It ’ s not at all overly dramatic to suggest that the emotional costs of snoring are as severe , or possibly even more severe , as snoring ’ s physical toll . This is because snoring can lead a disturbing array of emotional problems , including :
▪ Lack of sleep , leading to depression and anxiety
▪ Marital breakdown and divorce , due to lack of sleep and lack of empathy ( remember , the snoring partner doesn ’ t often know the pain that they are unwittingly causing !)
▪ Eviction by a landlord and the resulting humiliation ( this may sound funny , but some people have literally been kicked out of their homes because of their snoring !)
▪ Warring roommates and neighbors
▪ Job loss , due to inability to concentrate and focus ( because of sleeplessness )
▪ Memory and retention problems due to sleeplessness And within these problems ( and this just a simple list , an entire book can be filled to document the real life emotional damage caused by snoring ) are a host of painful mental states that infect both the guilty-snorer , and the enraged non-snorer .
These unproductive emotional states include :
• Frustration
• Anger
• Feelings of violence
• Helplessness
• Desperation
• Anguish
• Exhaustion
• Growing resentment
• Lack of confidence and self-esteem
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