5 Scary Signs Sleep Loss Is Messing With Your MindâWithout You Even Realizing It. Hereâs a mind trick that plagues most Americans: Weâre convinced we function fine on only 6 hours of sleep. We think weâre productive, alert, and thoughtful, but, in reality, our brain is whipped and our judgment impaired. Itâs a condition called anosognosiaâthe denial of how chronic sleep loss wreaks havoc on your work, your mood, your mind. When people get inadequate sleep for one night, they feel off the next day. But, in a cruel twist, research shows that when inadequate sleep continues nightly, they report feeling fine.
The most common causes of muscle pain are tension, stress, overuse and minor injuries. This type of pain is usually localized, affecting just one or more muscles or parts of your body. Systemic muscle pain, which you feel throughout your body, is different.It's more often the result of an infection, an illness or a side effect of a medication. Common causes of muscle pain include: 1  Chronic exertional compartment syndrome. 2  Chronic fatigue syndrome. 3  Claudication.4  Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). 5  Dermatomyositis. 6  Dystonia. 7  Fibromyalgia. 8  Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).ystemic muscle pain, which you feel throughout your body, is different. It's more often the result of an infection, an illness or a side effect of a medication. Common causes of muscle pain include: 1  Chronic exertional compartment syndrome. 2  Chronic fatigue syndrome. 3  Claudication. 4  Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
Muscle and joint pain in autoimmune disorders is basically due to a misdirected immune response in which your immune system attacks your own cells and tissues, such as those in your joints and connective tissues. Both the inflammation caused by the immune response and the destruction of tissue lead to pain.