Ok i wake up and get all ready and by the time i am done gettin ready for the day i am just so tired and want to go to sleep. I get enough sleep though. But sometimes i get too much sleep? well on most nights its 8-10 hours of sleep. hmm whats wrong here?
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For a full night's sleep, you need to sleep for 8/9 hours every night.  If you wake up at 6:00am, you would want to get to bed around 9:00pm.  Also, if you don't have breakfast, you should becuase that is your "morning fuel" to keep you going all day.  Some good breakfasts include eggs, or toast with peanut butter, or anything with protein, unlike sugars, which give you a sprint of energy but you crash just afterwards.
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I am the same way.  My wife wonders why I am so tired all of the time, but the truth is that a little nap during the day is really good for you.  Peoples bodies are so different.  My wife can just keep going for all hours.  I am very active as well, I lift weights, run, and work all day, but I usually find that a good nights rest sneaking in a little nap helps a lot.  I know that athletes are recommended to get about 10 hours of sleep.  So, it depends on so many different things, but your body will tell you what it needs and you should respond.
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Generally if you can't sleep but are tired you are considered to have insomnia. \n\nIf this has been happening for more than a few weeks and none of the following suggestions help, you may want to talk to a doctor.\n\nI had a bad problem with insomnia for many years, and did some research on it.  Here are the things I’ve found that help the most.\n\n1.  Don't take the sleeping pills.  Although they are not addictive in the way we tend to think (you won't jones for them if you miss taking them) they are addictive in the sense that once you have taken them for a while, you will have to take them to get to sleep, but they won't have the same effect they used too.   This is because you tend to not get the necessary REM sleep you need to be rested.  If you must take a sleeping pill, take it well before you go to sleep.  For instance, I prefer to take sleeping pills 2 hours before I go to sleep, so that the pill can get into my system and make me drowsy before I get into bed, then get out of my system (hopefully) early enough that I get some normal sleep.\n\n2.  Try to go to bed at about the same time every night.  You have some wiggle room on this, but if you stay out on Saturday night till 3, it'll be harder to go to sleep at 10PM Sunday.\n\n(Which somewhat contradicts:)\n\n3.  If possible, don't go to bed if you're not sleepy.  Note  - one thing I have read and found to be true is that you have to be awake for 12 hours before you can go back to sleep.  So if you sleep till noon, again, you won't be sleepy at 10PM.  \n\n4.  Don't spend more than 15-30 minutes trying to get to sleep.  If you notice that you've been in bed more than 15 minutes, get out of bed and do something for a while.  Make sure what you do isn't going to make you more hyper; e.g. no exercising or energetic music or writing posts to online debates. \n\n5.  When you go to bed, choose a chore or some other task that you do not want to do and tell yourself that if you are still awake in thirty minutes you will do that task.  Then, if you are still awake, get up and do your chosen task.  This is my favorite suggestion, as it has worked nearly every time I've used it. .\n\nThose are the most useful suggestions I have.  Other things you can try:\n\nBefore you start getting ready for sleep, turn off high energy music and turn the lights down.  I love R&R music, but I went through a period where I had to turn the radio off every night about an hour before I went to bed, or I would be too wired to sleep. And our bodies react to reduced light by producing melatonin which puts us to sleep.  \n\nGet plenty of exercise, but not right before bed.  (Unless you're weird like me - exercise right before bed just puts me to sleep)\n\nAnother suggestion that might work is to relax your body, consciously, one area at a time, starting from your feet. You think about the ball of your left foot and relax it, then the ball of your right foot, then the arch of your left foot, etc. You have to concentrate (pretty hard) on what you are doing.
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There will be times in your life when you will need 12 hours and it's no big thing.  Your body tells you when you need sleep, and if it's at all possible (like not at work or driving, etc.) then listen to your body.  When you sleep your body rebuilds itself.  Just don't over-do it night after night with that much sleep.  Normal needed is about 8 hours a night.  But you can play catch-up sometimes.
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Make Time for yourself your a great person and need to make yourself time for only you! Its healthy to get 8 or 9 hours of sleep or more!
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I used to always sleep in. Then I went into hospital and got used to waking early. In fact I didn't sleep at all much. I was so tired when I got home I went to bed at 9pm and got up at 9pm. Now I go to bed at 11pm or 12 and get up at 8:45am - I seem better for it. I get breakfast too. I'm still like a zombie all morning of course - but manage to get stuff done after lunch better. I hope that helps. Try it. If you don't feel better after a week I'll refund your money.
