How sleep deprivation affects the psyche Attribute to: Gregorio Lozano, a licensed therapist with Grow Therapy Sleep is absolutely essential for cognitive and psychological wellness. There’s a reason we require sleep and it’s due to the restoration of the entire body to even include physical health as well. When we lose the restorative effects of sleep, we can become more sensitive to stress and thus our response to stress becomes heightened. Association between sleep deprivation and mental health disorders When you have a mental health condition that can impact sleep, this sleep deprivation in turn, worsens the mental health condition and can turn into a cycle that would benefit greatly from…