Sleep and Negativity

Negativity and sleep are connected in more ways then one. I've had a friend that I've known since we were very young; this friend has depression. She has the ability to sleep until three in the afternoon while I never had the ability to sleep past nine in the morning. 

On the same note, I know someone who is negative in everyday life about a lot of different things. It's pretty much expected to hear her say, "I fell asleep at five in the morning." 

Research from Jacob A. Nota and Meredith E. Coles from Duration and Timing of Sleep are Associated with Repetitive Negative Thinking state, “Across these disorders [multiple stated, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), major depressive disorder (MDD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and social anxiety disorder], there are topographical differences in repetitive negative thinking content (e.g., worry about the future in GAD, rumination about the past in MDD, compulsive repetitive thoughts in OCD),” There are multiple ways people lose sleep. An internet meme finds it funny to make a point in saying that we all stay up thinking about certain things; I suppose art truly does imitate reality.