Guilt in oversleeping

I think the main issue here is time management, which seems to be a problem for the majority of people in society (so it seems). I mean, you wouldn't have to worry about oversleeping if you hadn't stayed up late doing whatever you were doing, and you don't need to worry about driving like a (reckless) maniac if you allotted more time in the first place to get to work or wherever it is that you need to be. I don't really understand this. Yeah, sure, I've def. been there - but at the same time I think I've grown out of it (at least most days). I have no problem waking up an extra 1/2 an hour earlier (or whatever the case is) to give me more than enough time to get ready, get gas, stop at the store, and get to work 15 minutes early, still. But for some reason a lot of people like to cut it so last minute (for example, why are malls so crowded on the day before Christmas? why do we need drive-thrus at fast food joints if not for people being lazy and in a rush and not giving themselves enough time to go in? Why are people pissed when they come to the dry cleaners - wanting something done the same day, even though they missed the deadline? No one plans ahead, I tell you!!). I don't know. Sleep is very important though..I love a good 8-9 hours a day. As far as the staying awake at work thing - I usually don't have a problem. More like staying awake at home... Haha. But I can see how if a person doesn't get enough sleep, they might need tons and tons of coffees to keep themselves going.

I get about 7 hours sleep when I need 8 hours. Always have.But you are right - we tend to work too many long hours these days. I put in horrific hours. And it is all stress. Even away from work I am receiving emails etc. At this moment there is no balance in my life at all. The worse tting for is to wake up about 2 am(like last night) worrying over a task that was not completed last Saturday. When this happens it is the pits as I am so tired the next day

I don't know what you are talking about. I Never feel guilty for sleeping. Over slleping makes me feel tired. I only need 3-6 hours. Even on days when I Can get up later , I Still only get 3-6 hours. You Should Never feel guilty about getting some extra sleep. Forget about the work outside the home, you are a parent , You Need Your Sleep! Period!

I know what you mean I never like waking up early, because at night my mind is active so I hardly sleep at night, I sleep in morning instead if oversleep is over 8 hrs of sleep I don't do that but I do take long naps, 2 hrs here and there I guess for me not sleeping at night is a bad thing I seem to be easily tired during the day too

I never seem to manage to get my 8-10. When I was younger I was very worried about oversleeping...I still do sometimes but not because I have. At least not in a very long time. Used to I could sleep right through an alarm clock. My goal when I took Electronics was to have an alarm clock hooked up to an amplifier and house speakers..LOL. I have been getting up so early for so long that I can't sleepin now no matter how I want to.

I am one of those odd people that manages to get my eight hours of sleep each day. The reason for that is because of the fact that I am a stay at home mother now. However, that doesn't mean that I've never had to worry about oversleeping. You see, my daughter is in second grade right now and that does mean that I have to make sure that she gets up and gets ready for school. That said, when she was in kindergarten, we did have a little bit of a problem with tardies.

Yes I feel guilty when I oversleep. Its sometimes now I have overslept. Not even on weekends I oversleep. I get up at the right time and start doing doing my chores at home. Dont even sleep in the afternoon.

I believe you have hit it on the head. That is why there are so many energy drinks out there now,....because not enough people are getting enough sleep. Everyone is either real busy....or want everyone to think they are real busy. Lack of sleep over the years can cause heart problems later on in life. Does anyone think of that...probably not-when the more hours you work, the more money you make...and money is the main objective.

There are times that i feel guilty about oversleeping but our body needs it. If i oversleep, i just try to catch up. I don't blame myself for oversleeping cuz it's just gonna make things worse.

Hi bounce. I think it's been more than five years since I got used to getting six hours of sleep, during weekdays. But I try to sleep in on weekends. I go back to sleep whenever it's still a bit early, like when I woke up at about 7 or 8 in the morning on a weekend. One of the luxuries that I enjoy during weekends is when I get to sleep for about eight hours straight, especially when the air conditioner is on. I only feel guilty when I oversleep during weekdays, since work is waiting for me. However, I don't feel the least bit guilty when I oversleep on weekends. I think it's a gift for poor hardworking me. :-)

I have not been able to sleep a full 8 hours for many, many years. My body is like a alarm clock as soon as the sun rises so does my body. I rarely need a clock to get up as I am way up before it rings. I do not take naps during the day either as if I was to, I immediately awake with a headache. I suppose one day my body will shut down on it's own as there is so much a body can take.

Honestly, I am an oversleeper. I want to be guilty but I can't do anything about it. I just dozed off and I cannot help myself. I try to find a way to have my sleep because when I know that I have not my usual sleep, my body is telling me to SLEEP. So, I try to compensate it by sleeping more on the weekend. ;)

Oohh I love oversleeping. Especially when it's cold outside and you're tucked under a warm fluffy blanket. What's the sense in working your a** off if you can't enjoy some down time in bed? I don't do it all of the time though. Not really out of guilt but I get too groggy and unfocused and sometimes I get migraines too. But yeah I get your point on how everything is so work-oriented these days. Sometimes I feel like a robot - go to work, go home, do this, do that, like life is a never-ending checklist. Oversleeping is one of those things that strangely make me feel more "human" again, lol.

I just resigned from my work and suddenly i have all the free time in the world. i sleep late and I oversleep a lot, i get guilty for not being productive. Oversleeping brings all the inner depression in me. For example, I wake up and because I woke up late, my mind goes rewind to what i could've done if i woke up early. I start to blame the the routine and would try to make the most out of remaining hours of the day but then the cycle repeats itself the next day and what i do is pretty much just compensating for the guilt.

Hello, Alot of people are starting to suffer now because of the hard work culture like you said , go to work early and stay on late. We all need a good nights sleep, even when we have the time, so many people just get a relaxing night because of stress and worry about work, especially with the economic climate the way it is. You really need to look after your health, and sleep is very important.