Getting no sleep can put a real damper on the day. It can make you feel fatigued and irritable and make your day difficult to get through. Persistent nights with no sleep, can put a heavy burden on your mental and physical health.

People who can't sleep at night are more likely to suffer from obesity, heart conditions, and mental health problems. With no sleep, the body’s immune system is left weaker making them much more prone to viruses and illnesses.

There are various sleep disorders that might attribute to a sleepless night, the common ones being Restless Leg Syndrome, Sleep Apnea and Insomnia. A sleep test may be required to determine what sleep problem you may have. It’s best to seek advice from your doctor who will be able to recommend a sleep doctor.

Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, should be treated since they are life-threatening. In fact, if you suspect that you have a sleep disorder, you should seek advice from your doctor. Sleep disorders such as insomnia aren’t life threatening, but should be treated or managed.

So what can be done to help someone who gets no sleep? For one, finding the cause of sleeplessness can often help. The reasons for sleeplessness vary a great deal, but they can all lead to conditioned sleeplessness. Sometimes even when a person eliminates the initial cause of sleeplessness, they will find themselves unable to sleep at night.

This is when sleeplessness becomes a learned habit. For example, a person who moves into a noisy neighborhood might be awakened frequently by noise during the night. Frequent nights of no sleep, may be enough to throw sleep patterns into disarray and plant a worrying thought of sleeplessness every night into the mind.

And so the cycle of sleeplessness begins. Insomnia can be caused by a number of reasons, but often the end cause of sleeplessness is worry about getting no sleep. Therapies such as CBT, NLP and hypnotherapy can help a person overcome their worries of not sleeping.