NASA investigated the dependence of the psychophysical state of a person on the quality of night sleep. The experiment showed that one sleepless night leads to a decrease in general cognitive abilities by 30%.The lack of sleep has a bad effect on attention, memory, mood, mathematical abilities, logical thinking and even such rough motor functions as, for example, moving along an escalator or treadmill. According to Harvard Medical School, the lack of a good night's sleep not only worsens memory, immunity, mood, but also leads to obesity.
The ancient science of Ayurveda's health is even more deeply considering this issue. According to it, we, as living beings, consist of one gross (physical) and three subtle (energy) bodies: the body of prana (vital energy), the body of the mind (consisting of feelings, thoughts, emotions, memory) and the body of the mind (we perceive it as our worldview). At the same time, there are certain periods of the day intended for the rest of each of these aspects of the psyche.
Mind and mind
These basic aspects of the psyche are restored only for three hours a day - from 21 to 24 hours. , and only on one condition: if we sleep. If not, then in the remaining 21 hours she does not rest, no matter how hard we try. And over time, fatigue accumulates more and more.
Three stages of mental fatigue:
1. The colors of life fade.
In childhood, the world was perceived very brightly: grass, sun, sky - everything seemed unusual. But over time, this feeling did not become - just because of the fatigue of the mind. Why is the mind tired? Because almost no one goes to bed at 21, not even at 22:00. And later it is useless - the psyche does not have time to recover. Therefore, at 22:00 We must not go to bed, but already sleep, then until twelve there is at least a couple of hours so that the psyche has a good rest.
2. Everything becomes tasteless and uninteresting. Even to rejoice at the gift of a loved one, there is no strength - the mind is simply squeezed out. The psyche seems to be de-energized.
3. Nothing pleases the look. A person is rather inclined to see the shortcomings in the fact that under normal circumstances it should bring joy.
Four stages of mind fatigue:
1. desire to die. Not suicidal order, no. The desire to die manifests itself as the absence of the purpose of life. Ask yourself: «Why do I live? What is the strategic goal?» If there is no answer, know that there is a desire to die in the psyche. And just because the mind doesn't get enough rest! If there is no enthusiasm in life, most often the reason is that a person tortured himself, although it was enough just to go to bed early.
2. Depression, loss of meaning of life. It arises as a consequence of the previous stage - the lack of a conscious purpose of existence.
3. Prone to bad habits - smoking, alcohol, tea, coffee. And it is impossible to abandon them in this state.
Therefore, if a person cannot quit smoking, he should go to bed earlier. This alone will significantly bring him closer to defeating a cigarette, and when the psyche has enough rest, this habit will go away on its own.
4. Internal negativism and disrespect for others: relatives, acquaintances, city, country, president, ecology ... - everything and everything annoys and causes dissatisfaction.
Three stages of mental fatigue
The fatigue of the psyche, primarily mind and mind, entails diseases. It is the psyche that controls the physical body, and if it is exhausted, the body malfunctions.
at the first stage All types of rhythmic disorders in the functioning of organs and systems occur: tachycardia and bradycardia, vegetovascular dystonia, gallbladder dyskinesia, intestinal atony, etc. e. That is, all types of disorders, when the body ceases to act in a harmonious way.
at the second stage - constant nervousness and tension. This is the state of the vast majority of people. We are so used to being tense that we don't understand how to live in a relaxed way. A good example is various relaxation practices, when an unprepared person at a certain stage of relaxation simply falls asleep, his consciousness turns off without having the experience of waking up in a calm state. It also manifests itself in the impossibility of being in one position of the body for a long time and uncontrolled movements (tapping with the fingers, stamping with the feet, etc.) P.).
At the third stage - All kinds of diseases: violation of immunity, allergic, autoimmune diseases ... Moreover, all these diseases will be chronic, and it will be extremely difficult to treat them, sometimes it is impossible. If you treat some disease for a long time and stubbornly, but there is still no result, know that the reason is not bad medicines or something else, but that you need to go to bed on time. The psyche is so tired that no matter what drugs are introduced into the body, it simply cannot control this area of it, and all external manipulations will be useless.
Vital energy (prana)
We replenish the balance of vitality only two hours a day - from 23 to 1 h. Accordingly, if you do not sleep at this time, the stock of prana is not restored.
Its deficiency manifests itself as a breakdown, mental and physical lethargy, a reduced tone of the psyche and all organs. Try not to go to bed until an hour, and then even sleep until eleven - you will see that you will not even have the strength to watch TV, nor that you communicate with loved ones. Did you notice that we swear mostly on the weekends? And on weekends - on Sunday more than on Saturday. Why? During the working week, we are forced to get up early, this keeps us in the right mood and good tone, but during Saturday and Sunday we manage to «rest» so much that Monday is a hard day for us.
emotional sphere
Recovered from 1 to 3 hours. Fortunately, only the most desperate do not sleep at this time.
- At the first stage, a person becomes unemotional.
- At the second stage, he has a tearfulness.
- At the third stage, hysteria.
Therefore, when there is a small child in the family, it is good that a man help in caring for him, giving a woman the opportunity to rest and recover enough.
Thus, the daily routine has a decisive influence on our condition. A person who does not rest at the appointed time accumulates fatigue, destroying his mental and physical health. As a result, the level of his general satisfaction with life, the feeling of happiness, inexorably falls.
And vice versa: just resting as much as necessary and, most importantly, when necessary, we warn many problems in all areas of life - from health to family relationships.
Source: Alexey Makhov's seminar «Ayurveda - the science of life».
