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Old 15-07-2025, 10:18 PM #1
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Default How much sleep do you need realistically?

A full 8 hours?

Or can you get by on short naps.

I'm the latter, a bit cat like lol. It's rare I sleep more than 3 to 4 hours at a time, it's been years on end since I slept properly, occasionally I manage 6 or more but it's unusual.

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I range all over the place tbh.

On average it's between 5-7 hours.
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I need 8 hours plus, in fact the more sleep the better
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I need 8 hours plus, in fact the more sleep the better
Yeah same, 9 is my optimal, now I never really sleep all the way through, I usually get up to go to the toilet or whatever but I fall straight back to sleep afterwards
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Yeah same, 9 is my optimal, now I never really sleep all the way through, I usually get up to go to the toilet or whatever but I fall straight back to sleep afterwards
same I practically sleep walk to the bathroom
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I think most people sleep a few hours, wake briefly, turn over and go back to sleep, its rare to do hours straight
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I have had poor sleep for many years
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I have slept in 2 hour chunks since I was a baby ( had to be fed every two hours through the night..they said I probably had a small stomach but I think I was just lactose intolerant)

Anyways it beggared up my sleep pattern forever

I reckon I get between 4 and 6 hours each night
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The best thing for sleep is regularity of time. Go to bed at the same time, wake up at the same time, avoid "naps" and don't drink any caffeine after 5pm.
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The best thing for sleep is regularity of time. Go to bed at the same time, wake up at the same time, avoid "naps" and don't drink any caffeine after 5pm.
I could(and have done) nap and drink coffee at 10pm and still sleep away fine
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I get between 5-6 hours a night. Having my son messed me up. He was always up at 5am no matter what time I put him down which was fine when he was tiny as he went to bed at like 6pm- 7pm and I would go up around 9ish but now he sleeps like a teenager and I ping awake at 5 - 5.30am every day and cannot get back to sleep and I don't want to go to bed at 9pm so get around 5-6 hours. Its fine though as I'm not overly tired but would love a lie in once in a while.
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you need 4 hours of whats defined as core sleep for your body to recover, so probably 6 hours is a comfortable minimum
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I am sure I read recently that the old 8 hours.. is far too much ..

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I think by far most experts advise 7-9 hours is the best option if possible

Adults who sleep less than 7 hours a night may have more health issues than those who sleep 7 or more hours a night. Sleeping more than 9 hours a night is not necessarily harmful and may be helpful for young adults, people who are recovering from sleep deprivation, and people who are sick.

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sle...rs%20a%20night.
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I think by far most experts advise 7-9 hours is the best option if possible

Adults who sleep less than 7 hours a night may have more health issues than those who sleep 7 or more hours a night. Sleeping more than 9 hours a night is not necessarily harmful and may be helpful for young adults, people who are recovering from sleep deprivation, and people who are sick.

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there is no one rule fits all. As you get older, you generally sleep less. If you are not getting enough sleep, you will know about it and compensate
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there is no one rule fits all. As you get older, you generally sleep less. If you are not getting enough sleep, you will know about it and compensate
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