How Much Sleep Do You Get

A_Sober_Paddy

I was having a conversation on this topic with a mate earlier this evening and was wondering what is the average amount of sleep people get on here.

There is seminally lots of information out there for the ideal amount of sleep to get, according to QI 7 hours is better than 8, in fact 8 or more hours can be harmful...

Nothingbetter2d

6 hours is usually enough for me

Tazio

6 hour's

SweetCaliber

6 to 7 hours, 8 hours or more and I'm exhausted for the day.

shopaholic01

I love sleep, and can sleep for 12 hours straight. If I don't get enough sleep at night I can sleep for an hour or two during the day.

Badly Drunk Boy

I got 3 hours last night (or rather, this morning) and none the previous night. And I wasn't even on the internet (much).

Uriel.

I could sleep from 10 - 12 hours if circumstances allow and once I am actually asleep.

But I am a bit of night owl and generally only get 4-5 hours sleep, particularly during the week. Somedays it does feel like it is taking its toll

Where To

I take it when I can get it.

meoklmrk91

I usually get around 10-12 hours a night, once I have been awake for 12 hours I start to get grumpy and really tired, during the year in college I was often asleep for 8 and would still have to be woken by the alarm at 7:00. I can't function without my sleep, I loves it

Senna

Depends what time i get to sleep at and what time i get up;)

flutterflye

It depends on the person, and their own sleep patterns.
Everyone doesn't follow the same pattern to a tee, so therefore it is stupid to say how much is healthy/unhealthy for the general population.
Ideally you sleep through all 4/5 of your sleep stages 4/5 times a night, go to sleep at dark and wake up with the light.
It changes with age, and is effected by exercise, diet, general mental/physical/emotional activity etc etc...

I personally need pills to get me asleep - my circadian rhythm is off kilter with the sun.
I usually get about 9 hours sleep, unless I am awakened by my kids or something or other.

Pottler

Not enough. Only got home from work an hour age, 14 hour day, up again at 7. I need 8 hours sleep but only usually get 6. Work gets in the way of my sleep big time.

lab man

before the first work shift i usually dont sleep for fear of missing the shift i work for an agency and you know what there like.:rolleyes:

Mint Sauce

6-7 hours a night. Once a week will try and get around 8 hours.

Intensive Care Bear

I love sleep, my ideal amount would be 12 hours a night but that would be mean getting home from work and going straight to bed so i have to make do with about 7 a night. After a long session of partying i have been known to sleep for 24 hours.

Mr. CooL ICE

Really depends what I did that day. When marathon training, I made sure I slept for 7-8 hours but when not doing any physical training, I can get away with 6

tommyboy2222

4 to 5 hours during the week and ten 10 to 12 at the weekend.

I know you are supposed to get up at the same time every day to keep a regular sleep schedule but lie-ins are sooooo good :pac:

hairyprincess

Where To wrote: »

I take it when I can get it.

You realise this is sleep that is being discussed here? :eek::p

Fupping Grasshole

This one time I slept for 27 hours, yeah beat that. :pac:

nunn351

Always to bed after midnight and up again around 7.45am

Sam Kade

shopaholic01 wrote: »

I love sleep, and can sleep for 12 hours straight. If I don't get enough sleep at night I can sleep for an hour or two during the day.

You are sleeping your life away. 6 hours is enough for me often had less than that. Do you spend most of your waking hours shopping :eek:

SusieBlue

If I get less than 10 hours I'll be in foul form for the day. I usually get 10-12, rarely less.

I once finished work at 2pm, was so tired, I went for a nap at 3pm. Finally woke at 9:30am the next day!

Lionel Messy

None of you are getting laid, quite clearly.

Intensive Care Bear

Fupping Grasshole wrote: »

This one time I slept for 27 hours, yeah beat that. :pac:

This one time i slept for 28 hours:)

I'd be lucky to even get 6 hours most nights.

meoklmrk91

Fupping Grasshole wrote: »

This one time I slept for 27 hours, yeah beat that. :pac:

Jesus and I thought I was great with my record of 16, you weren't in a medical coma or anything were ya?

ArtSmart

A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »

I was having a conversation on this topic with a mate earlier this evening and was wondering what is the average amount of sleep people get on here.

There is seminally lots of information out there for the ideal amount of sleep to get, according to QI 7 hours is better than 8, in fact 8 or more hours can be harmful...

not at all. each to their own. (I'm a 10hr min man meself) Staying in bed when you're refreshed, yes, not good. But if yuo're sleeping, you're sleeping.

love me sleep i do.

shopaholic01

Sam Kade wrote: »

You are sleeping your life away. 6 hours is enough for me often had less than that. Do you spend most of your waking hours shopping :eek:

No, procrastinating .

Farcheal

shopaholic01 wrote: »

I love sleep, and can sleep for 12 hours straight. If I don't get enough sleep at night I can sleep for an hour or two during the day.

I get around 7-8. I would feel bad for getting any more. Just wasting your day away in bed!

Course when tired, Certain Ideals can go swiftly out the window

BINKY NIPPER

6 hours

Holsten

About 6-7 every night.

Not enough, I'm shattered throughout the entire day.

cocoshovel

10-12 when Im not in college. 8 hours when I am.

brummytom

Anything from 4-10, usually nearer 4 though.

