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Sleeping questions

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  • 21-05-2009 5:23pm
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    Disease Ridden
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    Hello. Just wondering about something.

    Can you train your body, over time, to get used to, say, 6 hours of sleep? For example, by chipping off maybe 10 minutes sleeping time a month?

    Normally I feel tired if I get less than 8 hours sleep but I would lke to only need 6 hours!


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    #2
    Disease Ridden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 406 ✭✭Disease Ridden


    Yes Disease Ridden, you can do that.


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    #3
    Disease Ridden
    Closed Accounts Posts: 406 ✭✭Disease Ridden


    Aw thanks Disease Ridden, at least you could give me an answer, unlike the other 19 people who looked at this post but didnt reply.


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    Faith
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    You could probably get used to only sleeping 6 hours, but that doesn't mean you should. Sleep is when your body gets a break to repair and rejuvenate itself. It's not all about tiredness. Your body is busy during the night when your brain is taking a break. So yes, you more than likely would very quickly get used to just getting 6 hours sleep a night, but I wouldn't be surprised if you found it harder to shake off things like colds too.


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