Physical health · Sanctum

Restless, physically broken sleep

Restless legs, grinding teeth, wriggling all night, waking unrefreshed. Beyond the racing mind at bedtime, the sleep itself is broken at a physical level, and mornings never feel like enough.

For many neurodivergent people, sleep is disrupted not just by a busy brain but by the body, restlessness, movement, sometimes breathing that is not quite right. So even a full night in bed does not deliver real rest, and the tiredness then feeds back into everything else the next day.

Because poor sleep is so common, the physical side of it gets overlooked, blamed on habits or screens, and its central role in mood, focus and health goes unrecognised.

We look at how the body sleeps, not just the mind, because physically disrupted sleep shapes so much else. None of this is a diagnosis, and we are not here to replace your other doctors. It is what we explore with you.

Written by Dr Asad RaffiConsultant Psychiatrist · Founder & Medical Director