theinfamous

i don't know why...but i never seem to get tired or sleepy. i have a busy schedule - i wake up at 5am, commute, work for 9 hours, commute back, head straight to the gym after work, play madden for an hour, then talk to my gf on the phone for an hour but i usually can't sleep until about midnight. i eat well (6 meals a day, lots of water, good balance of p/c/f's) and i'm not taking any medications. the only time i feel tired is when i'm waking up in the morning. wanking doesn't even work...it actually has the opposite effect by keeping me up longer! i mean, i feel just fine cuz i'm being productive but shouldn't i be getting more than 5 hours of sleep a night?

Harshaw

I'm not a doctor, but I remember reading this in my Neuro-Psychology book, so take that as you will. As I understand it, you don't feel tired for the majority of the day. If you feel fine on 5 hours of sleep, thats the amount that works for you. I normally only want 6, if I do 8, most of the time I don't feel any better.

Or did I miss the point and you do feel tired for the majority of the day?

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fuzzix

Some people tell me that they only sleep for a few hours a night, personally I can't imagine living like this - I like to get about 10 hours when possible, but everyone's different. There's still a lot we don't know about sleep, but you sound like you're still living a healthy lifestyle and are in good health already. Perhaps you just find it hard to wake up, I know I do, that's the worst part!

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Me So Horny

5 hours is fine. Your body will tell you if you need more...ie you will be tired all day, you'll crash as soon as you hit the bed, etc. If you do begin feeling tired all day, try to decrease the amount of stimulus you receive at night that could increase the adrenaline near bedtime, like Madden or whatever.

Rodney

Everybody's different. I've known people who do fine on five, and some who need 10. I knew one guy who only wanted 3 or 4 hours a night, although he was a classic hyperthyroid type.

emidew22

I was like this for a while and was advised to avoid any caffinated drinks or high in sugar foods at least 6 hours before bed. It's weird the way you don't even realize what you're taking in before bed until someone points it out to you. You could also try drinking an decaffinated tea or something. All that warm, soothing business seems to work.

G5_Todd

i really wish the day was 27 hours long so i could get 10 hours easy and not fee like a lazy POS

its hard for me to explain but say i wake up monday at 8am...i will be up to 3am easy...then i dont want to wake up b4 1pm the next day......then i will be up till 5 am......then i must sleep till 3pm......then i will be up till 7am.....then i must sleep till like 5pm.....then im up all night into the morning.....


my sleeping schedule sucks...

but i think if i sleep more thank 9-10 hours when i wake up i feel tired all day still.....

i have actually sleep for 22 hours straight after being up for a long time....

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axolotls

Honest to God. I need exactly 7 hours and 20 minutes of sleep.

I don't get that much anymore, maybe on average if I sleep through the weekends. But that's my internal clock.

BuddyHawks

All I know is that I can't have any pop after 6:00 or I can't go to sleep. Also, Sunday night/Monday mornings are always tough cause I've slept in late Sunday morning.

Addition: I've also noticed that I am less tired if i wake up earlier. I'd be more sleepy during the day if I awoke at 9:00 than at 6:00. I supposed this is due to the fact that my body has had more time to come online.
But on another note, I'd be less tired if I pulled an all nighter than if I slept for two or three hours.

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