So, lots of stress and, potentially, little sleep. But stress not only can decrease the total amount of sleep but can compromise the quality of whatever sleep you do manage. For example, when CRH infusion decreases the total amount of sleep, it’s predominantly due to a decrease in slow wave sleep, exactly the type of sleep you need for energy restoration. Instead, your sleep is dominated by more shallow sleep stages, meaning you wake up more easily—fragmented sleep.
