Current Events > It's crazy how much increasing sleep can do for overall health

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For the longest time I was a 5-6 hour sleeper.

Resolved to increase that by 1 hour, but ended up with extra 2 hours instead. Most nights I sleep for about 8 hours.

Abstaining from tech 2 hours before bed + a cup of chamomile tea = damn good sleep.

I am so exhausted. I'm getting some mandatory time off in July and I intend to sleep through most of it.

AldousIsDead posted...

I am so exhausted. I'm getting some mandatory time off in July and I intend to sleep through most of it.

How many hours are you sleeping currently?

ZannoL posted...

Abstaining from tech 2 hours before bed

I wish I had the self-control for this.

I feel like I get somewhere around 7-8 hours each night and I'm always tired

Night not be getting quality sleep though. And I don't reduce my screen time before bed either

ZannoL posted...

How many hours are you sleeping currently?

Like 5.

au_gold posted...

I wish I had the self-control for this.

It might sound crazy, but if you put all your tech in another room, it can help a lot. I no longer keep my ipad, phone, and laptop in my room. After all, who wants to keep leaving the room to go check on their tech?

Make your bedroom a sanctuary, a place meant to unwind and relax and restore.

au_gold posted...

I wish I had the self-control for this.

Same. Totk especially.

Like WTF do you do for the last 2 hours.

My sleep has been 6.5hrs on weekdays.

i am an insomniac by nature but being prescribed ambien greatly helped. it allows me to sleep 8-9 hours if i need to or i can sleep less or longer as needed

I sleep like 10 hours a day and I still feel tired when I wake up.

Arcanine2009 posted...

Like WTF do you do for the last 2 hours.

People do different things (some people stretch, journal, etc.).

What works for me is reading. I read before bed. So good for unwinding.

AlCalavicci posted...

I feel like I get somewhere around 7-8 hours each night and I'm always tired

Night not be getting quality sleep though. And I don't reduce my screen time before bed either

This is really important. Glad you brought it up.

CaptainStrong posted...

I sleep like 10 hours a day and I still feel tired when I wake up.

Sleeping more than 8-9 is deterimental, and it should also be around the same time. I agree that the quality of sleep is important too of course.