How many hours of sleep do you get in a typical day?

[Berkut]

2. If you are lying there in your bed, in the dark, even if it feels like you don't sleep, you have short naps you don't remember. So don't stress and don't try to do other things (like cleaning your flat or reading a book) because it will only makes it worse.

My wife had bad insomnia, and eventually she wwent and had this sleep study done, which included 12 hours of therapy from a sleep specialist. Part of her therapy was this process for sleeping consistently.

Oddly enough, she told her the exact opposite. If you lie in bed without sleeping for more than 20 minutes, you get up and do something else. Read a little bit, do a chore, whatever, then go back to sleep. If you do not fall asleep for ten minutes, get up, do something, etc., etc.

She was adamant about always waking up at the same time though. No matter how tired you are, get up at whatever your wake up time is.

Surprisingly (to me) enough, it all actually worked.

[Martinus]

2. If you are lying there in your bed, in the dark, even if it feels like you don't sleep, you have short naps you don't remember. So don't stress and don't try to do other things (like cleaning your flat or reading a book) because it will only makes it worse.

My wife had bad insomnia, and eventually she wwent and had this sleep study done, which included 12 hours of therapy from a sleep specialist. Part of her therapy was this process for sleeping consistently.

Oddly enough, she told her the exact opposite. If you lie in bed without sleeping for more than 20 minutes, you get up and do something else. Read a little bit, do a chore, whatever, then go back to sleep. If you do not fall asleep for ten minutes, get up, do something, etc., etc.

She was adamant about always waking up at the same time though. No matter how tired you are, get up at whatever your wake up time is.

Surprisingly (to me) enough, it all actually worked.

Well I didn't consult any specialist so it may not work for everyone. In any case, most insomnia cases (mine included) are based in psychology, so pretty much whatever you convince yourself to work should work.

[KRonn]

I get about 6-8 hours sleep, usually up to 8 on weekends and less on week/work days.

[Weatherman]

8

[Valmy]

A highly erratic number.  Sometimes 3 or 4 hours one night and then 10 hours the next.

[Berkut]

Well I didn't consult any specialist so it may not work for everyone. In any case, most insomnia cases (mine included) are based in psychology, so pretty much whatever you convince yourself to work should work.

Indeed - the problem is that for most insomniacs, they are just repeating what doesn't work, and have no idea what to do that will work.

So they don't get enough sleep, so they are tired, so they go to sleep earlier and earlier, or get up later and later, but they aren't really fixing the reason they are not sleeping to begin with - which almost certainly has nothing to do with how long they are physically in bed.

Which brings up another thing - bed is for sleeping and sex. Nothing else. No reading in bed, no watching TV in bed. If you cannot sleep and want to watch TV, get up and go watch some TV - but get the TV out of the bedroom.

I am glad I am not an insomniac. I love to read in bed.

[Caliga]

Alot of nights I try to read in bed but usually fall asleep within a few minutes.  Princesca often finds me in bed with a book on top of my face, fast asleep and snoring underneath it.

[PDH]

I try for 8 hours - it heeps me happy, healthy, and childish...childlike.

[Brazen]

Usually around seven hours. I wake up at 7am at the weekends too, but may have an afternoon nap if I've been up late. I get bored lying in. If I have a special friend staying over, I get up, have breakfast and do stuff for a couple of hours and get back in before said guest stirs.

[Martinus]

Usually around seven hours. I wake up at 7am at the weekends too, but may have an afternoon nap if I've been up late. I get bored lying in. If I have a special friend staying over, I get up, have breakfast and do stuff for a couple of hours and get back in before said guest stirs.

Yeah if I am completely wasted, I usually have an hour-two-hours beauty nap in the afternoon, too, but not unless I have slept for less than 3-4 hours during the previous night.

[Valmy]

Usually around seven hours. I wake up at 7am at the weekends too, but may have an afternoon nap if I've been up late. I get bored lying in. If I have a special friend staying over, I get up, have breakfast and do stuff for a couple of hours and get back in before said guest stirs.

I very rarely stir before 9 am on weekends unless I have to for some reason.  Weekend mornings are for being lazy.

[Ed Anger]

In bed at 11am or so. Up usually between 6-8am depending on the day.

I fall asleep on the couch in my office around 1pm for 30 minutes to an hour. I don't get my nap, I take it out on someone.

[Iormlund]

I don't get nearly enough sleep. I feel like I'm always sleepy since I weaned off steroids (which have the opposite effect).

[Eochaid]

 I usually go to bed betwen midnight and 1AM, and I get up at 8:40AM.

So I usually have about 9 hours of sleep a day.

Kevin

[Valmy]

I don't get nearly enough sleep. I feel like I'm always sleepy since I weaned off steroids (which have the opposite effect).

Why were you on steroids?