Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...? by Jonni Good

Do You Wake Up at 2 am? Is it Depression? Or is it...?

Has this happened to you? You go to sleep easily, but 2 am

comes around and your eyes pop open. You're totally awake,

but you know you need more sleep. You look at the clock and

groan - you have to be up at 5 am to get ready for work, and

you know you'll be groggy, irritable, and fuzzy-brained if

you can't get back to sleep.

Your mind searches for the reason why you can't sleep. You

go over your recent fight with your husband, word for word,

over and over. Or you agonize over the poor grade you got on

that test. You may discover problems you didn't even know

you had - not enough time to yourself, too much stress, too

little respect from your family or coworkers.

The negative thoughts charge on, and you stay wide awake.

Is it depression? Is it stress? Do you need sleeping pills,

or anti-depressants?

Maybe. But before you begin medicating yourself, try this

simple experiment. Don't eat any sugar for a week, and don't

drink any alcohol after 5 in the afternoon.

You may discover that you can sleep just fine, just by

making those simple changes.

If you eat that big piece of chocolate cake or sip that

glass of whiskey just before going to bed, your blood stream

will be bombarded with the extra sugar. (Yes, I know that

alcohol and sugar aren't the same, but they both cause the 2

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BIO:

Jonni Good is the author of a self-help book for sugar
addiction, and the owner of a website concerning
sugar addiction and natural weight loss.

http://www.stress-free-weight-loss.com

For Jonni's latest articles, visit
http://www.howtothinkthin.com/blogger.htm

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