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Many people would reply by saying a minimum of eight hours of rest. But the answer doesn't depend solely on how many hours you log in bed. Night after night, you need deep uninterrupted sleep in a bed that provides adequate comfort support and space. What matters most of all is how you feel in the morning. If you wake up full of renewed energy, you've had a good night's sleep. \n\nThere is no one formula for how much sleep is enough for you. Expecting all people to need the same amount of rest would be as absurd as expecting them to eat the same amount of food every day. Each of us seems to have an innate sleep "appetite" that is as much a part of our genetic programming as hair color, height and skin tone. Normal sleep times range from five to ten hours; the average is 7 1/2. About one or two people in one hundred can get by with just five hours; another small minority needs twice that amount. \n\nHow much sleep is enough for you? To figure out your sleep needs, keep your wake-up time the same every morning and vary your bedtimes. Are you groggy after six hours of shut-eye? Does an extra hour give your more stamina? What about an extra two hours? Since too much time in bed can make some people feel sluggish, don't assume that more is always better. Listen to your body's signals and adjust your sleep schedule to suit them. \n\nKeep in mind that sleep needs change with age. And the older you are, the less total sleep time you may need. A newborn may spend 18 hours asleep. From infancy to adulthood, sleep decreases by more than half. Throughout the middle decades of life, seven or eight hours of sleep generally are needed to provide adequate rest. For older individuals, six hours may suffice.
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Body need 7-9 hours on average -- If you are getting less then that once in a while that will not hurt you. But the sleep you do get is it consistent - if you wake up a lot during rest then there might be a problem
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How do you define too much sleep? Every person has a different need of how much sleep is necessary to feel comfortable. Although there are average figures available, they are only a guideline but not binding.\nI recently saw a conversation on TV where a guy was talking about common prejudices in medicine. One of them was the amount of sleep. He said they found a significant connection between long sleeping hours and various diseases. However, it was the chicken and egg question. Meaning: do people sleep a lot and become sick because of that or do sick people need more sleep?
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You are probably not relaxed when you go to bed.  You will sleep better if you stop doing things about 30 minutes before bed and go through a quiet routine, like shower, brush your teeth, etc.\n\nDo you consume caffeine or smoke?  Caffeine and nicotine are stimulants that can keep you awake.\n\nI saw your question about the song that gets stuck in your head.  That is a sign of stress.  Your mind is running low on energy because of stressful thoughts.  It starts repeating the song to block out those thoughts.  Try relaxation when that happens.  Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and imagine you are relaxing at a beautiful quiet place.\n\nHaving trouble getting to sleep can also be caused by stress.\n\nAt these web sites, experts give advice on how to sleep well.\n\nhttp://www.sleepfoundation.org/\nhttp://www.sleepnet.com/
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Force yourself to wake up too early. Stay awake all day until bedtime, no power naps. I had the same problem for about a month a couple weeks ago, turns out it was the fan I had in my window. It's one of those kinds you leave on and it automatically turns on and off according to tempature. As soon as I turned that thing off I slept like a baby. Maybe something is distracting you from sleeping better as well. Just a thought...
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u should go to sleep earlier because its very unhealtly to go to sleep that late every night\n\ni got to sleep 9:30 wake up at 7:00  so i get a good 10 hrs of sleep
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Um, let's see... about 11pm to 5/6 am...um, what's that? yeah about 6.5 hours too. It pretty much stinks. And then if there's a major project I sometimes get, like, only 3 hours because I got to bed at 3 am or something. I don't really like school either for that reason. How do they expect us to do well when we don't even get enough sleep?
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yes it does. any sleep past 10:00am for me makes me feel tired if I keep on continuing sleeping
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Do you sleep well at night and go to bed at a good time?  Have you seen the doctor lately?  I ask because you might have a health problem such as sleep apnea or possibly thyroid problems.  Diabetes is another illness that zaps your energy.  You should get a physical, the dr will probably want to do blood work to check for thyroid, diabetes, organ problems, anemia, etc.
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usually, the more you sleep, the more tired you are, the more sleepy... but if you have been staying up late or working hard this week or so, i think your body is still trying to recharge, try to get some rest, not sleep, this afternoon (because the week-end is still far). a hot bath, some relaxing music, a light healthy meal, then sleep 7 hours, and tomorrow morning, with a healthy breakfast, you will be fresher than ever!!
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Ilike to go up to bedroom about 10.30 read or watch a bit of television for about an hour just me in silence as I have to have some me chill time first then sleep. In the morning I wake at 7.30 but get up at 8 o'clock. It is important to relax body before you go to sleep to get a good nights one and also to wake up gently so you are getting ready for the day.\nI have to have 8 to 9 hours every night.