What are the perils of poor sleep? Ordinarily we believe that one sleepless night cannot harm the body in any way. It can. Well, what if sleep deprivation is permanent? That's all the more troubling. Even two hours of sleep a night has a negative effect on productivity and mental abilities.
The more days you stay awake, the more pronounced are the effects of sleep deprivation (a 6-hour nap for 2 weeks has the same results as two nights without sleep).
Subjectively, people do not feel these symptoms, and sleepiness does not increase as the degree of sleep deprivation increases.
No matter how much you slept last night, a 16-hour wakefulness period can lead to lapses in alertness.
The effects of sleep deprivation persist for some time after it stops (it takes two days to recover from a week-long 5-hour nap. The recovery from chronic lack of sleep can be judged by yourself).
Let this list be a motivation for you to normalize your regime if you are sleep-deprived.
