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Ukulala okungekho kuhle yikukhubazeka kokulala, ukuhlala ulele, noma ukuthola ukulala okuphumuzayo njalo. Kungesinye sezifo ezivame kakhulu zokulala, ezihlasela izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke, zikushiye uzizwa ukapha, udumazeke, futhi ingqondo yakho ibe yinkungu emini.
Awuwedwa uma uchithe ubusuku ubuka isile ngaphezulu noma uvuka izikhathi eziningi. Ukulala okungekho kuhle kungaba okwesikhashana, kuhlale izinsuku ezimbalwa noma amasonto, noma kungaba isimo esiqhubekayo esichitha izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka.
Isici esiyinhloko sokulala okungekho kuhle ukukhubazeka kokulala, kodwa kubonakala ngezindlela ezahlukene kubantu abahlukene. Ungase uqaphele ezinye zeziqondiso ekuhlaleni kwakho kokulala.
Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Lezi zimpawu zingashintsha ngamandla futhi zingase ziye ziye ngokuthi kwenzekani ekuphileni kwakho. Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nesinye noma amabili ala mahloni, kanti abanye bahlangabezana nawo amaningi ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Ukulala okungekho kuhle kuwela ezinhlotsheni ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe ekutheni kuhlala isikhathi esingakanani nokuthi kubangelwa yini. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo oluhlangabezana nalo kungasiza ekukhetheni indlela yakho yokwelapha.
Ukulala okungekho kuhle okwesikhashana kuyisikhathi esifushane futhi ngokuvamile kuhlala izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwamasonto ambalwa. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luvela ngesikhathi sezimo ezincindezelayo njengokushintsha kwemisebenzi, izinkinga zobuhlobo, noma izenzakalo ezinkulu zokuphila. Abantu abaningi bahlangabezana nolu hlobo ngesinye isikhathi, futhi ngokuvamile luziqondisa ngokwalo uma isithintelo siphela.
Ukulala okungekho kuhle okuqhubekayo kwenzeka okungenani izikhathi ezintathu ngesonto izinyanga ezintathu noma ngaphezulu. Lolu hlobo oluqhubekayo lungase luthuthukiswe ukusuka ekuphumuleni okungekho kuhle okungaphathwe kahle noma lungase luhlotshaniswe nezinye izimo zempilo, imithi, noma ukucindezeleka isikhathi eside.
Odokotela futhi bahlukanisa ukulala okungekho kuhle njengokuyinhloko noma okwesibili. Ukulala okungekho kuhle okungeyona into ebangelwa yisimo sempilo esinye, kuyilapho ukulala okungekho kuhle okwesibili kuvela ezinkingeni zezokwelapha, imithi, noma izinto ezinjengokafeni noma utshwala.
Ukulala okungekho kuhle kungase kuthuthukiswe izinto eziningi ezahlukene, ngokuvamile zisebenza ndawonye ukuze ziqedele izindlela zakho zokulala. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini engase ithonye ukulala kwakho kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi uthole isisombululo esifanele.
Izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa eziqakathekile zihlanganisa izifo zokulala ezinjengokuphefumula okuphazamisekile noma i-restless leg syndrome, ukushintsha kwamahomoni ngesikhathi se-menopause, nezinye izimo zezinzwa. Ngezinye izikhathi, ukulala okungekho kuhle kuthuthuka ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile, okungase kuzwakale kukhungathekisa kodwa kusaphatheka kalula.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma izinkinga zakho zokulala ziqeda impilo yakho yansuku zonke noma zihlale isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto ambalwa. Abantu abaningi bazama ukumelana nayo, kodwa ukuthola usizo ngokushesha kungavimbela ukulala okungekho kuhle ukuba kube yinkinga eqhubekayo.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zimo:
Ungalindi uma unemicabango yokulimaza, noma uma ukushoda kokulala kubangela izimo ezingozi njengokulala ngesikhathi uqhuba. Lezi yizimo eziphuthumayo ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Izinto ezithile zingase zikwenze ube nethuba elikhulu lokuba nokulala okungekho kuhle, nakuba ukuba nalezi zinto ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini akusho ukuthi uzoba nezinkinga zokulala. Ukwazi izinto ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Ungase ube sengozini enkulu uma:
Isimo sempilo ezinjengobhlungu obuqhubekayo, isifo senhliziyo, noma izinkinga zokuphefumula futhi zikhuphula amathuba akho. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinto zokuphila ezinjengokusebenzisa i-caffeine ngokweqile, ukungasebenzi umzimba njalo, noma isimiso sokulala esingalungile kungase kuqede ukulala.
Nakuba ukulala okungekho kuhle kungase kubonakale njengoba nje inkinga yobusuku, kungaba nemiphumela emibi empilweni yakho yonke kanye nekhwalithi yempilo. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi lezi zinhlanganisela zingavikeleka ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zihlanganisa ukuthuthuka okukhulu kwesifo senhliziyo, isifo sikashukela, igazi eliphezulu, kanye nokushaya.
