Constantly feeling down, upset, or angry? Sleep deprivation could be to blame… #emotional

Sleep deprivation and emotion. Sleep deprivation can be very disruptive to your emotions. Right. I call it the grouchy giddy effect. People tend to get a little grouchy when they lose sleep. So why is that? There's some scientific reasons for that. Impacts the amygdala that's the old part of the brain and puts a gas pedal on the amygdala. That's associated with strong emotions like greed and anger frustration and it also impacts the striatum. Puts a gas pedal on that one too. That's associated with pleasure seeking. Sugar. Ever notice when you're tired and sleep deprived chances are you're going to be eating the junk food. This is why it happens. It does not impact your prefrontal cortex. That's where the rational decision making is made. That puts the brake on the greed and the sugar Pleasure seeking but it doesn't impact that one. So the gas pedal is getting stronger. The brake staying where it is. It's running right over the brake.