Defiler Of The Coffin

1210m5g wrote: »

I love sleep, my ideal amount would be 12 hours a night but that would be mean getting home from work and going straight to bed so i have to make do with about 7 a night. After a long session of partying i have been known to sleep for 24 hours.

Really? Do you check the date as well as the time when you wake up?

ArtSmart

WhiteRoses wrote: »

If I get less than 10 hours I'll be in foul form for the day. I usually get 10-12, rarely less.

I once finished work at 2pm, was so tired, I went for a nap at 3pm. Finally woke at 9:30am the next day!

very interesting. i noticed all the 10+ sleepers all say 'i love my sleep' or 'would be in foul form without it' or both.

but it's very true. If i dont get me proper sleep (absolute min 8 hrs), i go, well, insane.

ArtSmart

Holsten wrote: »

About 6-7 every night.

Not enough, I'm shattered throughout the entire day.

no good. ye gotta fight for the right, em, to sleep.

ArtSmart

Farcheal wrote: »

I get around 7-8. I would feel bad for getting any more. Just wasting your day away in bed!

Course when tired, Certain Ideals can go swiftly out the window

yes see, it's that aul nonsense mentality from the olden days which we have to shake off. SLEEP AS REQUIRED!!!! NO MORE, NO LESS.

Fupping Grasshole

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Jesus and I thought I was great with my record of 16, you weren't in a medical coma or anything were ya?

Nah, just spazzed for a while then I done it.

1210m5g wrote: »

This one time i slept for 28 hours

jesus and I thought I was great with my record of 27, you weren't in a medical coma or anything were ya?

Galwayguy35

Usually about 5 hours. I always say I will go to bed early but never do.

Sleepy

Before kids I rarely got more than 5 hours sleep during the week and would get a good 10 hours every Saturday and Sunday (after a session the night before).

Now, it's maybe 6/7 hours for six nights a week and 8/9 one night of the weekend.

Back in college I broke 30 hours twice, once after a 3 night bender that must've amounted to nearly 70 hours straight drinking, the other after spending a full weekend re-doing a group project when I got stuck with a group of morons.

kincsem

You need about 8 1/2 hours. You can manage on less up to a max of about 30 hours lost, then you will sleep even if you try to stay awake.
People who say they only sleep for 3 or 4 hours a night are bad at maths.

kfallon

Usually go to sleep about 12 or 12.30 (I'm up late tonight cos I'm on holidays!!!! :P) but I'm a very light sleeper when sober so I'll end up waking up 5 or 6 times during the night and I'll be up by 9am at the latest

Jesus Wept

flutterflye wrote: »

It depends on the person, and their own sleep patterns.
Everyone doesn't follow the same pattern to a tee, so therefore it is stupid to say how much is healthy/unhealthy for the general population.
Ideally you sleep through all 4/5 of your sleep stages 4/5 times a night, go to sleep at dark and wake up with the light.
It changes with age, and is effected by exercise, diet, general mental/physical/emotional activity etc etc...

I personally need pills to get me asleep - my circadian rhythm is off kilter with the sun.
I usually get about 9 hours sleep, unless I am awakened by my kids or something or other.

What are the pills.
gimmie gimmie

Princess Peach

Probably sleep 8 or 9 hours through the night, then an hour or 2 nap afternoon/evening.

Me luv sleep.

OakeyDokey

Barely nothing lately, highly thinking off going to the Doc.

SpaceRocket

Nearly zero these past two nights.
Can never sleep if i'm overly stressed or excited about something.
Kinda sucks.

JoeyDoh

Got home from Oxegen one year at 3pm on the Monday, woke up at 4pm on the tuesday.

Good times...

oxo_

I usually go to bed after 6am and up again just after 8:30am. I'll have a snooze for an hour if I'm lucky sometime before lunchtime and again late in the evening if it's quite but that's about it.

I'm not working (I don't claim the dole either before anyone starts!) but when I was working I was going to bed around 4am and up at 7:30am or so.

My last job had me all over the world in dodgy places so I reckon my body clock got banjaxed so much it just gave up. Could never sleep on flights either.

Occasionally now, maybe the odd weekend, I'd sleep for a good 8 hour stretch if nobody disturbs me.

For me, a shower when I wake, alternating between hot and cold then a strong cup of coffee and I'm sorted.

Feck sleep anyway. If I were sleeping I'd miss all the cool South American football that does be on, like im watching right now

flutterflye

Andy Carroll wrote: »

What are the pills.
gimmie gimmie

I take an old anti dep at night - it's no longer used as an anti dep since ssri's etc... appeared on the market, but it is still used for insomniacs due to its drowsy effects.

Before I was pregnant though, I was taking melatonin which was much better - you wake up refreshed with that stuff.

Both are only on prescription here, so ask your doctor.
They're good because neither are addictive like benzos and such are.

BehindTheScenes

I get about three hours a night, never needed more than that. When I'm on holidays though I would easily spend ten hours in the scratch snoring away. Always love the holidays.

Scanlas The 2nd

Staying up on the Internet at night instead of sleeping is fairly stupid. Your quality of life during the day plummets.