Lezi zinhlanganisela zithuthuka kancane kancane, ngakho-ke ukulungisa izinkinga zokulala ngokushesha kungavimbela izinkinga eziningi ezingase zenzeke.
Izigameko eziningi zokulala okungekho kuhle zingavikeleka ngokuthuthukisa imikhuba emihle yokulala nokuphatha ukucindezeleka ngokuphumelelayo. Ukushintsha okuncane ekuphileni kwakho kwansuku zonke kungenza umehluko omkhulu ezingeni lokulala kwakho.
Nazi izindlela ezifakazelwe ezingasiza ekuvimbeleni ukulala okungekho kuhle:
Cabanga futhi ngokulinganisela ukusetshenziswa kotshwala, njengoba kungase kuqede ikhwalithi yokulala ngisho noma ekuqaleni kukwenze uzizwe ulele. Uma uthambekela ekukhathazekeni, zama ukugcina idayari yokubhala izinkathazo ngaphambi kokulala ukuze zingakugcini ulele.
Ukuhlonzwa kokulala okungekho kuhle ngokuvamile kuhilela ingxoxo eningiliziwe mayelana nezindlela zakho zokulala, umlando wezokwelapha, kanye nemikhuba yokuphila. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqonda isithombe esiphelele sezinkinga zakho zokulala.
Ngesikhathi se-aphoyintimenti yakho, udokotela wakho cishe uzokubuza ukuthi izinkinga zakho zokulala zaqala nini, ukuthi zenzeka kangaki, nokuthi umkhuba wakho ojwayelekile wokulala ubukeka kanjani. Bazophinde bahlole noma iyiphi imithi oyithatha futhi baxoxe nganoma yiziphi izimo zempilo noma izinto ezikucindezelayo ekuphileni kwakho.
Udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuba ugcine idayari yokulala amasonto angu-1-2. Lokhu kuhilela ukurekhoda ukuthi uya ekuphumuleni nini, ukuthi kuthatha isikhathi esingakanani ukuwela ekuphumuleni, ukuthi uvuka kangaki, nokuthi uzizwa kanjani ekuseni. Lolu lwazi lusisiza ukuthi siqonde izindlela nezinto ezibangela.
Ngezinye izikhathi, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo. Ukuhlolwa kokulala kungase kunconywe uma becabanga ukuthi une-sleep apnea noma ezinye izifo zokulala. Ukuhlolwa kwegazi kungahlola izinkinga ze-thyroid noma ezinye izimo zempilo ezingase ziqede ukulala kwakho.
Inqubo yokuhlola ngokuvamile ilula futhi igxile ekuqondeni isimo sakho somuntu siqu kunokuhlolwa okuyinkimbinkimbi.
Ukwelapha ukulala okungekho kuhle kugxile ekuqondeni izimbangela eziyinhloko nokukufundisa amakhono okuthuthukisa ukulala kwakho ngokwemvelo. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokuhlanganiswa kwemizamo efanele.
I-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) ngokuvamile iyindlela yokuqala yokwelapha. Lolu lwazi lokwelapha lukusiza ukuthi uqonde futhi ushintshe imicabango nemikhuba ephazamisa ukulala. Kuhlanganisa amasu njengokunciphisa ukulala, ukulawula izikhuthazo, kanye nokuqeqeshwa kokupumula.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome lezi zindlela zokwelapha:
Imithi ingase icatshangelwe ukusetshenziswa okwesikhashana ezimweni ezithile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa imithi yokulala eyenziwe ngumthetho, izithako ze-melatonin, noma imithi yokwelapha izimo eziyinhloko ezinjengokukhathazeka noma ukucindezeleka.
Izinhlelo zokwelapha ziyahlukahluka kakhulu ngokusekelwe ekutheni yini ebangela ukulala kwakho okungekho kuhle kanye nezifiso zakho zomuntu siqu. Abantu abaningi bazuza ngokuhlanganisa izindlela eziningi kunokuthembela endleleni eyodwa kuphela.
Ungathatha izinyathelo eziningi eziphumelelayo ekhaya ukuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yokulala kwakho nokuphatha izimpawu zokulala okungekho kuhle. Lezi zindlela zisebenza kangcono uma zisetshenziswa njalo izinsuku eziningi.
