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I think the real question is: "How much quality sleep per night do you get?" I roll into bed around 10:30 or 11:00pm, to wake up at 6:30. Assuming I sleep the

I think the real question is: "How much quality sleep per night do you get?" I roll into bed around 10:30 or 11:00pm, to wake up at 6:30. Assuming I sleep the whole time, that makes it look like I'd be getting about ~8 hours on average. Factor in it takes about 20-30 minutes to fall asleep, brings it down to ~7:30 hours of sleep. Factor in time spent tossing and turning during the night, laying in bed in that "I'm not fully awake, but I'm damn sure not asleep" mode, and that brings it down to at least ~5:00 hours of sleep, if not less. This isn't every night, but it is common. Added to that, my s/o works odd hours, and so I get woken up at least once per night about 3 hours before 6:30 am no matter what, which means i'll spend the next 20-30 falling back asleep, if I can - some times it's a few hours of the aforementioned not sleeping / not waking phase. On a good night, my quality sleep is probably 6 hours. On a bad night, probably 2 to 3.

ohgodthecat 15y ago
That sounds awful I'm in the 7 hour range of sleeping but when I go to bed I usually end up falling asleep within fifteen minutes and sleeping rather sound. Even when my dog wakes me up to be let out after she does her business and comes in I go back to sleep almost instantly. The only time I have had trouble falling asleep is if I had caffeine after 6 pm (I go to bed around 10 pm). I have to ask is alcohol or caffeine some sort of factor in your troubles?
- dotBen 15y ago
  > Even when my dog wakes me up to be let out after she does her business Wait, you let your dog out AFTER she's done her business? You're doing it wrong.
- manuscreationis 15y ago
  I cut out all caffeine several years ago (that I know of - I'm sure it slips into me somehow), I don't drink coffee, soda, or even tea. I don't drink a lot of alcohol as of late, mainly as a money-and-waist saving expenditure. There are nights where I'll hit the pillow and be asleep in minutes, and there are nights where I wont. My sleeping can be very erratic. If you were to ask my S/O, she'd tell you i'm out like a light in 2 seconds, but that's only because her issues are worse than mine, so to her it seems like I'm an amazing sleeper. She sleeps like a log on her days off, however, so to each their own. Woe be to the foolish man who dares try to wake her. But I'm usually in that half awake / half asleep mode most nights, for a non-trivial amount of time. I've gotten used to it; The trick is to never open your eyes. Keep "playing" asleep, and eventually it'll happen. Once you open your eyes and let your brain turn on more fully, you're screwed.
- bh42222 15y ago
  I am honestly curious if the ability to go to sleep almost instantly, even if you are woken up in the middle of the night, is purely genetic? Or perhaps it's a combination of habits and fitness? Or could be a symptom of something bad, like exhaustion?
  - Jem 15y ago
    My partner has this amazing ability to just switch off. He doesn't even have to lie down or block out noise etc, he just closes his eyes and bam: asleep. It does seem to have a downside though; he requires much more sleep to function than I do.

ohgodthecat 15y ago

That sounds awful I'm in the 7 hour range of sleeping but when I go to bed I usually end up falling asleep within fifteen minutes and sleeping rather sound. Even when my dog wakes me up to be let out after she does her business and comes in I go back to sleep almost instantly. The only time I have had trouble falling asleep is if I had caffeine after 6 pm (I go to bed around 10 pm). I have to ask is alcohol or caffeine some sort of factor in your troubles?

dotBen 15y ago
> Even when my dog wakes me up to be let out after she does her business Wait, you let your dog out AFTER she's done her business? You're doing it wrong.
manuscreationis 15y ago
I cut out all caffeine several years ago (that I know of - I'm sure it slips into me somehow), I don't drink coffee, soda, or even tea. I don't drink a lot of alcohol as of late, mainly as a money-and-waist saving expenditure. There are nights where I'll hit the pillow and be asleep in minutes, and there are nights where I wont. My sleeping can be very erratic. If you were to ask my S/O, she'd tell you i'm out like a light in 2 seconds, but that's only because her issues are worse than mine, so to her it seems like I'm an amazing sleeper. She sleeps like a log on her days off, however, so to each their own. Woe be to the foolish man who dares try to wake her. But I'm usually in that half awake / half asleep mode most nights, for a non-trivial amount of time. I've gotten used to it; The trick is to never open your eyes. Keep "playing" asleep, and eventually it'll happen. Once you open your eyes and let your brain turn on more fully, you're screwed.
bh42222 15y ago
I am honestly curious if the ability to go to sleep almost instantly, even if you are woken up in the middle of the night, is purely genetic? Or perhaps it's a combination of habits and fitness? Or could be a symptom of something bad, like exhaustion?
- Jem 15y ago
  My partner has this amazing ability to just switch off. He doesn't even have to lie down or block out noise etc, he just closes his eyes and bam: asleep. It does seem to have a downside though; he requires much more sleep to function than I do.