Lack of sleep and certain symptoms

[elgat0verde]

I've had a really bad day today feeling extremely depressed and not eating and I am wondering if it has anything to do with my lack of sleep.

I bought a new brand of deodorant, the gel kind that also helps with sweaty armpits and has aluminium in it.

I failed to see that it was an anti prespirant and also nowhere on the package it said it had aluminum.

Problem is that I am EXTREMELY allergic to these types of deodorants and last night I did not sleep well at all due to my armpits being very itchy (they're still itchy today after not wearing anything).

Point being: Is lack of sleep a cause for certain emotions to intensify? Does anyone wake up extra cranky or sad after not sleeping well? This seems to be the case for me most of the time.

 

[Rodafina]

Is lack of sleep a cause for certain emotions to intensify?

Absolutely for me. There is also a good amount of research supporting the important connection between sleep and emotional regulation.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7181893/

Although different opinions and assumptions exist as to the exact functions of sleep, it is widely accepted that sleep plays an adaptive role in the processing of daily stressors and emotions. Sleep deprivation is followed by the rebound of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS) in the following nights. This effect suggests that a certain amount of REM-sleep and SWS is crucial in sleep. Clinical evidence suggests that sleep has a role in regulating our emotional brain-state since sleep impairment corresponds to affective dysfunction.

 

[elgat0verde]

How about food @Rodafina ?

Does being hungry put you in certain moods? It does to me when I'm hungry, it makes me very angry or depressed

 

[Rodafina]

How about food @Rodafina ?

Does being hungry put you in certain moods? It does to me when I'm hungry, it makes me very angry or depressed

Definitely. Hunger makes it impossible for me to use my coping skills. Same with dehydration. It makes sense to me that when we aren’t eating properly, our brain can’t function in top gear.

For me, it already takes so much brain power to process my feelings and reactions to things that any extra challenges make it impossible.

I don’t have research for this, but it would also make sense to me that when we are hungry our brain and body enter a survival state in which anxiety would certainly be heightened. The fight/flight/freeze/fawn response is exacerbated and logic and reason are elusive.

 

[elgat0verde]

Thank you, I guess I have to learn to use my energy more efficiently.

Maybe today I am just burned out from working out yesterday, I changed my workout schedule from every day to three days a week.

Maybe today my sadness comes directly from being burned out plus not sleeping well plus not eating all day

 

[Rodafina]

Maybe today my sadness comes directly from being burned out plus not sleeping well plus not eating all day

Makes sense to me. Eating helps with sleeping, sleeping helps with burnout. Everything is connected somehow. I think tomorrow can be better.

 

[Fino]

Lack of sleep harms everything. Kinda like not breathing but slower.

 

[elgat0verde]

I think tomorrow can be better.

I hope so

 

[Hypnalis]

@elgat0verde

As a general rule, people should carefully manage water, sleep, and food in that order.

Water laced with sugar is a poor substitute for the real thing. If you've been training on sugar, and then keep eating/drinking the same things when you don't train, you might be experiencing a long "sugar crash".

PS: Coding takes a lot of energy. Don't do that on sugar either.

 

[Sasha22]

Lack of sleep has a ton of negative consequences that sneak up on you. Hunger, tiredness, crankiness, despair, memory issues, etc. Life is a lot easier with enough sleep.

 

[elgat0verde]

Water laced with sugar is a poor substitute for the real thing.

Plain water is my go-to drink daily, I have a jug that holds one liter of it and drink about 3 liters daily (1 liter is 32 oz)

I also sleep 8-9 hours daily

Food is becoming a hard thing to do because my brain is telling me that if I eat my parent's food they'll somehow use it against me.

They have always been like this, they do me a favor then charge me for it when I don't do what they want which used to make me feel guilty and easily manipulated

 

[lovely_darlingprettybaby]

Autistics have to sleep
It is important to have optimum sleep because it helps all your organs cleanse and without it you will become very unwell mentally and physically.
It can probably even cause immune dysfunction etc
I want to sleep and I need to sleep despite suffering from insomnia
I still sleep, habits and hours just not perfect.
I want to sleep, makes me feel recharged and better

It is important to work on sleep habits and hygiene when not sleeping well

 

[elgat0verde]

Lack of sleep has a ton of negative consequences that sneak up on you. Hunger, tiredness, crankiness, despair, memory issues, etc. Life is a lot easier with enough sleep.

I completely agree, lack of sleep throws me into very depressive situations

 

[elgat0verde]

It is important to work on sleep habits and hygiene when not sleeping well

I am a bear when it comes to sleeping!

One good example is that there was a minor earthquake in this horrid city some years ago, first earthquake ever reported here, actually.

It happened early in the morning, like 5 am. I was sleeping, woke up from the tremors, thought: "Oh it's just an earthquake" went back to sleep lol

There are nights (like the one yesterday) when things wake me up and that's when I have a bad night's sleep, the problem was the itchiness that didn't let me sleep well.

Sometimes it can be pain, like when I fell backwards and hit my head and put a strain on my neck which lasted for a week, man, I was miserable because I couldn't sleep due to my neck feeling uncomfortable

Or when the gosh darned fair is here and they have the dumb, untalented mexican music bands playing

 

[lovely_darlingprettybaby]

I am a bear when it comes to sleeping!

One good example is that there was a minor earthquake in this horrid city some years ago, first earthquake ever reported here, actually.

