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I'm completely the opposite. When I wake up via alarm clock for work (at about 7:30) I feel irritated and unhappy. My brain is a complete fog and it's difficult

by jordanb 12y ago

I'm completely the opposite. When I wake up via alarm clock for work (at about 7:30) I feel irritated and unhappy. My brain is a complete fog and it's difficult to concentrate on anything until about ten or so. Even getting dressed is a chore. My whole morning a struggle to go through the motions and I don't really start firing on all cylinders until after lunch. When I wake up naturally (on the weekends) it's between 9 and 10. I read a book in bed for about an hour or so, get up, shower and have coffee and feel like I can kick the world's ass by 11. I read, work on math problems or my various projects until about 2-3 am when I fall asleep naturally, unless I have to go to work the next day in which case I try to force myself to fall asleep between midnight and 1.

mod 12y ago
I'm about like this, but wanted to add that I feel physically ill (nauseous) when I wake up too early. It can actually be any time of day, I think it's more related to how many hours of sleep I've had. Sunrise, though, is never a time when I feel good physically. I don't think it's just a pavlovian reaction, either.
- kaybe 12y ago
  Jetlag on the way west is the best. Suddenly I'm actually awake early in the mornings. Too bad it wears off after a few days.
atmosx 12y ago
For brain-intensive work you need at least 6 if not 7, optimally 8 hours of sleep per day. What you're describing - sleep from 2:30 to 7:30 - is a 5h sleep schedule. If I do that, after the 3rd day, I'd had troubles concentrating on anything. When I was in the army, I found myself into a situation where for several reasons I managed to sleep 4 hours in 3 days. In the 3rd day, I had to stay awake until 14:30 (that was the time my service was about to end, which would permit me to sleep for 6 hrs uninterrupted). I remember that from 6:00 to 14:00 I was literally hallucinating. The effect was so strong, that I still remember vividly the dreams I had over that 6 hours. I had to be sitting on various desks to perform some or no (real) work at all. I was literally falling asleep on the chair. My lieutenant was trying to keep awake somehow until 14:00, in order to make me avoid jail-time in case his superiors realize my real condition. I wasn't able to pick up a conversation without falling asleep. Even 2 seconds of closing my eyes, would immediately indulge me into a sort of a dream, involving the people around me. One of the few things I've learned in the army was that I can be operative for 8-10 hours if I sleep 4 hours per night. Then I need to get some sleep, otherwise I switch in dumb mode. After the 3rd day, I start hallucinating :-)
- jordanb 12y ago
  To be clear: I try to force myself to go to sleep before 1 if I have to go to work the next day. That means lots of laying in bed trying to sleep. I don't think I have anything like a sleep disorder, if I weren't working an office job I'd have really healthy sleep patterns. But the inflexible rules of American office work means I'm constantly having to fight my circadian rhythm.

by jordanb 12y ago

mod 12y ago

I'm about like this, but wanted to add that I feel physically ill (nauseous) when I wake up too early. It can actually be any time of day, I think it's more related to how many hours of sleep I've had. Sunrise, though, is never a time when I feel good physically. I don't think it's just a pavlovian reaction, either.

kaybe 12y ago
Jetlag on the way west is the best. Suddenly I'm actually awake early in the mornings. Too bad it wears off after a few days.

atmosx 12y ago

For brain-intensive work you need at least 6 if not 7, optimally 8 hours of sleep per day. What you're describing - sleep from 2:30 to 7:30 - is a 5h sleep schedule. If I do that, after the 3rd day, I'd had troubles concentrating on anything. When I was in the army, I found myself into a situation where for several reasons I managed to sleep 4 hours in 3 days. In the 3rd day, I had to stay awake until 14:30 (that was the time my service was about to end, which would permit me to sleep for 6 hrs uninterrupted). I remember that from 6:00 to 14:00 I was literally hallucinating. The effect was so strong, that I still remember vividly the dreams I had over that 6 hours. I had to be sitting on various desks to perform some or no (real) work at all. I was literally falling asleep on the chair. My lieutenant was trying to keep awake somehow until 14:00, in order to make me avoid jail-time in case his superiors realize my real condition. I wasn't able to pick up a conversation without falling asleep. Even 2 seconds of closing my eyes, would immediately indulge me into a sort of a dream, involving the people around me. One of the few things I've learned in the army was that I can be operative for 8-10 hours if I sleep 4 hours per night. Then I need to get some sleep, otherwise I switch in dumb mode. After the 3rd day, I start hallucinating :-)

jordanb 12y ago
To be clear: I try to force myself to go to sleep before 1 if I have to go to work the next day. That means lots of laying in bed trying to sleep. I don't think I have anything like a sleep disorder, if I weren't working an office job I'd have really healthy sleep patterns. But the inflexible rules of American office work means I'm constantly having to fight my circadian rhythm.