Sleep .. do you get enough?
@sprite1950 (30452)
Corsham, England
March 6, 2018 1:23am CST
I'm the sort of person who can survive on around 5-6 hours sleep and feel ok although when I was younger I needed a good 8 hours. I never go to bed before midnight and normally get up around 6.30 am but for some people this would not be enough.
How many hours sleep do you need to feel refreshed and has your sleep pattern changed over time?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
6 Mar 18
About seven hours really otherwise I am done for if I have a lot of things to do.
Hope you can get your sleep pattern back again.
I don´t always sleep right through depends on what is going on.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
7 Mar 18
@sprite1950
I never got enough sleep till my youngest was at least six years old.
He had me awake every night and up with him as he suffered Asthma pretty bad.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 That must have been so worrying for you. Is he better now?
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@lovinangelsinstead21 It's rare that I would sleep 7 hours but we're all different in the amount of sleep we need. I needed so much more when my children were young.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
I have a dog which thinks I should get up around 5.30 am so will start huffing and puffing around that time so as she sleeps outside my room I have to get up to stop her waking my granddaughter. I don't mind in the week but I wouldn't mind an extra half hour at weekends.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
@JudyEv Dogs have a very good sense of time and they know when it's time to eat, She doesn't understand about lie ins 
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@JudyEv (338685)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I always talk about people and animals huffing and puffing too. 
It's a pity your dog doesn't 'do' weekends.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@mydanods It's age with me. I need less sleep as I get older but I forgot mention I sometimes take a nap in the afternoons!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@mydanods Yes probably but I don't always have time. Sleeping in the day makes me feel a little sluggish.
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
6 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Your naps helps you to make up for it.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@LadyDuck I went to bed at around midnight last night although I kept dozing before that, I was awake at 5 but lead there for a while even though one of my dogs was huffing and puffing to be fed!
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@LadyDuck I think just resting when you have woken in the morning is quite beneficial. I like to do that if my dogs will let me.
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@LadyDuck (470823)
• Switzerland
7 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I never stay up until midnight. It was almost 11 last evening, but I had not a good sleep, I was awake at 4, but I did not move until 5, not to wake up my husband.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
11 Mar 18
@Hannihar I have to be in my own bed to get a good night's sleep but my partner can sleep anywhere. We went on the ferry to France once and he slept on the floor. I was awake all night on the seats,
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
11 Mar 18
@sprite1950
It is hard to find different positions to sleep on.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@sashann I don't know if I ever slept 10 hours, may be when I was a teenager. 5 is fine for me now although sometimes I would like to lie in a little longer.
@sashann (210)
• Philippines
7 Mar 18
@sprite1950 when i was a teenager i like sleeping a lot rather than go out with friends hehe
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@dodo19 (47315)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
6 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I can understand that. I seem to go through similar phases.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@dodo19 I tend to go through phases where I sleep well and then something will upset my rhythm and I will spend several nights awake too much.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@bagarad I used to worry a lot about not getting enough sleep but now I'm retired I don't because I know I can just take it easy the next day.
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@bagarad (14283)
• Paso Robles, California
7 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I know I can just sleep later the next day.
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@jobelbojel (35356)
• Philippines
6 Mar 18
I can have 5 hours sleep if I need to run some errands. During my off day, I can sleep for 8 hours.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@jobelbojel I cannot remember the last time I slept for 8 hours. It must have been when I was a teenager!
@Liberti (264)
• Mead, Washington
7 Mar 18
Sleep? What is that, LOL well I am rather an insomniac but I read for a bit and if can't go back to sleep get up and have a warm drink then usually can go to sleep for another couple hours. I get maybe 5 hours sometimes 7 but often only 4 some days I feel really drained but other days I am fine. I think about 6 hours is usually good for me if I can get it. If not I take an afternoon nap for an hour and that revives me.
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@Liberti Since I retired I don't worry about getting enough sleep as I know I can catch up in the day when my granddaughter is at school. Consequently I sleep a lot better than I used to. I used to worry when I worked that I would be too tired to do my job properly but I always coped. If I have a bad night I just relax more the next day.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Mar 18
I wish I could get more than 5 hours a week as I never feel refreshed.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@Icydoll I definitely don't need 8 hours now. I would just wake up with a headache. 6 hours is the maximum I would sleep now.
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
7 Mar 18
@Courage7 I would have to nap in the day if I only had 4 hours although I find I need less sleep as I've become older.
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@rainekira (31)
• San Fernando, Philippines
6 Mar 18
I've never slept for 5hours straight since I had my baby ??
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@rainekira I think that's quite common as we are always listening out for them and they do wake us up often. Even though my children are grown up I have never slept as soundly as I did before I had them. I still wake at the drop of a pin.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
6 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I am 37 this year because of my depression and schizophrenia, my sleeping patterns changes from time to time.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@wongchoiyee I'm so sorry to hear that. It must be tough living with those conditions.
@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
6 Mar 18
@wongchoiyee Wow that is a lot of sleep. Are you young as I needed more sleep when I was younger?
@Cristi_Ichim (3741)
• Bucharest, Romania
17 Aug 18
I think 8 hours would be ok but I never get 8 hours of sleep and it is partially my fault.
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