Insomniacs can't forget cringe-worthy mistakes they have made in the past, study finds By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 17:01 BST, 25 April 2019 | Updated: 17:01 BST, 25 April 2019 Viewcomments If you fell over in public today, it's likely you won't dwell on it and the embarrassment will be all gone by tomorrow. However, the same is not true for insomniacs, researchers have found. Dutch scientists asked dozens of volunteers to relive cringe-worthy mistakes they have made during their life. The researchers also took MRI scans, in hope of noticing a change in brain activity while they recalled their shameful moments. If you fell over in public today, it's likely you won't dwell on it and the embarrassment will be all gone by tomorrow. However, the same is not true for insomniacs, researchers have found WHAT IS INSOMNIA? Insomnia means you regularly have problems sleeping. It usually gets better by changing your sleeping habits. You have insomnia if you regularly: find it hard to go to sleep, wake up several times during the night, lie awake at night, wake up early and can't go back to sleep, still feel tired after waking up Everyone needs different amounts of sleep. On average, adults need 7 to 9 hours, while children need 9 to 13 hours. You probably don't get enough sleep if you're constantly tired during the day. The most common causes of insomnia are: stress, anxiety or depression, excessive noise, an uncomfortable bed or alcohol, caffeine or nicotine. Insomnia usually gets better by changing your sleeping habits. For example, going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, and only going to bed when you feel tired. Source: NHS Good sleepers settled those experiences in their head as neutralized memories, according to the results. But the team at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience found people battling insomnia were not able to do so. The findings were published in the journal Brain. It comes after another study by the same researchers that found that people with insomnia are For that study, participants were asked to sing along to music with headphones in, blocking the sound of their own voice. In a cruel twist, the scientists played back the recording to the volunteers, causing many to feel ashamed and embarrassed. However, participants who got a good night's sleep didn't feel distressed when they listened to the same clip the next morning. In comparison, the insomniacs actually felt even more upset about the recording, according to the results, published in the journal Sleep. Insomnia means you regularly have problems sleeping. It usually gets better by changing your sleeping habits. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility