Sleep - How much do you need/get?

mca47
mca47 Posts: 13,342
edited April 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
My schedule is very sporadic. I travel a lot for work and my sleep schedule is constantly messed up.

I'm a naturally horrible sleeper. Have been since I was a kid. I just can't shut off my brain most times...it just keeps running like someone constantly flipping channels on the TV! :(


Anyways, how much sleep do you get and how much sleep do you require to "be your self" or "function".

On average I'd say I get about 5 hours/night.
I don't know what I need as I can't sleep worth shit. Even those nights I sleep 8-10 hours (very rare), I don't feel any better.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,045
    I get 6-8....M-F

    Weekends I try to get 8-10....And also throw a 2-3 hour nap in there, if possible......
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  • Wilds
    Wilds Posts: 4,329
    I get about 7 per night.

    I read (1 of 10,000 studies on it I know), that you need like 5-8, but you are better off at the lower end of that number.

    Like 6 is perfect or something?
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    I think it varies for different people. I need at least 8, but usually don't get more than 6. Now that you mention it, it's past my bedtime! Goodnight.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,045
    About a year ago I discovered Tylenol PM....Holy fuck are those great....

    Take 2 of those, and I will easily get 10 hours, of sound sleep....
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  • CAVSTARR313
    CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    I totally screw myself week in and week out for years.. i stay up and party alot during the week for the band and cause i just like it but have an 8-5.. i usually get 4-5 m-f with an hour nap the moment i get home from work.. then i sleep for 12 hours on the weekend nights/monrings.. which means my body cant handle mondays at all
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Not enough and not a good quality sleep!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    edited March 2010
    I'm the same way. I need a set schedule.. if everything is consistent, I'll get 7 to 7.5 hrs sleep a night. I'll get occasional insomnia..

    It's really hard for me to go to bed even an hour earlier than normal or sleep an hour later.. I'm usually in bed from 12:30 to 8 AM, but lately, late work hours have had me up until 4 am and barely being able to sleep past 9.
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  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    edited March 2010
    redrock wrote:
    Not enough and not a good quality sleep!
    I've read over sleeping can be worse for you than under sleeping... for instance, in most people its better to have 5 hrs sleep than 8.5 hours.. 6.5 to 7.5 is good for most healthy adults.

    You go through two sleep cycles that are around 3.5 hours each. It's not good to break them, and many wake up in between them.
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  • CAVSTARR313
    CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    I am screwed either way i guess
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  • Nastasja
    Nastasja Posts: 9,668
    5-6 hrs of bad quality
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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    Mon to Fri - 6 hours
    Sat & Sun - 8 hours

    I fucking love afternoon snoozes though and generally have one for an hour on a Sunday. My perfect sleeping scenario for maximum productivity:

    Midnight -- Go to bed
    6am -- Wake up
    2pm - One hour snooze (maybe 1.5 hours if I'm really tired)

    That second burst of energy after the afternoon snooze enables me to be really productive right up until really late at night.
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  • ZiggyStar
    ZiggyStar Posts: 14,328
    edited March 2010
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    in most people its better to have 5 hrs sleep than 8.5 hours.. 6.5 to 7.5 is good for most healthy adults.

    Yeah....I function way better on 5 hours than 8.5 hours. During the week I feel shit at work after an 8 - 9 hour sleep.
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  • CazzaBGirl
    CazzaBGirl Posts: 234
    6-8 if i can but its but always broken sleep .... had bouts of really bad insomnia a few years ago :shock: ....it sucked!!!
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  • Hub.
    Hub. Posts: 1,991
    I need 6-7 of good sleep per night, though during the week I have 5-6 hours of bad sleep.
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    redrock wrote:
    Not enough and not a good quality sleep!
    I've read over sleeping can be worse for you than under sleeping... for instance, in most people its better to have 5 hrs sleep than 8.5 hours.. 6.5 to 7.5 is good for most healthy adults.

    You go through two sleep cycles that are around 3.5 hours each. It's not good to break them, and many wake up in between them.

    From what my doctor was telling me, I understood that the sleep cylcles were 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours max each, the first 'cycle' being the longest one because you have the 'fall asleep' bit. Then the length of the various stages of sleep change as the night goes on (deep sleep shortens, REM lengthens). Both of these are vital to the body/brain.

    Length of sleep necessary depends on so many factors... age, health, lifestyle, etc. though, as mentioned 7 hours is a good average. But quality of sleep is the most important. If you sleep for 7 hours but your cycle is constantly interrupted, it's no use. If you sleep 4 hours but these are 4 good hours, you're OK.
  • wpg pearl
    wpg pearl Posts: 1,258
    lol ...im in the ten club
    i get 10 hours sleep a night..........
    need less but get 10........10 is a better number
    i heard 10 hours sleep a night make me a better man
    it all started with 10 and now its 2010...................
    its worked for me so far i am a 10 outta 10............
    honest ,try getting 10 hours sleep a night u will feel 10 times better.........
    ajb
  • PearlOfAGirl
    PearlOfAGirl Posts: 15,993
    on a good night I get around 6 hours of sleep... :yawn:

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  • Paka
    Paka Posts: 471
    very intersting thread!

    I'm at work at the moment so can't say a lot. will get back to this later today.

    the only thing I can say and approve from my own experience is: being an earlybird fuckin' rules!! :D
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 30,128
    8 perfect hours - with dreams usually (bad and good) - every day. Sometimes I take a 30 minute nap at noon (it's really refreshing! Try it!).
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    wpg pearl wrote:
    lol ...im in the ten club
    i get 10 hours sleep a night..........
    need less but get 10........10 is a better number
    i heard 10 hours sleep a night make me a better man
    it all started with 10 and now its 2010...................
    its worked for me so far i am a 10 outta 10............
    honest ,try getting 10 hours sleep a night u will feel 10 times better.........

    10 hours?! I wish!

    Anything less than 6 hours and I know I'm gonna be a mess the next day. 7-8 is probably more typical for me. It's pretty rare for me to sleep in these days. When I was a teenager I would often miss the whole morning if I didn't have to get up!

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