Why Do HIV Positive People Have Trouble Sleeping?

For most people who have trouble sleeping, the primary cause is their personal sleep habits, also known as their sleep hygiene. In fact, poor sleep hygiene is the most common problem encountered by all people who have trouble sleeping, not just people with HIV. What we do before we go to bed and where we go to bed can greatly impact the quality of our sleep. However, people living with HIV also have other issues that can disturb their rest. Some of these include: