Do you sleep deeply or get woken up easily?

It depends on how much sleep I've been getting. If I haven't gotten enough sleep I tend to sleep more soundly.

I usually sleep deeply....but lately, I have been waking up in the middle of the night....Not sure why, and its not like I'm having a nightmare or something...

I believe I have always been a light sleeper. My sister told me that when we were living at home sharing a room together, she opened the bedroom door and I shot up in bed. I did not remember it. Once you become a mother I think you automatically become a light sleeper because you want to be able to hear your children if they need you. And then I developed fibromyalgia wherein we with the illness never go into a deep sleep. Even with the aid of sleeping pills, I sleep but most certainly do not get into that Stage IV restorative sleep. However, I didn't hear anyone get up this morning and they forgot to wake me because Tuesday is the day I babysit. I woke up when the little girl rang my doorbell at 8:30. Ugh! I opened the door in my pyjamas! I still haven't had a shower. When my husband is working (he is now off for two weeks) I usually hear him when he gets up in the morning but I go back to sleep. And when he works nights I hear him come in in the morning. I hear the kids getting their cereal as the kitchen cupboards below share the common wall that our bed is up against. But because I go to bed so late, sometimes I hear nothing at all. But I don't think that means I am in a deep sleep. I could be pre-occupied in a dream.

I'd say I sleep like a cat, but actually probably more like a mouse! LOL I seldom can stay asleep the whole night, every sound can wake me, but some times I can sleep thru anything, just depends on what phase of sleep I'm in.

Hey Lightnin darlin - I'm back! lol I used to sleep very, very deeply when I was younger but now in my mid (ok well late then) 30's I find it hard to sleep at all and am really easily awoken - which is a real pain as I can't get back to sleep again! When I was about 6 I was staying with my sister and brother in law during the school holidays when a bomb went off in the village - I was the only person who slept through it - it even woke people who lived a mile outside of the village! xxx

I wished that i sleep deep. But i dont. If i hear the phone ring or someone talking to me even it wakes me up. It really doesnt take much to wake me up. The only way im in a deep sleep is if im sick.

Unfortunately my sleeping patterns have actually changed for the worst, years ago I could always sleep soundly and only an earthquake could wake me up! Now tho' the slightest noise like a cough or the wind blowing will stir me and it takes me forever to get back to sleep again. I long to be able to go into a deep sleep again. I think it's the stresses of life that pray on our minds that keep us alert or happily sleepy.

I used to be a very deep sleeper, but lately I will wake up to the slightest thing, from having a crease in the pillowcase where I don't like it, or thinking I hear something outside, traffic that is too loud, or if my daughter sneezes (she is 4 months old and still sleeps in a bassinet in my room). Yep, I wish I could be a deep sleeper again. I miss my sleep!!!

I woke up easily during sleep. Most times I sleep very light during the night. Because I am working in night shift, I mostly sleep during the night at weekends when I get my off days. I gets up easily if I hear anyone calling or with any noise. If I am too tired I do not get up easily. I think most times when I sleep I get a sound and deep sleep. I get fresh most times when I get up after my sleep.

I am a very light sleeper and I would wake up to the slightest unfamiliar noise that I hear when I am asleep. I wonder how could I hear things when I am asleep. LOL! So, I can wake up at anytime I want since the sound of the alarm clock would definitely wake me up.

I am an extremely light sleeper. I get awaken very easily. I get easily awaken by a shout or a phone call. Recently, I went on a holiday with a friend who grinds her teeth. Even though I was very tired, I could not sleep well in the night. I was very disturbed by the noise. I only slept an average of 3 hours per night. There are rare occasions that I slept really deeply and soundly. Once in a blue moon, I would actually not hear my alarm in the morning ringing. That rarely happens as I always get awaken by the alarm. I guess it only happened when I am really very tired.

I am a really light sleeper. It drives me nuts. Each time one of my kids cough or make a noise down the hallway I am up to make sure they are okay. If one of the dogs is pacing in the living room I hear that, too. I'm hoping that as the kids get older I might be able to sleep more soundly.

i usually sleep so lightly that even a little sound awakes me up,once i heard my roomate dropped a coin and the coin rolled on floor in midnight,which bothers me a lot,but i think i won't lose things because i shall know at once when thieives come to my house...

i sleep deeply........but i get woken up by my alarm easily

I do not sleep deeply. Most of the time I wake up easily. I must say I am little alert in sleep. Not only in sleep, in anything that I do.I reamin alert and arrely sleep deep.

I always have good and deep sleep. I feel very reluctant to wake up. I always like to sleep for a longer time but it is not so possible because I have to wake up to go to work.

well previously i used to wake up even with sound of a small thing,however now i sleep deeply.from my childhood only my parents used to say that she sleeps very deeply.i used to sleep ofr 6-7 hours but after coming to hostel in my college,i just used to wake up ,probably because of fear.doctors say that a sound sleep ofr 5-6 hours in more than enough for a healthy body.

I am definitely a deep sleeper. It's always been my problem because I can't wake up by myself. I need someone to wake me up so I can attend by 7am class. Alarms will do no good for me since I can't hear it even if it's volume was in the highest level already.

For me, a lot depends on my previous nights sleep and how tired/exhausted I might be. If I am exhausted...I can sleep 9-12 hours and not get woken up easily. If I have had consistent nights sleep previously though, then I can use less sleep and I believe i am a "lighter" sleeper as well during those sleep sessions.

Actually, it depend on what I did for that day. Usually, the more I do, the deeper my sleep. I used to be a really deep sleeper in my teenage years, but I think it's part of the growing older that's causing me to be woken up easier now.