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Poll: How much sleep do you need?

How many hours of sleep do you need per night? Maximums are exclusive, so choose 5-6 for 5.

  • NA / Results

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • < 4

    Votes: 1 1.0%

  • 4 - 5

    Votes: 6 5.8%

  • 5 - 6

    Votes: 16 15.5%

  • 6 - 7

    Votes: 27 26.2%

  • 7 - 8

    Votes: 30 29.1%

  • 8 - 9

    Votes: 16 15.5%

  • 9 - 10

    Votes: 2 1.9%

  • 10 - 11

    Votes: 2 1.9%

  • 11+

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • Total voters
    103
Chaotic42

Chaotic42

Lifer
In general if I get fewer than 10 hours per night, I'm cranky. I'll usually sleep 12-20 on Friday night and 12-14 on Saturday night. I've been like this all my life. It sucks.

How about you?
 
If I get less than 6 I will basically be miserable and likely get a crushing migraine... but typically I try to aim for 8 so I can be a functioning member of society.
 
I've learned to function ok on 7, while 8-9.5 is an optimal refresh. I've always been envious of those who can regularly feel refreshed by any less than 6-7.

Less than 6 hours sleep and I can become vulnerable to some wicked health issues, the less sleep, the more vulnerable
 
I'm fine with 7, that's about my average, can function perfectly well on 6 and never get more than 8 hours. Even if I have no reason to get up and nothing disturbs me I just can't sleep more than 8.

In my teens and 20's I used to be able to sleep 12 hours easily and could barely crawl out of bed on less than 7.
 
GagHalfrunt said:
I'm fine with 7, that's about my average, can function perfectly well on 6 and never get more than 8 hours. Even if I have no reason to get up and nothing disturbs me I just can't sleep more than 8.

In my teens and 20's I used to be able to sleep 12 hours easily and could barely crawl out of bed on less than 7.
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I'm jealous. If nothing wakes me up I can easily sleep 24 or more. Usually after 16 or so, I start getting those dreams where I try to wake up but am trapped in the dream.
 
Are you depressed or sick? That sounds pretty unusual.

But I was just thinking about this today. I've been trying to get myself on a steady sleep schedule, but I'm not positive how many hours is ideal. I used to sleep an even 8 hours every night. Maybe up to 9 if I was really tired from missing sleep the night before. But that's been very gradually decreasing as I get older. I think it's now around 7:20, possibly now as little as 7 hours.

Too much and I'm up an extra couple of hours and my sleep schedule is wrecked. Too little and I crash and burn late in the early evening and it's everything I can do keep from napping. To somehow stick to a schedule I've been forcing myself off the computer at least an hour before I plan on turning the light out, and reading for most of that time.
 
Carson Dyle said:
Are you depressed or sick? That sounds pretty unusual.

But I was just thinking about this today. I've been trying to get myself on a steady sleep schedule, but I'm not positive how many hours is ideal. I used to sleep an even 8 hours every night. Maybe up to 9 if I was really tired from missing sleep the night before. But that's been very gradually decreasing as I get older. I think it's now around 7:20, possibly now as little as 7 hours.

Too much and I'm up an extra couple of hours and my sleep schedule is wrecked. Too little and I crash and burn late in the early evening and it's everything I can do keep from napping. To somehow stick to a schedule I've been forcing myself off the computer at least an hour before I plan on turning the light out, and reading for most of that time.
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I've been like this since I was a kid. I've got really bad restless leg syndrome, and the meds help, but I still don't get very good sleep. If I don't get a long sleep on the weekend, I start to get the standard sleep deprivation symptoms. Cranky, can't concentrate, I'm basically a mess. This usually means I only get one decent day on a given weekend.
 
I wake up at 6:00 in the morning no matter what time I go to bed...so weeknights I get about 8hrs and weekends about 5-6. I wish I could sleep in later but my internal clock wont let me,
 
If I don't hit at least 7.5 hours, I'll feel tired, especially if I go a couple days in a row with under that amount. I prefer at least 8-9 hours though.
 
Damn, some of you people are magical. If I could get by with 6 or 7 hours of sleep I could get a lot of stuff done.
 
I can survive fine on 5 but my poor grades reflect that that isn't a good idea. I need a good 10-12 to be at my best.
 
Jeezus...I don't think I've ever slept more than 8 hours in my life...ever.......well, OK, maybe a couple of times many years ago, but as a rule, even though I'm now retired and can sleep when I want to, I generally only sleep 5-6 hours at a time...but I MIGHT sneak in an hour of nap time during the afternoon once in a while...😀
For most of my working career, 5-6 hours was my normal night's sleep...once in a great while, I'd get 7 hours, more often, 4 hours had to suffice.
 
I picked 8-9 but the time I have to get up matters more than how much time I get. If I get up before 12pm I'll be tired, does not matter what time I went to bed. But typically if I can get at least 8 hours I'm way better off than if I get less. No matter what time I have to get up I need to set an alarm though, or I'll sleep way more than 8 naturally. 12+ easily.
 
I really don't function well on less than 4 hours. Insomnia is the pits. With 6-7 hours I'm in the zone. When I can, I'll do 7-8.
 
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