Insomnia Is No Laughing Matter!

Insomnia affects people differently. Some get irritated and short tempered, others go quiet and say little.

Others get just plain silly as it gets later. The longer they are not able to sleep, or forced to stay awake for whatever reason, the more slap-happy they become.

For those people, the sleep deprivation giddies has set in and there is nothing to cure them except sleep itself.

People can be affected in many different ways if they have ongoing sleep problems. Insomniacs having sleepless giggles are probably a bit "tipsy" as if they had used drugs or alcohol.

In fact, many people report feeling almost 'drunk' when they have gone without sleep for any length of time at all.

Thinking about the last time you could not go to sleep when you wanted to, you might have had problems or worries during the day. You probably felt unbalanced and clumsy.

Maybe you have found yourself giggling uncontrolledly, at things you normally would not find funny at all. You may even have been unable to stop giggling at some time.

You look, feel and act drunk. If you were to be pulled over by a policeman in this particular condition, you would probably fail a field sobriety test and be arrested.

Taking an alcohol test will clearly say you are not drunk, but the effects on your driving are pretty much the same.

Your body uses rest as a recharging period - when you don't get enough sleep your body runs on will power, so to speak. Your brain does not seem to work as well as it normally does.

It is a fact that if you take any kind of test after a night of good sleep, and then take the same test when you have not slept during the night, you will do far worse on the test the second time.

(Most peoples score would be lower, although there will always be the odd exception). The same results would obtain for tests measuring memory or coordination.

Any activity you try to do is performed less well if you are sleep deprived.

Others may smile at a person who can't t stop giggling because of insomnia, but for the affected one it is a problem.

If you stay awake long past your bed time you may find it unusually difficult to fall asleep. Once your body feels like it has had to get to its second wind, you may find that it will not let go and go to sleep at all.

Once you feel yourself getting to the stage of the giddies, it is time to figure out what you can do to either, get some sleep or to wake yourself back up.

When you feel "stuck" at work, the only solution that really works is to take short break, maybe go for a walk outside, have a cup of coffee - anything to jolt your body and brain back to wakefulness.

Avoid driving when you feel like this, as you are putting both yourself and others at serious risk. If you can have someone come and get you or a coworker drive you home it is all the better.

The sleep deprivation giddies are no laughing matter, especially when you are behind the wheel.


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Insomnia and trouble falling asleep is no laughing matter, even if some people get the giggles when they are really tired. To learn more, and get helpful tips and tips on how to fall asleep easily, and get a really good nights sleep go here