American researchers have investigated the link between sleep and self-control. Long nights would allow better control of his impulses.
You don’t need martial arts to learn self-control: a good night’s sleep is enough. An American study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience studied the link between sleep and self-control and demonstrated, if necessary, the impact of sleep deprivation on behavior.
“Our study explored how sleep patterns and self-control are intertwined, and how sleep patterns and self-control can jointly affect an individual’s daily functioning,” said June Pilcher, of the Clemson University, South Carolina, cited by Relax News.
Addiction control
To establish this link, the researchers carried out a “mini-review” of literature comprising some fifty studies on the question. They started from the observation that modern societies give a limited place to sleep, which can have a direct impact on decision-making and the control of one’s emotions.
“Self-control allows the person to make better decisions when faced with conflicting desires and opportunities,” explains June Pilcher. This has far-reaching consequences for a subject’s career and personal life. “
In addition, a good nights sleep would reduce the risk of addictions of all kinds – alcohol, tobacco, drugs, games … Indeed, getting enough sleep would limit the impulsivity of the human being and promote his or her more. rational.
Likewise, previous work has shown that a lack of sleep can induce a higher calorie diet. On the contrary, people who sleep well seem more inclined to turn to healthy foods.
Compulsive accumulation disorder
Finally, the researchers found a link between the lack of sleep and the emergence of obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD), in particular that which consists in not wanting to throw anything and to amass industrial quantities of objects of all kinds. This pathology, called compulsive accumulation disorder, would be favored by sleep deprivation.
“Compulsive accumulators typically suffer from problems with decision-making and executive functions,” the authors explain. It is known that poor sleep usually compromises knowledge, so if compulsive accumulators have congested chambers, any existing risk of cognitive dysfunction, depression and stress may increase if the quality of sleep deteriorates. “
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