Symptoms of sleep deprivation include
Drowsiness, inability to concentrate, less physical strength, decreased ability to fight off infection, memory problem, and hallucinations
Risk of not getting enough sleep
Lack of motivation, anxiety, irritability and depression
Physical symptoms
Dark circles, fine lines , and puffy eyes
Not getting enough sleep also decrease energy, causes forgetfulness, restlessness, increase distractibility,, decreased coordination, delayed reaction times and also poor decision making
It also causes high blood pressure because sleeping enough is associated with high blood pressure most especially in middle aged folks
It causes heart disease
It can lead to obesity because getting less than 6 hours sleep a night increase the body hunger hormone ghrelin
So we should try to always get like 6-7 hours sleep over night to avoid certain complications in our health