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Statistics: Posted by Arya — February 20th, 2013, 8:20 am
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Jackstick wrote:
Avorgian wrote:
I sleep on average less than 6 hours a week
Arya wrote:
I used to sleep about that much a week
That's only about 50 minutes per day.
Are you guys sure about that? You're awake for more than 23 hours per day, every day?I used to stay up all day n night besides that hour I crashed each day or every other day.
Depression ftw.
Now it's eh controllable? I sleep about 5 hours a night
Generally I'll be up for 2-4 days and then sleep for a few hours
Statistics: Posted by Avorgian — February 17th, 2013, 8:02 am
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So for 3.5 years I worked twice weekly from 12am to 7:30am. After the first semester of doing this I learned to schedule my classes around my work schedule, as the job was a godsend. Currently I sometimes have trouble getting to sleep and I typically undersleep on workdays, especially if the schedule was made idiotically, on days I have off I oversleep. It's not at all healthy but I am afraid of becoming addicted to sleeping aids, as I had a friend who became reliant on them. I don't have health insurance so going to the doctor isn't an option yet.
I also find it almost impossible to believe that people can survive on 5 hours of sleep a week. But I know first hand that your body can and will adapt to what you need of it. If you repeatedly get 1-2 hours of sleep a night but still need to go to work a full shift, it won't be that bad after awhile. I've known people with very hectic lives who snatch a few naps a day at a few hours and that's just how they get by.
That said, I agree with bluecoat. If it isn't a problem, no reason to do anything about it. But always keep in mind that you should see a doctor in case it becomes something worse, or if it is an indicator of a larger problem. You shouldn't have to mold your life around your sleeping pattern.
Statistics: Posted by Landerpurex — February 15th, 2013, 10:20 pm
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Avorgian wrote:
I sleep on average less than 6 hours a week
Arya wrote:
I used to sleep about that much a week
That's only about 50 minutes per day.
Are you guys sure about that? You're awake for more than 23 hours per day, every day?I used to stay up all day n night besides that hour I crashed each day or every other day.
Depression ftw.
Now it's eh controllable? I sleep about 5 hours a night
Statistics: Posted by Arya — February 15th, 2013, 8:46 am
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I <3 sleepy time
-Phat
Statistics: Posted by Phat Hobo — February 14th, 2013, 10:40 pm
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As far as melatonin goes, I know some people that it works for... but I think it's a placebo. If it works for you, awesome. But if you want to maximize your chances of it working, try to take it in the dark and don't turn on any lights.
Statistics: Posted by bluecoat — February 14th, 2013, 8:46 pm
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I sleep on average less than 6 hours a week
Arya wrote:
I used to sleep about that much a week
That's only about 50 minutes per day.
Are you guys sure about that? You're awake for more than 23 hours per day, every day?Statistics: Posted by Jackstick — February 14th, 2013, 2:34 pm
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The sleeping pills they put me on... well, they weren't actually sleeping pills. They were an old grad of anti-depressants that I could set my own dose on and only had to take a few months. They basically reset me so that I could produce melatonin when I needed to.
What's the pill?? Lol
Statistics: Posted by Arya — February 14th, 2013, 12:00 pm
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This is the Insomnia Severity Index, and it's a pretty good diagnostic tool for sleep problems. You might want to give it a look and check out the score you get. Could be moderate insomnia, could be subthreshold. It might end up helping you decide whether you want to see a doctor about it, because in the end it's not a problem unless it's causing problems.
Statistics: Posted by bluecoat — February 13th, 2013, 12:03 pm
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I had insomnia up until a couple of years ago, when I finally realized that it was going to get me kicked out of university. I was stressed, and the insomnia that I had been dealing with most of my life was basically keeping me up to the point that I would sleep through morning and afternoon classes. Also started to lose my short term memory; I started wandering places, and wouldn't remember why I needed to go there. After getting put on academic probation, I finally saw a doctor about it.
Thing is, if it's not bothering you then it's not insomnia. It annoyed me for years, but until it was impacting my life it wasn't a problem. If you ever get to that point, there are things that can help.
It doesn't bother me mainly because I've been able to work around it and fit not sleeping a lot into a kind of screwed up schedule, only being in college 2 days a week does help a lot and also being semi self employed
Statistics: Posted by Avorgian — February 12th, 2013, 11:30 pm
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Thing is, if it's not bothering you then it's not insomnia. It annoyed me for years, but until it was impacting my life it wasn't a problem. If you ever get to that point, there are things that can help.
Statistics: Posted by bluecoat — February 12th, 2013, 10:23 am
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6 hours a week? I doubt that's good for your health. I sleep less than the average person (4-5 hours a night). Have you got insomnia?
Yup, I've had it for a very long time
Statistics: Posted by Avorgian — February 12th, 2013, 6:48 am
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