How much sleep is enough sleep?

@besweet (9831)
Ireland
March 26, 2017 12:59pm CST
I have noticed that my sleeping habits change depending on the season. Usually I am trying to get an average of 7 hours every night but it is not always possible. During the summer, I feel fully rested with less hours but in winter time, my body needs more hours of resting. What are your sleeping habits? How much sleep is enough for you?
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Subhajit Sil
@subhajitsil6 (961)
• Kolkata, India
27 Mar 17
This is common for most of the people. Most of us sleep for longer hours in the cold season. And in the warm season most of us tend to sleep less. When I was small I studied an 8 hours sleep is very much necessary for healthy living. But if you can atleast have 6 hours you will survive well.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
27 Mar 17
6 hours is fine too, but then we might need to recharge with energy during the weekend! I also need some extra coffee during the day if the sleep is not enough.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
28 Mar 17
@subhajitsil6 When I had exams at the university, someone recommended two chocolate pieces every morning before the exam or before studying for extra energy and clear mind.
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Subhajit Sil
@subhajitsil6 (961)
• Kolkata, India
28 Mar 17
@besweet You can have chocolate bites rather than coffee sips that would help you get even more energies.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (48166)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 Mar 17
I usually need 6-7 hours a night. Sometimes, I do need a little more. But generally that's what I need.
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Dominique
@dodo19 (48166)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
26 Mar 17
@besweet I try to have one. I usually go to bed, once my kids are asleep, and wake up with them. Although I will sometimes wake up, if they do.
Dominique
@dodo19 (48166)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
27 Mar 17
@Lupita234 No not always. I have to get as much as I can while they're sleeping.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
26 Mar 17
6-7 hours is necessary for our body and mind to rest and recover. It depends on the person, I am mostly at the 7+ side but usually I manage to get a little less. Do you have a consistent sleeping schedule?
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MainerMikeBrown
@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
26 Mar 17
I require eight hours of sleep per night. Anything less then that leaves me feeling sleepy the next day.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
26 Mar 17
8 hours would be nice! Do you wake up at the same time every morning? I wake up naturally at 7:30 so my sleeping hours depend on the time that I go to bed the previous night!
MainerMikeBrown
@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
26 Mar 17
Yes, I usually wake up at 7am after getting to sleep around 11pm. I often go to bed around 9:30 pm and listen to the radio for an hour.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
28 Mar 17
@MainerMikeBrown I also relax on the bed and watch tv shows before sleeping, or read books. Relaxing with music and reading helps a lot.
DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
26 Mar 17
I good to bed the same time every night and wake up whenever my body tells me to in the morning. I get about 7-8 hours sleep a night.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
28 Mar 17
It is important to keep a schedule with sleeping habits, I think that our bodies like routines. 7-8 hours of a good night's sleep sound ideal!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382329)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Mar 17
I'm not sure what's enough but sometimes I'm sure I don't get enough.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
28 Mar 17
When we wake up feeling tired, it is a sign that we didn't get enough sleep! It depends on each person's activities though during the day. I think that on exhausting days, more sleep is necessary to wake up with new energy!
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
28 Mar 17
@JudyEv We can get better sleeping quality on relaxed days. On the active days resting is more necessary, even after retirment!
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382329)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar 17
@besweet I'm sure you are right. Because we no longer work our days are mostly quite relaxed.
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Mathews
@Wana1234 (1518)
• Zambia
30 Jan 20
For 7 years of sleep is enough.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
30 Jan 20
I must be getting older, because nowadays I need 8 good sleeping hours to rest! Of course I don't get them every day but still, I have less energy now.
DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
26 Mar 17
My sleeping habits are awful and I know I don't get near enough hours of sleep.
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besweet
@besweet (9831)
• Ireland
26 Mar 17
Sleeping and resting is very important and I know that it is very hard to fix the sleeping hours and have a consintent schedule. I managed to do it only because I had to wake up at the same time every day for work. I used to have irregular times too.
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Resky Yandi
@reskyyandi (3608)
• Indonesia
14 Apr 17
More than 8 hours. But I always sleep less than 6 hours
Miss S
@Moon24 (22394)
• Serbia
4 Feb 20
I think it is different for everyone. I need to sleep 10 hours at the last time.