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Amber White
Professor Hellmers
English 1201
20 January 2019
Sleeping Disorders
How do sleeping disorders such as insomnia, sleep paralysis or chronic fatigue syndrome
affect a person in their daily life? Are there any studies being done to help cure these disorders?
If so, what are they and how have these cures affected people’s lives for the better? I decided to
research these questions because my mother suffers from insomnia. I have seen how difficult it is
for her to live with this disorder and I realized if I could research it, I could find new ways to
help her. In having conversation with her, she talks about how tired she is most of the day and
when it is finally time to go to sleep, she is restless and cannot fall asleep. I want to research
studies that have been proven to benefit people that suffer from sleeping disorders. I am also
interested in this topic because I find sleeping disorders to be very fascinating to learn about.
Sleeping disorders are very hard to live with and even harder to overcome. In my
opinion, sleeping disorders are extremely bad for a person’s health. I also believe there is need
for more research to be done so people suffering from these disorders, can be helped. Sleeping
disorders affect millions in the United States and something must be done to fix this issue. These
disorders can affect every aspect of a person’s life such as productivity, energy or motivation to
engage in everyday activities. Before researching, I think sleeping disorders are under researched
and are much more dangerous than people think. For the millions of Americans suffering from
these disorders to be helped, there must be studies conducted or medications prescribed to them.
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I believe sleeping disorders are very difficult to overcome and cause people to lose their passion
for life. I know they take a toll on a person’s work and home life. I also know that suffering from
a sleeping disorder can cause irritability and depression. Sleeping disorders can be very
disruptive to a person’s daily life.
Through my research, I would like to understand the struggles people endure with
sleeping disorders and ways they can be helped. I want to learn about the different ways sleeping
disorders make people feel. I would also like to learn about the different medications that can be
prescribed to people that suffer from a sleeping disorder.