I want more sleep

@allknowing (135922)
India
November 14, 2024 7:20pm CST
Health experts say 7 hours is enough but I want more. I always slept for 8 hours and more These days I am up early but once I am up I cannot get back t sleep. I come here and start posting while the whole world around me is sound asleep. Even the dogs and the birds are getting their sleep - I am sure more than 7 hours May be I should count those little naps I take during the day to add up. But nothing like sleeping at one stretch - 8 long hours and more.
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• Philippines
6h
I haven't had decent sleep since my kids, husband and I got sick. It all started in early October, so it's been a month of getting patches of sleep. I'm surprised that I'm still able to get by and do my usual chores. I take a lot of naps during the day though and make sure to snub the dishes and scoff at the laundry when I know I need to rest. My mom (and MIL) said that as we grow older, our night snooze tends to become shorter and we end up taking naps during the day. I've observed that change in me recently. But it's a different story if I've taken an antihistamine at bedtime. That's sure to knock me out.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
6h
My sis-in-law said she never got sleep but carried on her daily chores unaffected Same here Even though I am not satisfied with the kind of sleep I get I carry on too Funny they place so much importance on sleep I have never taken sleeping pills
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• Philippines
5h
@allknowing antihistamine is for allergies but can be sleep inducing too. I've been taking antihistamine lately because of my clogged nose.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
5h
@almostoveryou I take BP tablelts and some supplements.
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@arunima25 (87771)
• Bangalore, India
5h
Today is Friday. I have a off day. I got up, cooked, packed my daughter to college and came back to my bed. It's a gloomy morning with cloud and drizzling. I don't feel well rested. I might take a short nap.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
4h
I am never in the habit of getting back to sleep. I only do it during the day if at all I feel sleepy
@much2say (55514)
• Los Angeles, California
4h
I wonder of the health experts get that much sleep . I sleep 6 hours total - and that's with waking up every 2-3 hours. It's been that way for me for over a decade .
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
4h
And even with less sleep our day goes on well.
@kaylachan (69230)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3h
Any sleep you get. Weather it be a long streach at night or something during the day, counts. Addationally, what you want and what you get are often two different things. Your body will tell you what it needs. Listen to it.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
3h
When you are used to something and you do not get it that is the time you miss it.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
2h
@kaylachan Any transition takes time. Whether I like it or not I will have to do it
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@kaylachan (69230)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2h
@allknowing Yeah, but you can readjust and a lot of people do.
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@amnabas (14038)
• Karachi, Pakistan
4h
Thats what we say every day i want more sleep.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
4h
Actually health experts do not advocate more sleep but we want it.
@rakski (122000)
• Philippines
3h
Oh wow, it is nice to sleep 8 hours straight but I cannot remember when was the last time I slept that long and straight
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
2h
It was a routine with me not so long ago but this palpitation comes in the way now.
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@rakski (122000)
• Philippines
2h
@allknowing did you know now what is the cause of those palpitations
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
1h
@rakski I have a benign condition called MVP and of late I have been highly strung and thatis causing it It is harmless but a nuisance.
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@snowy22315 (180362)
• United States
4h
I couldn't tell you the last time I slept 8 hours. I am happy with anything over 6 really
@allknowing (135922)
• India
4h
But less than required sleep is supposed to create health issues
@FourWalls (67705)
• United States
5h
I sleep as long as I want. “The experts” aren’t living my life.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
4h
As long as it does not bother you even staying awake the whole night should be fine My sis-in-law was one such individual
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@jstory07 (139524)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5h
I get six hours of sleep every night and that is enough sleep for me.
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@allknowing (135922)
• India
5h
What I have noticed is sleep does not interfere with our daily activity