afflictionsaffliction, ailment, disease, illness, malady
- ailmentsache, aches, ailment, cold, flu
- body symptomsheadache, headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue
- everyday problemstypos, clutter, lateness, lost keys, traffic jams
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
insomniasleep
Recurring unconscious repose
sleepiness · drowsiness · somnolence · deep sleep · slumber
insomniahypersomnia
Disorder of excessive sleepiness
narcolepsy · excessive sleepiness · oversleeping · sleeping sickness · chronic fatigue syndrome
- chronic insomniaLasting inability to sleep
- insomnia treatmentCare for chronic wakefulness
- insomnia reliefTreatment for chronic wakefulness
- stress insomniaAnxiety preventing sleep