holly Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 (edited) how many hours sleep do you average ? ime 48 and my average seems to be 6 hrs cant sleep in never have been able to always awake 5ish am Edited November 15, 2009 by holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I'm 36..Probably about the same...About 6 hours...Once i'm awake in the morning i cant go back to sleep.... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 another stange thing is i start work at different times never knowing till the night before sometimes 8 somtimes 5 sometimes 7 theres never a pattern i never set an alarm clock and never sleep in ? always up at least an hour before i set off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 (edited) I used to work nights years ago with a bloke called Andy. All he ever did when he got home after a shift was to have an hour on the settee and then get up and get on with his day. Usually out to play golf. Never saw him yawn or look tired ever, and even at 4 in the morning he was wide awake and full of beans when the rest of us were dragging round like zombies. People are so different. Edited November 15, 2009 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I'm 22 and anything from 1 hour to 8 is good for me. Anymore than 8 and im knackered for some reason though. 5-6 hours is the norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 (edited) I need at least 8 hours. I usually go to bed by 11 and never wake up before 7am, preferably 8. If I get less I get tired and grumpy! I'm 28 Edited November 15, 2009 by njc110381 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bangs Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I'm 45 and I watch the clock round every night, probably get 3 or 4 hours max, I'm usualy flat out when the alarm goes off and struggle to get up out of bed, I can't remember the las time I slept all night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Weekends at uni I get 12 hours, which suits me well. Normally 9 hours. Anything less and I'm dead all day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I sleep two hours wake up for a hour then two hours but i work mental shifts and that dont help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I'm 17, and 5-6 hours does me right, any more and I wish I hadn't bothered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I usually get to sleep at 1-2am and up for 8. So 6/7 hours a night. Not as bad as I thought. However left handed websites can keep me up a bit later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I really do not get enough sleep and am permanently knackered due to school work, actual work, gym and then up early to go shooting on Sunday means I never get a lie in and always go to bed too late. The obligatory parties that a 6th former must attend also mean I take a serious hit on the old weekend shut eye. Vicious cycle that I really need to break. Although some of my friends fail to function in the slightest if they get any less than 9 hours sleep. And on that note I'm off to get my stuff ready for school and then to bed for a 6:45am start. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexr Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I do a lot of night and evening work. Usually I sleep 5to 6 hours, but it can be half an hour or 12 hours depending on the day. Oh and I am 41, but its been like this for the last 11 years. before that I would work 34 hours and sleep the next 14 with the next day off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Normally get a good 8½ hours. Last week after a couple of early mornings then a day out shooting managed to get 11 hours in to recharge the batteries. Here at work I managed 10½ hours yesterday (working night shift). Always slept well, put it down to having an empty head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 iF I GET 6 HOURS iM HAPPY, IF i ONLY PEE ONCE DURING THE NIGHT IM HAPPY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I used to sleep very poor. Sleep apnea was diagnosed. Maybe sleep of 1 before waking up. Now after the uvuloplasty & septoplasty surgery operation. I go to bed and the alarm clock wakes me up now If I go to bed early I still sleep alway through Get your clanker cut off and have the your nasal cavaty drilled out, its ace. Hurts like mad afterwards but well worth the pain Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snozzer Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Its not how many hours that is important but sleeping to cycle that is important. The average persons sleep cycle is 2.5 to 3hrs. You need to sleep in full cycles otherwise you end up fatigued as the body hasn't come to rest during the cycle. Thats why you can get by on a 2.5-3hr kip and why many people can survive on 5-6hrs a night as they sleep 2 full cycles. Surprisingly, people who go for the full 8hrs a night often struggle becuase they are forcing their body to a rigid time that does not fit to a either two or three cycles which would could be between 5 and 9 hrs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmiller Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Awake for 6.30 -7.30 everyday no matter what time i go to bed or how hungover i am. Usually a kip by 11. But last night i was in bed at 9.30. The earlier i go to sleep, the better i feel in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Its not how many hours that is important but sleeping to cycle that is important. The average persons sleep cycle is 2.5 to 3hrs. You need to sleep in full cycles otherwise you end up fatigued as the body hasn't come to rest during the cycle. Thats why you can get by on a 2.5-3hr kip and why many people can survive on 5-6hrs a night as they sleep 2 full cycles. Surprisingly, people who go for the full 8hrs a night often struggle becuase they are forcing their body to a rigid time that does not fit to a either two or three cycles which would could be between 5 and 9 hrs... I am not a sleep expert maybe you are but that sounds a bit wierd to me, If you get your head down and fall to sleep without the use of an alarm clock to wake you and allowed to wake naturally your body would normally decide when its time to wake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 There is some accuracy in that. 9 hours is perfect for me, like I said, 11-8. That's how I wake up, alarm or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 In bed a 10 up at 7 then a sneaky kip at lunch for an hour and perhaps half an hour before wife gets home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 i average six hours or so and less at the weekend of course.. if i have a lie in i always wake with a stiff neck and head ache which lasts all day. ive tried different beds and expensive pillows etc.... its always a problem as i often burn the candle at both ends and work stupid long physical hours and sometimes just need the extra sleep to recover...but i still wake with a bad neck/head... does my head in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 I am not a sleep expert maybe you are but that sounds a bit wierd to me, If you get your head down and fall to sleep without the use of an alarm clock to wake you and allowed to wake naturally your body would normally decide when its time to wake. not quite so, if you're really excited/stressed about the next day, chance are that if you set an alarm, you will wake before it. Your brain does not shut down during sleep, just the "concious" bit. What's also weird, is that if you know you have a long boring day ahead of you, you'll sleep awfully, and wake up tired. But go to bed knowing that you've got a good day ahead of you, and even if you only get 3-4 hours, you'll be more awake and rested than the "boring morning" day. Not to mention what you wake up to, I have a good day alarm, and a boring (normal) day one. I save GnR, Paridise City for good days, when I wake to that, I'm alert and ready to go. beep beep beep... just doesn't have the same ring to it :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I've only ever needed 6hrs and cant sleep in even if been out late etc. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Im 47 and never go to bed b4 2 a.m. and then up at 5:45 everyday cept sunday when i lay in till 7 unless im going pigeon shooting-bin the same all my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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