If one of your relatives suffers from insomnia, then you have a risk of developing the same deviation increased by 37%, established a group of scientists led by Dr. Charles M. Morina from the school of psychology at the University of Laval.

The researchers made these conclusions in the course of the analysis of the behavior of 3,485 people. Survey participants were asked about how well they and their immediate relatives were asleep. Further during the following year, the respondents filled out the questionnaire on the same issues three times, as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net The findings showed that 40% of those who answered had a family with at least one person with insomnia. Of these, 76% had one relative, 21% had two, and 3% had three relatives, writes The Times of India.

It turned out that the risk of insomnia increased in proportion to the increase in the number of relatives who had such a problem (37% for one relative, 250% for two, 314% for three). Apparently, the genetic factor plays a role here, but scientists do not know if this mechanism is related to the physiological process that prevents sleep, or whether it is the predisposition to anxiety. Also in families can be given a certain attitude to insomnia. Experts advise to cope with the problem by working with a psychologist.

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