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.
Hormonal changes can wreak havoc on sleep. In turn, sleep deprivation can affect hormone levels in a sleepless vicious cycle. So when hormone levels spike or drop -- such as during the menstrual cycle, during and after pregnancy, and especially around menopause -- women may be more vulnerable to sleep problems.