We know that lack of sleep is devastating for your health. Weight gain, mood disorders, premature aging of cells… Involved in most everyday concerns, it would also be involved in certain more severe pathologies: Alzheimer’s disease, type 2 diabetes, depression… In short, a disaster.
And it’s not over. Because, according to a new study from the University of California (in the United States), lack of sleep would also have (negative) consequences on the social sphere. Very concretely, American researchers have discovered that people who do not get enough sleep are less inclined to approach others, have fewer social relationships than average and feel more of a feeling of loneliness.
Lack of sleep, a vicious (social) circle
There is worse. According to the researchers (whose work has been published in the specialist journal NatureCommunications), people in sleep debt would be perceived as “socially repulsive” by the rest of the population, aggravating the loneliness experienced.
“The more you lack sleep, the less you seek social contact, explain the specialists. On the other hand, because of your sleep debt, those around you shun you. It’s a vicious circle that encourages social isolation. »
According to a survey conducted by the National Institute of Sleep and Vigilance (INSV) in April 2017, more than half of French people do not sleep enough and nearly a third report suffering from at least one sleep disorder; 16% suffer from chronic insomnia, 73% say they wake up at least once a night for about 30 minutes and 28% doze off during the day.
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