How many hours do you sleep a night?
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Like Chuck Norris, I don't sleep - I wait
mixed_biscuits
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8 hours
bassnation
the abyss
not enough - prob. same as you. i used to sleep in the day on weekends to catch up but these days i don't even seem to be able to do that. if ihave less than 5 i'm seriously grumpy and slow at work.
depends on the rest of your life: if you get enough excercise, eat relatively good, and don't do excess amount of drugs i think 6 hours is good.
me i like 8 though... but last night i got... 2 or 3.
mind_philip
saw the light
4.5 to 5 during the week, but it's fucking awful. However, it is more or less the only way to have a job and write/do anything productive for myself.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
I never sleep/cos sleep is the cousin of death
I get 7 to 8 ideally; it's not worth the grumpiness of not getting that much.
My mum suffers terrible insomnia, so my sympathies go out to any other sufferers....
I get 7 to 8 ideally; it's not worth the grumpiness of not getting that much.
My mum suffers terrible insomnia, so my sympathies go out to any other sufferers....
over the few years and more so recently i've had really terrible insomnia, one or two hours a night, up to 3 nights a week then 6 or so other nights, not something i've really been able to cope with well.
I've had some hypnotherapy for that recently and it's really helped quite alot as it goes and i feel a bit more stable mood wise.
i go to bed earlier in winter but usually about 7/ 1/2 hrs or less is my average.
I've had some hypnotherapy for that recently and it's really helped quite alot as it goes and i feel a bit more stable mood wise.
i go to bed earlier in winter but usually about 7/ 1/2 hrs or less is my average.
crackerjack
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About 7, maybe. But I'm a very fitful sleeper and a good chunk of that time feels like I'm half-awake. Falling alseep is no problem; staying that way is another matter. I can cope with 5-6 hours, so long as I wake up gradually
nomos
Administrator
7 in a very good night, but maybe more like 6 or less most of the time. used to have terrible nighttime insomnia, starting i was little. then recently it switched to morning which was worse because i couldn't do/take anything for it. then i had it both coming and going for a bit which was fun. i generally hate going to bed.
marcus, does the hypnotherapy work? i'd be seriously interested in trying this. it's been a bit better over the past few weeks, but i routinely get three hours a night, often a lot less. it's not like i don't want or need the sleep, either. i'm shattered all the time and pretty grumpy. at weekends i'll often collapse for 10-15 hours to catch up but that's not really very useful...
STN
sou'wester
I'm an 8 a night man, myself. I can do 7 pretty comfortably, 6 is a bit of a chore, 5 and below and I'm useless.
If Father Ted has been involved in the preceding evening, I will stumble into bed at around 4am before waking with a horrific start at 6:15 as all the alcohol drains from my system. An absolutely horrendous working day will then ensue...
If Father Ted has been involved in the preceding evening, I will stumble into bed at around 4am before waking with a horrific start at 6:15 as all the alcohol drains from my system. An absolutely horrendous working day will then ensue...
mixed_biscuits
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Sometimes I feel strangely compelled to break a streak of alert working days with a befuddled day on the job (tiredness, not drink obv), just for the feel of doing something with a slightly altered state of consciousness.
I also like the challenge of having to force alertness.
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in highschool i carried a pillow with my books to class for a few days before a teacher told me to stop.
i used to do the George Kastanza thing of sleeping under the desk with chair for cover at the office.
also pretty much perfected the art of dosing off in front of computer with hands on mouse and keypad, keeping a straight countenence (only works if your back is to the room)
best was this big ad agency i worked at where they had a little sound-proofed sleeping room like a little hotel room by the reception. i used to go in there every other day, saying something to the receptionist like "if anyone asks I'm not in there"
Canada J Soup
Monkey Man
Usually about 5 during the week, sometimes 4 or 6 depending...about 7 on weekends but can be less. I'll have a sleeping binge one weekend night every two months or so where I get 10 or 11 hours in. I always feel drowsy the day after, but great for most of the following week. If I go more than four days on less than 5 hours each night I start to become a little unhinged.
bassnation
the abyss
i love how definitive and absolute your answer is. are you sure? even with kids? i bet you aren't the kind of man to stay in bed while your missus feeds the younguns, you are way too considerate for that.