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Topic: How Many Hours of Sleep do you Need?
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starr33
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From: Does it matter?
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posted September 25, 2010 04:36 PM
 
I'm just asking out of curiousity, because I think I function best at 8-9, but haven't been able (due to stress) to attain this in years. In fact, I've only been able to do this two weeks out of my life! I fell asleep between 7 and 9 and awoke between 3 and five. I felt fantastic, mentally and physically. I didn't even have that 3pm lull where I could use a nap. I'm trying to get back to it. Anyway:
How many hours do you need to feel optimal?
How many hours do you get?
Why do you think you're not getting what you need?
Also, I posted a 2009 Nova documentary called What are Dreams? in the Astral forum you may find helpful. THANK YOU! IP: Logged |
Unmoved
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posted September 25, 2010 04:45 PM
For me it varies. On avg I would say I need 9-10 hrs sleep. I usually get it, but it is usually disrupted, so maybe I don't usually get it. I have trouble falling asleep (insomnia). I am a light sleeper, so any noise will wake me. My phone also doesn't go off (unless I am really serious about getting sleep)... That's why I usually don't get it all on some mornings.  So, I get my sleep in snippets usually, but if I get one uninterrupted sleep - I feel like I've eaten sunshine I'm so energized and alert. IP: Logged |
LEXX
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From: Still out looking for Schr�dinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 25, 2010 05:22 PM
I seem to need 9 to 11 hours.
However I rarely sleep longer than 1/2 hour max straight through.
I have a condition wherein I go into REM very fast.
So physically my body requires rest, but my mind takes me into REM at a drop of a hat at any time. Like I can go to sleep standing up, and dream a long dream, but will be out for only a moment to a person watching me.....and unless I start snoring, no one realizes I am dreaming, because my eyes are open...I simply freeze in place...then wham!
Back to normal!IP: Logged |
katatonic
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posted September 25, 2010 06:14 PM
i usually sleep about 6 hours, but frequently either my cat or my internal clock wake me after 4. then i either go back to sleep or get up and do something for awhile.however i do like to have ONE long night a week ideally. like 10-12 hours! IP: Logged |
SunChild
Moderator Posts: 1194
From: Melbourne. Victoria. Australia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 25, 2010 07:02 PM
I can't function below 8 hours of good sleep. I prefer 10 though. IP: Logged |
starr33
Moderator Posts: 230
From: Does it matter?
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 25, 2010 07:12 PM
Wow, I so far I see an average of 8-10 hours sleep for you folks. I thought I was excessive at 8-9, but I guess it is normal.Lexx, you should watch the Nova doc. I think they discuss your condition. I wish I could sleep even two hours straight! IP: Logged |
LEXX
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From: Still out looking for Schr�dinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 25, 2010 07:16 PM
starr33
Not familiar with Nova doc.
I do not have television.IP: Logged |
starr33
Moderator Posts: 230
From: Does it matter?
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 25, 2010 10:47 PM
Lexx, I posted the link in Astral Realms.IP: Logged |
LEXX
Moderator Posts: 3024
From: Still out looking for Schr�dinger's cat.........& LEXIGRAMMING... is my Passion!
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posted September 26, 2010 12:42 AM
starr33 
Thank you!  :  IP: Logged |
bunnies
Knowflake Posts: 255
From: u.k
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 26, 2010 03:35 AM
Always only sleep between 5 to 6 hours.
Never feel tired.
When I flew to New Zealand sat in a combination of planes and airports for 26 hours, bolt upright!
And then didn't bother going to bed till the next night.
Have never cat napped in my life but it's a skill I wish I possessed.
Am always on alert....even asleep!IP: Logged |
teasel
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From: Ohio
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 26, 2010 05:48 AM
I love to get a nice, deep sleep, but it's rare. IP: Logged |
Lara
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posted September 26, 2010 06:30 PM
Figures Bunnies... what with a diet of fresh green grass and daisies  On a serious note, do you have a healthy diet?
I ask because i have noticed that excessive wheat eaters or candida sufferers need more than 7 hours sleep a night... at optimal level the body is healthier with LESS sleep I found this and i agree with it. Healthy Habit #7-2 Early to bed,
early to rise.
Going to bed around 10pm is most natural for our biology. Sleep researchers say that "one hour before 2am is worth two hours after 2am". This means that sleeping from 10pm to 2am would be equivalent to 8 hours of sleep! IP: Logged |
starr33
Moderator Posts: 230
From: Does it matter?
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 26, 2010 06:53 PM
This means that sleeping from 10pm to 2am would be equivalent to 8 hours of sleep!
Lara, do you remember where you read this?
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Lara
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posted September 26, 2010 07:11 PM
Hi Starr Yes, it's a yogic principle! on a yoga website. http://www.yogalifestylecoach.com/restfulsleep.html It's a known fact that quality not quantity of sleep is important and 6-7 hrs a night is the most one should be getting. There is such a thing as oversleeping...
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katatonic
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posted September 26, 2010 07:40 PM
margaret thatcher claimed to sleep 4/5 hours a night...but then she may have been on her uppers the rest of the time  IP: Logged |
WinkAway
Moderator Posts: 1259
From: here, there & everywhere
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 27, 2010 02:12 PM
I really don't do mornings lol.I try to get my 10 yr old in bed by 9...try. Then we're both up by 7:30
so.. that's 10 hours there if you give time for tucking him in bed and saying all our nighty nights lol. IP: Logged |
AbsintheDragonfly
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From: Gaia
Registered: Apr 2010
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posted September 27, 2010 08:13 PM
I like to be in bed by 10 at the latest now.OMG I sound like a parent!  IP: Logged |
WinkAway
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posted September 28, 2010 12:52 PM
LOL.. I was worse when I was a teenager.
I would love to be in bed by 8 - 8:30 then up by 6. I just loved how energized I felt the next day.IP: Logged |
katatonic
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posted September 28, 2010 01:52 PM
i love to be up and about around 3-4 am when very few other people are. IP: Logged |
FrozenQueen
Knowflake Posts: 377
From: The boundary where 'reality' ends and Dreams begin
Registered: May 2010
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posted September 28, 2010 09:35 PM
I usually sleep for 3-4 hrs but for the past 4-5 days I was barely getting 3 hrs. So, I forced myself to sleep from 9pm-5:30am last night to cover for all the REM deficiency I had. For me, REM is the only reason I go to sleep.
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Birds sing after a storm, why shouldn't we?
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starr33
Moderator Posts: 230
From: Does it matter?
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted September 30, 2010 04:09 AM
Thanks, Lara. I'll check it out this weekened.katatonic: I know, right? My Grampy would be up very early to go in the basement and start the furnace. It is a warm memory. No pun intended. I personally find getting up before the sun helps with self-esteem. And the pink/purple sky is breath taking. IP: Logged |
starr33
Moderator Posts: 230
From: Does it matter?
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posted October 05, 2010 02:15 PM
Thanks Lara, I found the stress relief articles informative and useful. Thanks.IP: Logged |
Lara
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posted October 05, 2010 02:17 PM
You are welcome Starr IP: Logged |
starr33
Moderator Posts: 230
From: Does it matter?
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posted October 05, 2010 03:36 PM
Speaking of stress, I just watched a great documentary which I will post in the health forum. IP: Logged |
Valus
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posted October 06, 2010 10:58 AM
http://laurenmichellekinsey.com/2010/10/01/ The Earth Nourished Woman Sleep Toolkit IP: Logged |
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