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The Guinness World Record for the longest period without sleep and the impact of insomnia on health and daily life
TLDR Insomnia is a sleep disorder that affects millions of Americans and can have negative impacts on health and daily functioning. Different therapies and techniques, such as sleep hygiene and stimulus control therapy, can help address insomnia and improve sleep quality.
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Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or both, even if you have the ideal conditions for sleep.
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Insomnia is diagnosed when someone has difficulty falling asleep for more than 20 minutes, and the worry and anxiety associated with insomnia can have a negative impact on a person's life.
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Insomnia can cause medical health issues and accidents, and as many as 70 million Americans have some sort of sleep disorder, with 10% of people in the United States having trouble sleeping on any given night.
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Primary insomnia is a disorder that can be categorized into three subcategories: psycho-psychophysiological, idiopathic, and paradoxical, while secondary insomnia arises from another underlying disorder.
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Sleep hygiene is the practice of maintaining good habits and routines that promote healthy sleep, and it can be helpful in addressing insomnia.
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Sleep hygiene includes avoiding exercise and screens before bed, having a regular bedtime and wake time, and creating a bedroom environment that is only used for sleeping and sex.
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Avoid watching TV before bed and remove the TV from your bedroom if you have trouble sleeping.
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Different therapies and techniques, such as relaxation techniques and remaining passively awake, can help with insomnia, as well as supplements like melatonin, valerian, and CBD.
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The Guinness World Record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, and 40 minutes.
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Randy Gardner, a 17-year-old in 1963, stayed awake for 11 days and 25 minutes to break the record at the time, experiencing hallucinations and later developing Alzheimer's and insomnia.
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Stimulus Control Therapy following a sleep boot camp program of 25 hours is an effective way to cure chronic insomnia without drugs.
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