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theedgeofoblivious t1_j67xcw2 wrote

People with negative thoughts have trouble sleeping.

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rich1051414 t1_j681t0x wrote

I think it is both, as someone who sometimes suffers from insomnia, the depression comes after the sleep disruption, not before, however, I can also see how depression can also cause sleep disruption, especially if coupled with feelings of 'new day dread'. I don't know if there is an actual word for this feeling, but it's one of hopelessness, and not going to sleep is a way to stop yourself from feeling it.

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RemakeSWBattlefont t1_j68elfe wrote

For me with deep depression it the opposite. I can sleep just fine, but for the life of me i can't sleep past at latest 4:30 after crashing out at 9. Most of the time its somewhere between midnight at 3 am though. Then what TF do i have to do? I just sit there in the dark shower running contemplating how much i hate this life.

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Morlaix t1_j67z2le wrote

And people with trouble sleeping get negative thoughts

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Gathorall t1_j67yfds wrote

Trying to sleep is incompatible with significant distraction, so it is hard to escape those thoughts particularly at that time.

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theedgeofoblivious t1_j67z1c7 wrote

Yeah, I'm speaking from experience.

When I'm sitting there thinking about how horrible I perceive the world to be, I'm having trouble sleeping.

The way the article is presented, it's presupposing that the sleep disturbances cause the negative thoughts, whereas for me, the negative thoughts always seem to be causing the sleep disturbances.

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