In theory, yes. My fitbit generally gives me a decent sleep score, and I'm in bed for at least 7.5-8 hours every night - even longer on the weekends. Sometimes I read a bit before I fall asleep but I'd say it's rare that I sleep less than 7 hours.
I am ALWAYS tired though. I think some of it is just sitting around too much these days, but it's been an issue since even before the pandemic. At this exact moment, I am not sure I could SLEEP but I would love to just lay down in my bed. I'm always dragging and unfocused. I am trying to figure out what's going on with that but so far nothing obvious medically.
I think so; I don't wake up tired and I don't nap or feel sleepy during the day. On weekdays (since working from home) I go to bed around 11pm and wake up at 8am (6am when I had to commute). Weekends it's more like midnight to 9am.
ETA: I also sleep straight through. It's really rare that I wake up during the night.
I focus on getting enough sleep, so that I'm in bed reading by about 930 and lights off by 1030 at the latest (but much earlier if I'm especially tired). I get up at 7am on weekdays. I still have a hard time waking up some mornings, but I think a lot of that is because of either my dog waking me up throughout the night or because it's still dark when I get up. Spring/summer is better because it's light in the morning and my dog doesn't want to sleep under the covers!
Post by thebreakfastclub on Jan 25, 2021 9:16:21 GMT -5
Yes. For me, exercising regularly hugely improves the quality of my sleep. I don't watch a ton of TV at night and am usually asleep by 10pm. I usually take a melatonin at 9pm.
I get up between 6-7 now that I WFH. Mornings are so much more relaxed now that I'm not going anywhere.
Post by sunshineluv on Jan 25, 2021 9:16:46 GMT -5
Yes, especially since covid lets us sleep in more. I sleep from about 11 - 7 each night and wake up rested. I do have bouts of insomnia and canβt get to sleep. So long as I can get 5 hours I feel rested, but if that happens a few nights in a row I am super fatigued.
Definitely not enough sleep and the medicine I take for my tension headaches makes getting up in the morning even harder. I never feel rested when I wake up. I am a night owl so going to bed before 10/11 pm is not possible - I will toss and turn if I try going to bed any earlier.
I have enough hours for sleep, I just don't get quality sleep. We're currently mattress negotiating (lol) and swapped our guest bed mattress on our bed and it's really firm.
I basically sleep from 9:30-5:45 on work days, which should be enough. But it's not a restful sleep.
Usually, yes. I fall asleep between 1030-11 and wake up at 545 during the week, and that feels like enough. The last few months or so, I've been regularly waking at around 3 am and not being able to fall back asleep and its killing me.
According to whatβs recommended, no, I donβt get enough sleep. But I donβt wake up groggy and donβt need caffeine to get me moving in the morning. I think thatβs partially because Iβm not working and we donβt do much outside of the house...so my energy expenditure is pathetically low some days.
I echo what wandering said about sleep apnea and other sleep disorders. For those who feel like they βshouldβ be sleeping enough, but are always tired, talk with your doctor. After years of always being tired, I made my husband go to the doctor. He had severe sleep apnea. He was getting less than 15 min of deep sleep a night, but had no idea. He now has a CPAP machine and it has been absolutely life-changing for him.
In theory, I should be well rested. I'm in bed by 9:30 and am (usually) asleep by 10:00. I'm up at 5:30 during the week. But I never feel rested and my quality of sleep is pretty bad. We definitely need a new mattress, so I'm hoping that helps some of it. When we're on vacation, I always feel rested and I truly think it's because the mattresses in hotels are so much better quality than ours.
Of course, the pandemic isn't helping much and I mentioned the other day that I feel as though I'm a long-hauler after having COVID. I have an appointment with a doctor in a couple weeks to hopefully get on the right track again.
Haha nope. πππ When I was unemployed, prekids I was sleeping 9 hours at night and waking up naturally and refreshed. Iβve never slept that well otherwise.
Currently I get about 6-7 hrs per night. The kids bedtimes have crept late and I need a few hours of downtime at night which means we go to bed at 12-12:30 am. I know itβs ridiculous and I should go to bed earlier, but I juts canβt seem to do it. π
Prepandemic I was able to get about 7 hrs a night and it was manageable, but still not ideal. Lately DD2 has been waking up every night too so itβs really crappy quality of sleep as well. I feel like shit most days.
Post by Velar Fricative on Jan 25, 2021 9:32:48 GMT -5
Pre-pandemic, yes. In bed by around 10-10:30, wake up around 6:00 and felt well-rested. Now, I go to bed around 11:00 and I feel groggier even though I'm waking up a little later. Another reason I hate WFH so much.