It happened early in the morning, like 5 am. I was sleeping, woke up from the tremors, thought: "Oh it's just an earthquake" went back to sleep lol

There are nights (like the one yesterday) when things wake me up and that's when I have a bad night's sleep, the problem was the itchiness that didn't let me sleep well.

Sometimes it can be pain, like when I fell backwards and hit my head and put a strain on my neck which lasted for a week, man, I was miserable because I couldn't sleep due to my neck feeling uncomfortable

Or when the gosh darned fair is here and they have the dumb, untalented mexican music bands playing

I have had an earthquake too here before the lamp and bed shook
I cannot stand when I itch at night sometimes everything itches and I go crazy. It has been much better since I went vegan.
Some nights I am just uncomfortable like hot night, it is like I too hot and too cold, put covers off, on, stick leg out. It can be the same in winter I got so cold I would would wear about 10 blankets then it was too heavy.
And heavy blankets is hell like it actually hurts.
And also I used to have this thing where I woke up but I was still asleep yet I thought I woke up and was walking around but then I actually tried to wake up but could not. It was so creepy.

 

[elgat0verde]

Some nights I am just uncomfortable like hot night,

Oh I despise hot weather and love cold weather

I even leave my window open in winter so my room will be nice and cold and in the summer I use the mini split to keep my room cold.

If i get too cold I just wear a hoodie which is my favorite thing to wear ever

 

[lovely_darlingprettybaby]

Oh I despise hot weather and love cold weather

I even leave my window open in winter so my room will be nice and cold and in the summer I use the mini split to keep my room cold.

If i get too cold I just wear a hoodie which is my favorite thing to wear ever

I do not like hot weather either I bake and once it gets past a certain temperature I just lay with face washer.
Once it gets past 30 degrees I bake. I liked last summer a lot more because it was cooler
And winter I used to freeze so badly it felt like every finger would snap off. But I like reading in bed in winter and warm drinks and soups. There is nothing like books in bed with a warm drink.
I like reading too in daylight savings at sunset, it is very peaceful then. And I used to enjoy hoping in bed in the mornings with books.

 

[Misty Avich]

Lack of sleep often increases my anxiety levels. It's why I now have a job where I start at 11am instead of early in the morning. At my previous job I had to get up early to start and I found it very stressful. I understand nobody likes getting up early for work but for me it was at a greater extent.
As an ADHD person I find routine hard to stick to and this can interfere with my body clock and cause each night to be unpredictable regarding sleep. Some nights I may sleep well regardless of diet or daily activities, and other nights I can be insomnic, also regardless of diet or daily activities. So after having a sleepless night then having to get up early for work in the morning (the time I had to get up was sometimes just when my body was finally ready to settle down and sleep), I'd feel groggy, disoriented, and incredibly anxious. I had to force myself to even step outside the door and I so badly wasn't in the mood at all for doing any work. It was such a battle with myself a lot of the time.
Then the workplace often demanded me to do extra shifts on my days off, which was a lot to ask for me because I needed my days off sometimes to recover by catching up on sleep and not having to rush out anywhere.

I feel much happier in the job I'm in now at the garage and the hours are much more suitable to my feline-like body clock lol.

 

[Aneka]

I've had a really bad day today feeling extremely depressed and not eating and I am wondering if it has anything to do with my lack of sleep.

I bought a new brand of deodorant, the gel kind that also helps with sweaty armpits and has aluminium in it.

I failed to see that it was an anti prespirant and also nowhere on the package it said it had aluminum.

Problem is that I am EXTREMELY allergic to these types of deodorants and last night I did not sleep well at all due to my armpits being very itchy (they're still itchy today after not wearing anything).

Point being: Is lack of sleep a cause for certain emotions to intensify? Does anyone wake up extra cranky or sad after not sleeping well? This seems to be the case for me most of the time.

This is perfectly normal, when not sleeping at all or very little I get aches all over and feel like run over by a truck lol. And I'm getting frustrated more easily.

I have found exactly one deodorant that is both effective and doesn't cause rashes.

 

[alice-irsaa]

I've had a really bad day today feeling extremely depressed and not eating and I am wondering if it has anything to do with my lack of sleep.

I bought a new brand of deodorant, the gel kind that also helps with sweaty armpits and has aluminium in it.

I failed to see that it was an anti prespirant and also nowhere on the package it said it had aluminum.

Problem is that I am EXTREMELY allergic to these types of deodorants and last night I did not sleep well at all due to my armpits being very itchy (they're still itchy today after not wearing anything).

Point being: Is lack of sleep a cause for certain emotions to intensify? Does anyone wake up extra cranky or sad after not sleeping well? This seems to be the case for me most of the time.

@elgat0verde, I'm sorry to hear about your tough day. Lack of sleep can intensify emotions, and I've personally experienced this during my university days. Allergies, like the one you're dealing with, can indeed disrupt sleep and worsen feelings of depression.
Regarding the deodorant issue, itchy armpits can be really uncomfortable. As for your question, yes, lack of sleep can contribute to intensified emotions, making you feel cranky or sad.
Weighted objects like the sensory star I used in university, can help manage anxiety. Similarly, heavy blankets, weighted animals etc. with calming weight distribution sounds like a great idea. It's portable and comforting, providing a calming hug-like feeling that can help with stress and anxiety.
Remember, seeking support from loved ones or professionals is important. Taking care of yourself, including better sleep and using comforting tools, can truly make a difference.