By: Diana Cardenas
Do you yawn excessively? Do you think you get enough sleep? Are you typically moody? If you said yes, you might be someone who struggles with sleep deprivation.
Sleep deprivation is more common than some might realize. Teens are more prone to sleep deprivation according to www.WebMD.com. The reason teens are prone to sleep deprivation is because of school. The amount of school work pupils get assigned is overwhelming at times, causing them to stay up doing homework or studying for a test. Then the next day students are expected to wake up early with a small amount of sleep and focus in class, when in reality we are focused on staying awake then the class itself.
Jenny, a companion of mine, has experienced a similar situation. She usually gets two to three hours of sleep because of homework and struggles on focusing in class, due to her lack of sleep. Jenny said, “I focus on trying not to fall asleep during class because I get a small amount of sleep. I mostly get two to three hours of sleep”.
I personally struggle with sleep deprivation due to having too much homework. I decided to take a full schedule which means I have 1-7 classes, meaning I get more homework and more stress. Staying awake during my first period is hard for me, due to my lack of sleep.
I’ve gone a week without sleep because of school, which messed up my sleeping schedule. I catch myself falling asleep during class, which interferes with my school work and grades.
According www.WebMD.com teens (ages 14-17) need about 8-10 hours each day. Teens aren’t sleeping close to 8-10 hours because of school work and having to wake up early to get to school. Teens are getting used to the idea that sleep isn’t important. Jenny says, “I don’t think sleep is important”.
I tend to get two to three hours of sleep depending on how much homework I get. When I don’t get a lot of homework, I struggle with falling asleep, which leads me to take sleeping pills but it usually doesn’t work. Whenever I don’t get enough sleep I tend to be extremely moody towards people. I get easily bothered by little things, especially during class. I tend to snap at people, which causes my friends and family to distance themselves from me. According to www.Sleepassociation.org, moodiness, excessive daytime sleepiness, hunger, depression, and short attention spans are all side effect that come with sleep deprivation.
As someone who struggles with sleep deprivation, I’ve been trying to find ways to help me fall asleep faster. I have tried reading a book, drawing, listening to music, and taking sleeping pills. None of those methods have worked out for me. I unusually attempt to bore myself to sleep, but of course it never works out. I decided to try a new method which was to stop drinking so much caffeine, I feel like that might be the cause of me not getting sleep. The only reason why I drink a lot of caffeine is because I usually don’t have energy to stay awake.
Sleep deprivation should be taken more seriously and talked about a lot more considering there’s a lot of people, mostly teens, that struggle with this problem.
Do you yawn excessively? Do you think you get enough sleep? Are you typically moody? If you said yes, you might be someone who struggles with sleep deprivation.
Sleep deprivation is more common than some might realize. Teens are more prone to sleep deprivation according to www.WebMD.com. The reason teens are prone to sleep deprivation is because of school. The amount of school work pupils get assigned is overwhelming at times, causing them to stay up doing homework or studying for a test. Then the next day students are expected to wake up early with a small amount of sleep and focus in class, when in reality we are focused on staying awake then the class itself.
Jenny, a companion of mine, has experienced a similar situation. She usually gets two to three hours of sleep because of homework and struggles on focusing in class, due to her lack of sleep. Jenny said, “I focus on trying not to fall asleep during class because I get a small amount of sleep. I mostly get two to three hours of sleep”.
I personally struggle with sleep deprivation due to having too much homework. I decided to take a full schedule which means I have 1-7 classes, meaning I get more homework and more stress. Staying awake during my first period is hard for me, due to my lack of sleep.
I’ve gone a week without sleep because of school, which messed up my sleeping schedule. I catch myself falling asleep during class, which interferes with my school work and grades.
According www.WebMD.com teens (ages 14-17) need about 8-10 hours each day. Teens aren’t sleeping close to 8-10 hours because of school work and having to wake up early to get to school. Teens are getting used to the idea that sleep isn’t important. Jenny says, “I don’t think sleep is important”.
I tend to get two to three hours of sleep depending on how much homework I get. When I don’t get a lot of homework, I struggle with falling asleep, which leads me to take sleeping pills but it usually doesn’t work. Whenever I don’t get enough sleep I tend to be extremely moody towards people. I get easily bothered by little things, especially during class. I tend to snap at people, which causes my friends and family to distance themselves from me. According to www.Sleepassociation.org, moodiness, excessive daytime sleepiness, hunger, depression, and short attention spans are all side effect that come with sleep deprivation.
As someone who struggles with sleep deprivation, I’ve been trying to find ways to help me fall asleep faster. I have tried reading a book, drawing, listening to music, and taking sleeping pills. None of those methods have worked out for me. I unusually attempt to bore myself to sleep, but of course it never works out. I decided to try a new method which was to stop drinking so much caffeine, I feel like that might be the cause of me not getting sleep. The only reason why I drink a lot of caffeine is because I usually don’t have energy to stay awake.
Sleep deprivation should be taken more seriously and talked about a lot more considering there’s a lot of people, mostly teens, that struggle with this problem.