At what point does a nap become a sleep?

By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
November 25, 2017 4:16am CST
Because yesterday I laid down at 2:30 in the afternoon for a nap and was awakened at 1 this morning by Scar screaming "DUDE!!! WAKE UP!!! ARE YOU DEAD???!!!" Now, I'm not sure how long a 'nap' actually is, but that was far beyond a 'nap'. Somewhere along the line that turned from a 'nap' into a 'sleep'. I knew I'd been feeling slightly 'off' the last couple of days...not really sick, but not really 'with it' either. I spent 4 hours yesterday doing repair work on sumo suits...repaired about 20 or so, and my eyes were hurting a bit...close work like sewing always does that when I overdo it a bit. I guess it all just caught up with me at once, because I went down for the count. Or maybe it was all the turkey...
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (122880)
• United States
25 Nov 17
It wasn't the turkey. Dammit turkey doesn't contain any more tryptophan than like anything else. Cheddar cheese contains more tryptophan than turkey.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (49672)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Nov 17
@JolietJake The Parrot Knows...
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
Hush. You don't know these things.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (122880)
• United States
25 Nov 17
@JolietJake Yes. You're right. I know nothing about science.
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45942)
• United States
25 Nov 17
Our bodies often dictate how much sleep we need. Seems when I deprive myself of sleep that I crash and sleep for hours. Naps are often no longer than 30 minutes for me. I often wake jumping out of my skin when I snore!
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45942)
• United States
25 Nov 17
@JolietJake I can see Scar going into that black cat with fur standing on end mode now!
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PaintsOnSlate
@PainsOnSlate (21849)
• Canada
26 Nov 17
Thanks @ElusiveButterfly for the laugh, I wake up too if I snore...
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I jumped out of my skin once. Scar asked what the hell did I think I was doing and told me to put it back on
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Anna
@LadyDuck (474600)
• Italy
25 Nov 17
Do not blame the work, you know it was the turkey, it is well known to help to sleep. Give a little to Scar too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (474600)
• Italy
26 Nov 17
@JolietJake I was sure he would have loved to taste the Biiiig Bird.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
He got to pig out on some
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (85155)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Nov 17
If your body needed it then you had to sleep. I know that I have thought to take a nap now when it gets dark out early so I always leave a light on because if I am really tired I also drift off into a deep sleep and then when I get up and see the dark I get all confused as to if it is the same day or the next or what in the world is going on.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
Yeah, this is the time of year that sometimes I wake up, look at the clock, and am not sure at first if it is AM or PM
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PaintsOnSlate
@PainsOnSlate (21849)
• Canada
25 Nov 17
I think it was all that turkey. The only time that has ever happened to me I was sick.... You needed that extra sleep and you got it.
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DianneN
@DianneN (247166)
• United States
25 Nov 17
Sounds like you needed it, but poor Scar must have been starving!!! A nap for me can range from 20 minutes to 1 1/2 hours! Hope you feel better now.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113988)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Jul 18
I agree, poooor Scar, no one to give him treats, tisk tisk.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113988)
• El Paso, Texas
12 Jul 18
Ahhh, then he truly is a spoiled puddy tat @DianneN How's he doing?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247166)
• United States
12 Jul 18
@rebelann Doodles would have a hissy fit without treats!
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Nov 17
I'm glad you had a good amount of sleep. I hope it helps to make you feel more like you again.
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Jennifer
@LovingMyBabies (85296)
• Valdosta, Georgia
25 Nov 17
@JolietJake I have to watch how i word things with you. You would think I would know better by now but you surprise me every time.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I was gonna feel myself to see, but gotta keep it PG-13 here
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The Horse
@TheHorse (226624)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Nov 17
It sounds like your sleep cycle is telling you to move to England.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113988)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Jul 18
Engalend swings like a ok, forgot the rest of that song.
Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
25 Nov 17
You're lucky Scar didn't start CPR @JolietJake . Yeah, my nap is usually 2-4pm. Not every day but most.
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Nanette Piotrowski
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
26 Nov 17
@JolietJake Hopefully your phone was shut off and Scar didn't use it to take a pic of you to put out on the web.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I should've checked the computer history, he had to be up to something
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ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 Nov 17
my students define NAP as taking a rest less than an hour. it may include sleep.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I think the general consensus has decided it is 3-4 hour, often less but not more than
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
25 Nov 17
I once took a four hour nap. I woke up, decided that the world did not need my participation, and went back to sleep for about 12 hours.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I can't decide if it was an extended version or a deluxe version
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Danna B.
@db20747 (43438)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
25 Nov 17
Looks like you overslept in your nap.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
Or took several naps consecutively
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Timea
@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
25 Nov 17
I think that counts as a good night's sleep.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
They say turkey releases a chemical that makes you sleepy. I ate a lot of turkey the last few days. A LOT.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (64224)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
25 Nov 17
I think that's more than a nap at that point.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I'm sure it was, just not sure when it changed from a nap to a sleep.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
@thislittlepennyearns Usually I get 90 minutes - 2 hours every afternoon since I don't sleep more than 5-6 hours overnight most times.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (64224)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
25 Nov 17
@JolietJake after four hours I would say
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (163586)
• United States
25 Nov 17
I hope your batteries are totally recharged, whatever you call it.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (49672)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Nov 17
Sleep is nature's way of healing the body, and cats know this (they make the best nurses). That's why Scar let you sleep.
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Always smiling
@allknowing (146071)
• India
25 Nov 17
Neither sleep nor nap but fatigue
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (353827)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Nov 17
As Maluse said, you must have needed it.
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JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
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25 Nov 17
I'm still a bit 'spacey', not sure what happened. Plus Scar never lets me sleep that long.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
25 Nov 17
Talk about zonked out. Lack of rest and much activity caught up with you.
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Ovarrated diva
@Fejibaby (105)
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25 Nov 17
It's clear you was really tired and then you converted your nap into a deep sleep,when its more than two hours it means you are not taking a nap. You are sleeping.
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