What do you think about sleeping in the afternoon after 4 PM?
By Meli
@astutimeliana723 (4667)
Indonesia
February 17, 2023 1:20am CST
Hello everyone, good afternoon. 
Yesterday afternoon I had to sleep at 4 PM, because of a migraine headache. After a long time, I woke up but didn't know whether it was night or morning. I asked my mother to make sure and asked for the time, she said it was more than 5 o'clock. Oh, it was only 5 in the afternoon, I thought it was night or even morning.
My friend also slept in the afternoon, just woke up at 5.30 PM, because she was shocked and panicked she immediately took a shower and got ready for school, until she was asked by her family where she was going because she was wearing a school uniform, she said she wanted to go to school, and then was told that it was still afternoon not morning. She just realized.
Do you have a similar experience, why do people who wake up during the afternoon tend to be dazed. What do you think about sleeping in the afternoon after 4 PM? Thank you.
Yesterday afternoon I had to sleep at 4 PM, because of a migraine headache. After a long time, I woke up but didn't know whether it was night or morning. I asked my mother to make sure and asked for the time, she said it was more than 5 o'clock. Oh, it was only 5 in the afternoon, I thought it was night or even morning.
My friend also slept in the afternoon, just woke up at 5.30 PM, because she was shocked and panicked she immediately took a shower and got ready for school, until she was asked by her family where she was going because she was wearing a school uniform, she said she wanted to go to school, and then was told that it was still afternoon not morning. She just realized.
Do you have a similar experience, why do people who wake up during the afternoon tend to be dazed. What do you think about sleeping in the afternoon after 4 PM? Thank you. 20 people like this
18 responses
@Shivram59 (35814)
• India
17 Feb 23
I never sleep in the afternoon.Sleeping in the daytime makes me sleepy.Daytime is for working at your workplace.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
I sleep during the day out of necessity. Like sudden headaches or other illnesses that require me to get more rest.
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@Shivram59 (35814)
• India
17 Feb 23
@astutimeliana723 If you have these problems;then you must sleep.Why do you have headache??
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
@Shivram59 Yes, because I have a headache, I need sleep to rest.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
The problem is when you sleep after 4pm, whether it's 5pm or what time, when you wake up you're usually startled and dazed.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
@Icydoll Taking a nap between 2 PM - 3.30 PM is the best time for me to take a nap. If it's more than 4 PM, get ready to experience strange and funny things like my friend.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
15 Mar 23
Not for me because I won't be able to sleep at night.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
15 Mar 23
I would still be able to sleep at night, even if I took a short nap.
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@May2k8 (18379)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
@astutimeliana723 I'm used to going to bed at midnight around 12 to 2 o'clock unless fasting is usually earlier.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
I used to sleep at 10 PM and wake up at 4 AM. So, I need an occasional nap even if it's only 30 minutes to 1 hour.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
@May2k8 If I don't sleep at 10 pm, it will be difficult to sleep. I can stay up until morning.
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@StartFlatBoke (222)
• Portland, Oregon
18 Feb 23
I am retired with noplace to go and all day to get there, so I sleep whenever the droopy eyes hit me no, matter what time the clock says it is. Then if I wake up at 2 AM and go play on the computer until 5 AM (the same day) it's obvious that I am going to fall asleep in my recliner around 3 PM and sleep until dinnner, then fall asleep again while I am trying to watch TV and wake up again at 2 AM and the cycle continues.
@StartFlatBoke (222)
• Portland, Oregon
18 Feb 23
@astutimeliana723 No it sure doesn't. I eat breakfast when my old belly tells me it's time, no matter what the clock says. It might be around 6-7 AM or some days it's after noon. Same with all my meals except Dinner and when my phone next to my computer rings I had better be sitting at the table in the next 5 minutes at most.
@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
If your bedtime is like that, doesn't it interfere with your eating pattern? I have breakfast around 6-7 AM, lunch around 1-2 PM, and dinner around 6-7 PM.
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Feb 23
@astutimeliana723 My son had bad migraine headaches. They are so painful.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
@RubyHawk Im sorry to hear that.
If I have a migraine, I usually sleep in a dark place, during the day it means I have to close the doors, windows and lights. It makes me recover faster.
If I have a migraine, I usually sleep in a dark place, during the day it means I have to close the doors, windows and lights. It makes me recover faster.1 person likes this
@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
Yeah, if I have a migraine then I can sleep anytime, I need more rest. Thank you. 
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
Yeah, I try my best not to take a nap later than 4pm. But some people still do it often.
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@ifa225 (14461)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
@astutimeliana723 that what a brain is for 
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
You are very lucky. Usually many are confused when they wake up. Kaya thought "Where am I, what time is it, and so on.
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@allknowing (137052)
• India
17 Feb 23
I take a nap between one and two in the afternoons
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
Yeah, that's the best time for me taking a nap.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
I sleep during the day out of necessity. Like sudden headaches or other illnesses that require me to get more rest.
@arunima25 (87820)
• Bangalore, India
17 Feb 23
I take my afternoon power nap around 4 PM and it's for 20_40 minutes max. Sometimes on weekends I can extend it to little more than an hour.
Those incidences are hilarious and I think most of us have experienced something like that in our life
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
Yes, you're right, there are not a few who experience things like that because of the effects of panic and shock. That's just a small part that I tell.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb 23
I find that the best way to cope with a migraine is to lie down and have a sleep. If I have to do this during the day , I wake up wondering where I am for a few seconds. The scary part is when I go to sleep in the daylight and when I wake up it is dark, but this mostly happens if I sleep for a long time.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
17 Feb 23
Well that's what most people feel.
To deal with migraines I usually sleep in a dark place, during the day it means having to close doors, windows and lights.
To deal with migraines I usually sleep in a dark place, during the day it means having to close doors, windows and lights. 1 person likes this
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
18 Feb 23
I can take naps any time of the day or night but if I sleep for more than 1 hour, I have a very groggy feeling and it takes me a while to wake up, similar to what you are describing. They say cat naps of 20 to 30 minutes are the healthiest and when you wake up from the shorter naps, you won't feel so dazed as you and your friend did.. But since you have migraines you may need more time to sleep.
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@astutimeliana723 (4667)
• Indonesia
18 Feb 23
Yes, it is possible. But usually things like my friend happen because of the effects of shock and panic when I wake up. So, even if you sleep for a while, this can still happen.
@pitsipeahie (5015)
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17 Feb 23
I've had that experience when I had a really good deep sleep. I'm so dazed I'm kind of lost in time and took me a while before it sank to me what time of the day it is. About sleeping in the afternoon, I usually would only take naps no more than 30 minutes, sometimes an hour and no later than 4 pm because it disrupts my night time sleep.
