Could insomnia be a symptom of Covid-19?

If you look at the Google Trends data, you can see that many people are looking for information about insomnia in conjunction with Covid-19. Many resources speculate that insomnia may be a symptom of this disease, apparently just drawing attention to itself. The symptoms are a dry cough, fever, and a feeling of weakness or fatigue. In some cases, the disease is accompanied by a sore throat, severe headache, loss of smell, etc.

In official sources, which is the website of the World Health Organization, there is nothing said about insomnia, as a symptom of Covid-19. However, this topic is boosted

on the Internet. In our opinion, everything is quite simple here. Most likely, the lack of sleep is not due to the disease itself, but to the increased level of anxiety and stress that has now engulfed the whole world.

In this case, to reduce the level of anxiety, you can use a weighted blanket, which will create a feeling as if you were hugged. With the help of soft pressure, the blanket will allow you to calm down and fall asleep faster. A weighted blanket can also be used during the day, when the anxiety level has suddenly increased or even a panic attack is approaching.

There is no denying that the situation with the virus has affected each of us in one way or another, forcing us to change our way of life. Someone lost his daily job, someone is left without savings. These changes and the inability to predict the future inevitably affect mental health. If the ground starts to get out from under your feet and you lose a sense of control, then the stress hormone cortisol begins to be released. When there is a lot of cortisol, the body often reacts to this change by lack of sleep.

That is why many people expect an increased number of psychiatrists’ and psychotherapists’ clients, because people have stopped coping with the emotional burden that the coronavirus has brought down on all of us.

Depending on the situation, Сovid-19 induced insomnia can be short-term and will go away as soon as everything stabilizes a little. Yet in some cases, it can develop into a chronic stage, when chamomile tea will no longer be a help. Anyway, we will repeat ourselves. If you suddenly stop sleeping, it does not mean that you have a coronavirus. This means that you are worried about the instability of the surrounding world.

This too shall pass.

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