Chronic sleep deprivation is associated with several potential health problems including:
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Heart attack
Heart failure
Stroke
In addition, not getting enough sleep can impair your body’s ability to fight off illness, increase your chances of developing coronary heart disease, increase your chances of developing cancer, impair your cognitive skills including memory, decision-making, problem-solving, reasoning, reaction time, and alertness. Sleep deprivation also has been shown to lower libido, cause weight gain, affect your skin, and make you three times more likely to be involved in a car accident.