Qala ngalezi zindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya ezifakazelwe:
Uma ungakwazi ukulala phakathi kwemizuzu engama-20, suka wenze umsebenzi ozolile, ongenakukhuthaza kuze kube yilapho uzizwa ulele. Lokhu kuvimbela imbhedeni yakho ukuba ibe nobudlelwano nokudumazeka nokuphaphama.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuthuthukisa ukulala ngokuvamile kuthatha isikhathi nokubekezela. Namathela emikhwenyeni yakho emisha okungenani amasonto angu-2-3 ngaphambi kokulindela ukushintsha okukhulu.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kuzosisiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde kangcono izinkinga zakho zokulala futhi enze uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo. Ukulungiselela okuncane kungenza ukuvakasha kwakho kube nomphumela omkhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buza lolu lwazi:
Bhala imibuzo ethile ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi imithi yakho ingase ithonye ukulala kwakho noma uma kufanele uhlolwe izifo zokulala. Unganqikazi ukuxoxa ngendlela ukulala okungekho kuhle okuqeda ngayo impilo yakho yansuku zonke, ubuhlobo, noma ukusebenza kwakho.
Cabanga ukuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani obeqaphele imikhuba yakho yokulala, ikakhulukazi uma beqaphele ukukhukhula noma izinkinga zokuphefumula ngesikhathi ulele.
Ukulala okungekho kuhle kuyisimo esivamile futhi esiphatheka kalula esithinta izigidi zabantu. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi awudingi ukuhlupheka ubusuku obungenalala wedwa.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukulala kwakho okungekho kuhle kuyisikhashana noma kuye kwaqhubeka izinyanga, usizo oluphumelelayo luyatholakala. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokushintsha okulula emikhwenyeni yabo yokulala, amasu okuphatha ukucindezeleka, noma ukwelashwa kwabasebenzi okuklanyelwe ngokukhethekile izinkinga zokulala.
Ukuqonda izinkinga zokulala ngokushesha ngaphambi kokuba zibe yizindlela eziqine kakhulu. Ngokuhlanganiswa kwemizamo yokushintsha impilo, ukwesekwa kwabasebenzi uma kudingeka, nokubekezela ngenqubo, abantu abaningi bangabuyela ekuphumuleni, ekuphumuleni okuphumuzayo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukulala okuhle akuyona into ephakeme – kubalulekile empilweni yakho yomzimba, impilo yengqondo, kanye nekhwalithi yempilo. Ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuthuthukisa ukulala kwakho kuyinye yezimali ezinhle ongayenza empilweni yakho yonke.
Ukulala okungekho kuhle okwesikhashana ngokuvamile kuhlala izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwamasonto ambalwa futhi ngokuvamile kuziqondisa ngokwalo uma isithintelo siphela. Ukulala okungekho kuhle okuqhubekayo kuhlala izinyanga ezintathu noma ngaphezulu kodwa kuphatheka kalula ngokusebenzisana okufanele. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto angu-4-6 ngokuqala ukwelashwa, nakuba abanye bengase baqaphele ukushintsha ngokushesha.
Yebo, abantu abaningi banqoba ukulala okungekho kuhle ngokuphelele, ikakhulukazi uma kuphathwa ngokushesha futhi izimbangela eziyinhloko ziqondwe. I-Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia inezilinganiso eziphezulu kakhulu zokuphulukisa isikhathi eside. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bangadinga imikhuba yokulala eqhubekayo noma ukulungiswa kokwelapha okwesikhashana ukuze bagcine ukulala okuhle, kufana nokuphatha ezinye izimo zempilo.
Imithi eminingi yokulala eyenziwe ngumthetho iklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa okwesikhashana, ngokuvamile amasonto angu-2-4 kuphela. Ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke isikhathi eside kungase kube yimbangela yokuncika, ukutholakala, kanye nokubuyela ekuphumuleni uma kuyeka. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde uma imithi ifanele isimo sakho futhi uxoxe ngezinye izindlela eziphephile zesikhathi eside ezinjenge-cognitive behavioral therapy.
Izinto eziningi ziqeda ukushintsha kokulala njengoba sikhulile, kuhlanganise ukushintsha kwemvelo yezindlela zokulala, amathuba amaningi ezimo zempilo eziqeda ukulala, imithi engase iphazamise ukulala, kanye nokushintsha emazingeni wemisebenzi yansuku zonke. Noma kunjalo, ukulala okungekho kuhle okukhulu akuyona ingxenye evamile yokuguga futhi kufanele kuhlolwe futhi kuphathwe yisisebenzi sezokwelapha.
Ukuzivocavoca njalo kungathuthukisa ikhwalithi yokulala futhi kukusize ulele ngokushesha. Hlose okungenani imizuzu engama-30 yomsebenzi ophakathi izinsuku eziningi, kodwa gwema ukuzivocavoca okukhulu phakathi namahora angu-3-4 ngaphambi kokulala njengoba kungase kukhuthaze. Ukuzivocavoca ekuseni noma emini kuvame ukuba luncedo kakhulu ekuphumuleni, njengoba kusiza ukulawula umjikelezo wakho wemvelo wokulala-ukuqwasha.
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