What is Waking Sleep?
You may have thought that when you sleep at night, your brain is taking a break and sleeping too. That is not the case. While we sleep we go through different stages. One of these stages that are not mentioned as the other five is the waking sleep stage. This is when you are fully relaxed, yet still awake, and your body is preparing for sleep. Once falling asleep, our muscles begin to lose the tension it normally has, and our eyes begin to slow down to a roll. Unfortunately it is common for people to have problems in the waking stage. This can be only once in awhile when you are stressed, or have an illness. Other times this is a continuous pattern that occurs every night. One such reason someone cannot relax and fall asleep at night is from Insomnia. People from all over the world suffer from it, and over 50 percent of Americans deal with the illness every evening. Insomnia causes the person to have problems falling asleep, waking up easily or too soon to get enough rest, and feeling
