🔼: [[Medical Conditions and Diagnoses]], [[⭐️ Sleep]] ##### Insomnia [[🔑 Psychiatric diagnoses are almost useless]]. Insomnia is both a symptom and a cause of basically every psychiatric [[🔑 Psychiatric diagnoses are almost useless|diagnoses]] and other mental health issues. Insomnia is not the root of all fatigue and grogginess. Insomnia comes with a few different classifications: - [[💡 Transient Insomnia]] - [[💡 Short-Term Insomnia]] - [[Chronic Insomnia]] - [[Terminal or Sleep Maintenance Insomnia]] ###### Possible Causes - Genes, chronotype, gender, aging, and hormones - Inadequate sleep hygiene - Medications: antidepressants, beta blockers, corticosteroids, allergy medications - Nicotine - [[💡 Stress]], [[💡 Anxiety]], [[💡 Fear]], Regret, [[💡 Depression]] - Worrying, including about the insomnia itself - Overactive Mind or [[💡 Racing Thoughts]] - [[💡 Nightmares]] - [[💡 Restless Legs Syndrome]] - [[💡 Sleep Apnea]] - [[💡 Depression]] - [[💡 ADHD]] - [[💡 Circadian Rhythm Disorder]] (Shift Work Disorder, Night Owls) - Hypothyroid - Enlarged prostate - Acid Reflux - Arthritis - Neuropathy ###### See Also - [[🦮 How to Improve Sleep]]