The Negative Effects of Napping
As much as you may enjoy your daily afternoon nap, a nap is not always a good thing. A nap can leave you feel more sleepy and groggy and this can put you into a foul mood. The worst thing a nap can do is to disrupt your regular sleeping pattern at night. If you want to have a good nap you need to have the ability to fall asleep anywhere. If you can only sleep in your bed, napping is not going to work very well for you. If you enjoy sleeping on the couch or in an armchair, then go ahead and take a nap. So why do people nap? That's a great question and there can be many different reasons for this. You may simply have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. You may suffer from a sleeping disorder and the only way to deal with this is by napping. Shift workers often nap to compensate for working through the night. It can be difficult to get a good solid sleep in the day. Taking a nap before going to work can help rejuvenate them and allows them to stay a...