This is like the TV shows where somebody defuses a bomb by clipping certain color wires (because bomb makers always consult the bomb-makers' color code reference manual, and anyone else can just look up what standard colors they used).
How mental health problems can affect sleep. There are number of different ways that a mental health problem can have an impact on your sleep. For example: 1  Stress and anxiety can cause you to have thoughts racing through your mind, making it difficult for you to sleep.leep problems can lead to any of the following: 1  Struggling to deal with everyday life â tiredness reduces your ability to deal with difficult situations as well as the challenges of day-to-day life. 2  This may lower your self-esteem, make it harder to cope and cause your mental health to deteriorate.
Yes, lack of sleep can affect your immune system. Studies show that people who don't get quality sleep or enough sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to a virus, such as a common cold virus. Lack of sleep can also affect how fast you recover if you do get sick.During sleep, your immune system releases proteins called cytokines, some of which help promote sleep. Certain cytokines need to increase when you have an infection or inflammation, or when you're under stress.Sleep deprivation may decrease production of these protective cytokines.ong-term lack of sleep also increases your risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart and blood vessel (cardiovascular) disease. How much sleep do you need to bolster your immune system? The optimal amount of sleep for most adults is seven to eight hours of good sleep each night. Teenagers need nine to 10 hours of sleep.