3 Reasons Why Winter Season Makes You Sleepy?

Red ears and frozen toes. Chapped lips and a cold rush of air in your face. Fog escapes your mouth every time you exhale. Glistening snow sparkles at the branches hanging like bats. Can you picture it? It’s that time of the year again.

Yes! It’s time to get cozy and warm once more. Time to take out all the fuzzy jackets and coats and light up the orange flames in the chimney and stick right beside it with the mug of soup and a warm glass of cocoa. The sound of the fire crackling soothes your mind and you smell the burning wood. You guessed it right, the nighttime of the seasons is here, WINTER IS HEREEE!!

In this season, it is dark as you “come alive” and gets pitch-black when you tuck yourself in the bed. As the days get shorter there is only grey-ish cramped sunshine amidst the darkness to be seen.

Although this beautiful sight makes you want to stay and stare at all the glamour, you somehow feel like clinging to the bed and not wanting to get out. There is this urge to sleep all day during the whole season. The cold weather does sap your energy levels. Know the reason behind it? No?

Well, several constituents play a role in the winter slump that you are feeling. Let’s dive in and see what those reasons are.

1. Reduced Daylight

As the winter season approaches, it gets difficult to spot the sun. The sunlight is nowhere to be found as if it is also hiding behind the grey clouds.

With the days getting shorter it impacts the sleep and waking cycles. The lesser sunlight you get the lesser there are chances that your body will not produce the required melatonin. This is the major hormone that makes you sleepy. Try and keep a balance as too much exposure to the light can also make you end up being an insomniac.

You need to open your blinds first thing in the morning as soon as you are awake. Let the sunlight enter the room. Try and get a walk briefly after lunch, make sure that the workplaces and the rooms where you spend your time usually.

2. Sedentary Lifestyle

The chances of getting naps in the winter days for a person are more than a hundred percent. It gets very difficult for you to leave the bed. The lazy and sedentary lifestyles do play a major part in making you feel sleepy and drowsy all the time.

If exercise is not something that makes you get up from the bed then try and enjoy outdoor activities like skiing. This can help a lot in eradicating early evening fatigue. Just focus on the positives if it is consuming a lot for you to agree on going to the gym. But trust me the energy you would feel will be unmatchable.

3. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

With the days getting gloomy the heart starts to get gloomier. This phase of the heart getting gloomy and the shattering feeling of anxiety and depression is not your fault. It is a psychological disorder called a seasonal affective disorder.

This is the major reason you get sad or depressed during the winter times. The constant feeling of depression does make bed your best friend and doesn’t let you leave its side. Or should I say, “Till bed do us apart?”

Here are some ideas to make the most of winter instead of staying in bed.

1. Make plans with friends and extended family in this way you will have something to look forward to getting out of bed.
2. Sit beside a window and get exposure to the sunlight.
3. Stock up on fruits and veggies to get the needed nutrients for energy production.
4. Stop taking the comfort foods in the bed as they lead to you being more lethargic and inactive.
5. Get yourself moving and indulge in exercise that can make you feel more awake.

Wrapping it Up!

You may find comfort and relief in the bed while sleeping. But this isn’t the way to go. Find yourself reasons to leave the bed and enjoy the winter season.

Get enough light and adjust your sleep schedule in order to minimize the symptoms of too much sleeping in the winter season. You may need to visit a light doctor to discuss the deficiency of light that is causing the lesser production of melatonin.