Chronic sleep deprivation suppresses immune system
I used to like to sleep for as long as possible, then slowly it began to feel like a waste of time.<p>Also, having small children affect sleep although not directly, it&#x27;s the time you try to claw back after putting them to sleep, pushing it a little later to get other things done.<p>After a while it became obvious nothing much was being achieved this way, in fact my mental acuity seemed to drop substantially.<p>Then I realized I hadn&#x27;t been dreaming (or at least remembering dreams) for a while and that was weird. Slowed down, went to bed as soon as tiredness kicked in for a few months. Improved my diet which probably helped a lot.<p>Dreams have returned with a vengence, it feels like all night is one long dream, I feel better and sharper.<p>I wish I could sleep less than 7 hours, but my body disagrees.