Most of the time, yes. I feel like I don't need a ton of sleep to be well rested. I'm naturally an early bird and usually wake up before my alarm most mornings. I typically go to bed at 10:30-11, fall asleep by 11:30 and wake up around 6:30-7am. Even on nights I'm up later, my internal clock wakes me up at the same time every day.
The pandemic and working from home has actually helped my sleep. Not having to wake up at 5:30 to get myself ready for work and DS up and ready/to school. Waking up naturally vs. an alarm makes a big difference for me. We also got a new mattress in May and it has made my sleep much better. I no longer wake up groggy and sore.
I do try and have good "bed time habits", like not using my phone before bed and reading for at least 15-30 minutes until my eyes get heavy. I use a humidifier/diffuser at night with a lavender sleep oil. I don't believe in the essential oils healing BS, but I do think the smell of lavender is relaxing and helps me fall asleep. If I'm having a hard time falling asleep, I'll put on a sleep podcast and I'm usually out w/in 10 minutes.
All that being said, I was up way too late last night (Bills game, too many cocktails) and DS is back to in person school today (for the first time since March) so, when the alarm went off at 6, I snoozed a few too many times and I'm feeling exhausted now. I'm tempted to lay back in bed after my morning calls wrap up... but I'm just not a napper.
I think I do. I am in bed by 9 pm, asleep between 9:30 and 10 and then awake in the 6 am hour. I usually wake rested although I do have fitfull nights of sleep occassionally. DH thinks that sleeping is my super power - I'm really good at it!
I have to be at work at 5am. I should wake up at 3:30 and go to sleep around 7:30 the night before. I usually eat dinner while trying to keep my eyes open and fall asleep around 7ish on the couch (a horrible habit) because something in me hates going to bed at 7. H will then wake me up from the couch to officially go to bed around midnight. None of these sleeps are good sleeps. Iβm fucking exhausted, but I also havenβt changed my ways so here we are.
I need about 7.5 hours to feel rested. Even pre-pandemic I wasn't reliably getting that. But now, when I'm juggling a FT+ career, no housekeeper due to covid, trying to get our house ready to go on the market, house shopping for our next house, trying to take care of two little kids, and pipe dreaming of fitting in working out, no. It's not happening.
Post by wanderingback on Jan 25, 2021 9:56:23 GMT -5
Also, feeling exhausted can be a sign of depression. Depression can have physical manifestations.
I know it can be difficult to find a good doctor. But especially now with telehealth, it might be easier getting in with a new person if you haven't had success in the past.
I just really hate when people feel like they have to feel like crap, when there could potentially be a solution
I usually am asleep by 10 pm and up at 5:45. My aging dog has to go to the bathroom at least once every night and I have to help her back up the stairs outside in the dead of a Midwest winter. DH used to help take turns, but he had knee surgery and is non-weight bearing for 8 weeks on crutches. I am very rarely refreshed in the morning and struggle to get out of bed.
Besides sleep apnea and other sleep issues, I think the feeling of tiredness/exhaustion some feel during the day despite getting "enough" sleep, could be more of a mental exhaustion than physical.
Now that I work from home, I sleep from 9-5 or 5:30 and can still get up and work out and be "at work" by 8:00. When I had to commute and make myself presentable for work, I got up at 4. For the first time in my life, I am clocking 8 hours/night regularly, and I can't believe the difference in how I feel!
No. I do not sleep well at all. I take sleep aides almost nightly but am usually up at least 2-3 times a night. I canβt remember the last time I slept 8 hours in a row. Probably 4 years ago?
Post by starburst604 on Jan 25, 2021 10:14:07 GMT -5
I feel like I've learned to operate on less sleep since becoming a parent. On weekdays I fall asleep between 10-11pm and if I'm working out I get up at 5:30, if not around 7am. On weekends I'm usually up around 7-7:30 and go to bed around the same time as weeknights. I've always been an early riser. So technically it's probably not enough, but I don't feel tired or run down. I usually nap on weekends, which I've always done even before kids. I'd nap every day if I had my way, I love afternoon naps!
I do, and typically I feel fully rested in the morning with a few cobwebs. As I've gotten older, it's not as hard to wake up in the morning even with enough sleep. Unless I'm sick, I rarely sleep past 6:30 a.m. if I go to bed at a reasonable hour the night before. Bedtime is 9-10 pm-ish.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Yes. I usually fall asleep between 11-11:30 and sleep until 6-6:30. I don't require as much sleep as my husband, who needs at least 8. But, I also drug myself to sleep each night (melatonin, Atarax). I was having great difficulty sleeping earlier in the pandemic but I am now on Wellbutrin and I sleep great and always feel rested.