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How long do you have to sleep to feel caught up?

qualitygal — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:06:03 GMT

I'm kind of tired, and wonder how long does a person need to sleep to feel refreshed again? I'm no longer sure.

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on the bay — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:12:17 GMT

Each person is so different with how much they need but for me its never enough. I'm always tired but I'm used to being tired.

The times I have spurts of energy I'm so happy and grateful.

So I guess whatever disadvantages we have there is that. That we might feel so much appreciation and never take for granted the times when we feel good.

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gidgetgh — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:12:33 GMT

I am the world's worst sleeper. Every single night. I usually can get to sleep, but I don't stay asleep. If you need someone to talk to at 3 AM, feel free to give me a call and we can visit.

I haven't "slept in" since my 20's. That concept is foreign to me.

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Puppy Lips — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:18:04 GMT

@gidgetgh wrote:
I am the world's worst sleeper. Every single night. I usually can get to sleep, but I don't stay asleep. If you need someone to talk to at 3 AM, feel free to give me a call and we can visit.

I haven't "slept in" since my 20's. That concept is foreign to me.

@gidgetgh Count me in. I often wake up in the middle of the night, for what seems like no reason at all. Sometimes I turn on the TV and drift back to sleep if I am lucky. Other times I toss and turn. Sometimes I get up and snuggle with my dog on the floor.

I am tired most of the time too, and it sucks. My DH takes melatonin every night. I hate to be on any kind of pills, but I may just start doing that to see if it helps.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:24:06 GMT

I'm usually at my best after about 7 hours of sleep which I get regularly. But sometimes that falls short so I just take a short 15 to 20 minute nap the following afternoon and then I'm good to go again.

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rms1954 — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:25:06 GMT

Sleep needs are individual. Only you can answer your question.

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ninjawife — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:26:39 GMT

I have always been a poor sleeper. Lately I go to bed at 10:00 pm and I have no difficulty falling asleep but wake every half hour until about 3:00 am. I have to leave for work by 8:00 so I try to get up by at least 7:00. SInce we came back from vacation this weekend I am having a really hard time getting up on time to leave for work. If I could sleep better between 10:00 pm and 3:00 am, I probably could get up around 6:00 and have had enough sleep.

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hatetoiron — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:35:10 GMT

@gidgetgh I could have written this post.

I can usually fall asleep but I can't stay asleep. I have NEVER slept

for more than 3 hrs straight and am ususally up every 2 hrs.

Have tried so many things including sleeping pills but nothing works.

I am used to being tired --it's just normal for me.

I envy people who can get a good nights rest.

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ALRATIBA — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:43:30 GMT

I go to bed when I'm tired and get up when I wake up.

Most afternoons, I'll have a short nap.

I don't keep track of time - just follow my body's rhythms.

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hckynutjohn — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:00:21 GMT

(thread title)

@qualitygal

That phrase has never passed my common sense, whatever! I worked every shift that exists, and just last weekend, I had zero sleep for close to 40+ hours. Catch up?

Now in a road race a runner can "catch up", the longer the race, the more time to "catch up"! Sleep? To me there is no such thing, and I have learned that over decades of sleepless days/nights and afternoons.

For me, any time I took what some consider, a nap, I felt more tired than had I kept on going. If I sleep more than 5-6 hours a day /night whatever, regardless of hours straight I have been awake? My body reacts poorly in comparison to less sleep.

The saying is: "as we get older, we need more sleep"! Well, the we does not include me. My past history of sleep has not changed, and if so, so little my brain has not registered it.

hckynut 🇺🇸

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:05:02 GMT

@qualitygal

When I read your title, the first thing I thought was Define "caught up". lol

IMO there's only two kinds of sleep: Enough and Not Enough.

Also ... I've gotten "enough" sleep this past week, but it's almost 100 degrees here. Heat exhausts me, so when it's very hot outside, I'm tired even when I'm not tired.

Does that make sense to anyone else here?

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RedTop — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:24:16 GMT

@qualitygal

There is no set answer to your question. You must find what works for you thru trial and error.

I personally let my body decide. Most nights I go to bed at midnight and get up around 9:30. This is pretty much routine for me now; I fall asleep quickly, but wake up when my husband gets up around 3 a.m., go back to sleep once he returns to bed, wake up again when he gets up for the day around 7, and then get that last bit of sleep in before my eyes open and stay open, which is my sign to get up.

I was sleep deprived when I transferred off night shift to a day shift job. It took a full month for my body to adjust to a new work schedule. The first 2 weeks I went to bed when my body said it was tired, even if that was at 6 or 7 p.m. Once I considered myself rested, I was able to set a bedtime by 10 p.m., and would wake up just before the alarm went off at 6.

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FancyPhillyshopper — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:24:53 GMT

Sometimes we cannot sleep deeply because we have not expended enough energy during the day. On days we do more physical activity we sleep much better. Cooler and darker bedrooms are the best for sleeping.

As a student I would often stay up in the wee hours of the night and then get up quite early. I no longer have the same stamina, but I can still do an all-nighter now and then if I find a really great novel or I am binging a T.V. show. Then I DO have to "catch up" with my sleep.

If overall you feel tired, you may need to change your overall living habits. You should examine your daily routine including diet, exercise, stresses and activites, sleep and wake times, etc. and evaluate any issues of concern.

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wagirl — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:33:15 GMT

My sleep is HORRIBLE!!!! I feel fortunate to get 5 hours a night straight thru----been horrible sleeper forever-----especially after kids came along.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:52:27 GMT

I don't require a lot of sleep. I feel refreshed and full of energy with 6 or 7 hours of quality sleep. If I sleep more than 7 hours, I wake up groggy and it takes a while to snap out of it.

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Pook — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:56:24 GMT

While I usually sleep 5-6 hours a night, it is mostly deep sleep continuous. I am wide awake automatically around 3 - 3:30 am no matter how little sleep I get though.

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HisElk1 — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:08:17 GMT

Sleep? What's that LOL. Seriously, years ago, I had no problems sleeping when I was younger.

Now DH and I go to bed around midnight; I turn on the TV for some comedy, put on my sound machine and this is after taking 2 melatonin pills. Normally, I can fall asleep somewhere around between 2:30 and 3 am. If I have to get up to relieve myself, I find it difficult to get back to a good sleep.

Now, if we're sitting on our recliner sofa watching something on the DVR, and especially after eating/snacking, I'm out like a light.

So I'll join all of you around that 3 am time to converse.

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OKPrincess — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:18:24 GMT

I really don't sleep as well as I did when I worked and that's ok.

I go to sleep somewhere between 9-10 and wake up 4-5 but some days 3-4.

It's frustrating because DH can go to sleep when I do, get up a couple times a night and then fall back to sleep.

We try to rest after lunch which I can't do that either. 🥱🥱

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:21:28 GMT

I haven't slept well in decades. The older I get the worse the insomnia is.

I take a melatonin about 9o'clcok. I might sleep for an hour to an hour and 1/2 and then I'm awake for 3 hours. Doze again, awake again. I never get a 3 or 4 straight hours of solid sleep.

The funny thing is during the day, in a recliner, I can go out for 2 hours and don't hear a thing. A marching band could come through and I wouldn't know it. I try not to nap during the day though.

At night, can't go to sleep in the same darn recliner. Go figure.

I am constantly tired.

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threecees — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:26:41 GMT

I would love to have a straight night sleep but never get it due to husband's

wake up time, any noise occuring, etc. I am a very light sleeper.

I hate going to sleep at night.

Seven to eight straight hours would be a dream.