Hours of Sleep

[debodun]

On average, how many hours a night (or day) do you usually sleep?

 

[Patio Life]

Not enough. Usually between 6 and 7 hours a night. Sometimes, like last night, 4 hours. Once I am exhausted I can sleep 8 or 9 hours.

 

[JustBonee]

I'm 8-9 hours of sleep nightly. .. And something that you are not supposed to do, I fall asleep with the TV on, and timed to turn off.
But it works for me and I have no intention of changing that routine.
Now, If I have to stay up later into the evening, past 9:30 or 10 PM, I have a terrible time falling asleep.

 

[toffee]

wish I did bonnie --- I can go a few nites with hardly any sleep - then I feel like a zombie -then sleep kicks in and I have slept 2 nites right through yipeee ..bad sleeper on the whole

 

[debodun]

I fall asleep with the TV on

I do too. It seems I need low background noise to sleep, or I lay there listening for sounds. I do wake up if the cable or power goes out and turns off the TV. Why would silence awaken me?

 

[Sassycakes]

I have a very hard time sleeping for more than an hour,then I wake up and it takes really long to fall back to sleep. I do this all night .

 

[debodun]

Google bifurcated sleep.

 

[JustBonee]

.... I do wake up if the cable or power goes out and turns off the TV. Why would silence awaken me?

Good question, but that happens to me too.

 

[Pappy]

6 to 7 hours according to my Fitbit.

Ex: Awake....1hr and 10 minutes
Rem....33 minutes
Light....6hrs and 9 minutes
Deep...1 hr and 11 minutes

7 hrs and 53 minutes an unusual night for me. Less mostly.

 

[Ruthanne]

When I have a nap during the day or evening I often don't get enough sleep that night. Lately been sleeping about 5 to 6 hours per night and am tired the next day.

 

[Gemma]

I'm a short sleeper. I go to bed about 1 AM and fall asleep immediately. Usually sleep 6 hours per night and wake up refreshed and ready to take on the day. No naps during the day.

 

[RadishRose]

No naps. Usually 7-9 hours; interrupted by dog needing out.

 

[Helainek]

I dream of sleeping like you do! I generally sleep like a baby; a few hours at a time around the clock.

 

[Keesha]

5 or 6 usually

 

[mike4lorie]

3 or 4 most nights, then I get very tired, and have a GREAT nights sleep... tried different things, they all work for a night or two... then back to my 3 or 4... ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Lc jones]

Pain makes it difficult for me to go to sleep but after I am asleep I can usually sleep 7-8 hours before wakin.g

 

[AnnieA]

I've always needed at least nine to feel good, but haven't often gotten it because of lifelong insomnia ...truly lifelong as in came into the world not sleeping well. It's impacted my life ...change in career goals, knew I couldn't have children, working much less that I want to now because in addition to the problems with sleep throughout life, I now have fibromyalgia. FM and insomnia often morph into this negative feedback loop. Pain>poor(er!)sleep>pain

 

[JaniceM]

At its best, 8-9. If I get only 7 or less, you may as well toss me in the dumpster- ill and can't function very well.