Many things—both serious and unserious—have kept us up late at night. Worrying about a looming recession . Feeling helpless as the world continues to devolve. Crying over your escapism show turning into a too-personal reliving the last time you’ve gotten your heart irrevocably broken (we’re looking at you, The Summer I Turned Pretty . #teamconrad, you are seen) .

While spending a night or two wide awake much later than you normally would is par for the course during the very stressful times that we are in, what happens when you find yourself skipping a full night’s sleep for several days, weeks, or even months on end?

You might be in what experts call a “ sleep debt. ” And it’s something you should pay attention to and try to course correct ASAP.

Is sleep debt real?

Sleep debt

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