I get 8 hours sleep and consistently feel tired and awful every time. 10 hours, 6 hours, far better experiences.
You want to try waking up at a multiple of 90 minutes, or using an alarm that wakes you up in line with your sleep cycles. Eight hours usually wakes you up in the middle of deep sleep
big sigh I miss those days so much and they are only a few months in my past.
After a lifetime no sleep issues, I’ve been sleeping like shit without medication for the last few months. I get 1 good sleep in without medication and it feels amazing. Then the next night I barely get 3 hours of broken restless sleep.
This sucks and I don’t know how anyone can do it long term 😕
I just started using that feature on some smart watches that wakes you up when you’re in light sleep within 30 minutes of your alarm, and DANG–game changer, seriously. For the last few mornings I’ve woken up feeling better after six hours of sleep than on a lot of mornings where I’ve had a hard wakeup after nine.
EDIT: It’s called “Smart Wake” on Android and Garmin watches, it’s an app like “AutoWake” for Apple Watch, and it’s “Smart Alarm” for Pebble.
My brain has a better feature.
If I am supposed to go somewhere, I just wake up every 15-30 minutes until I finally see the right time on my watch. Doesn’t even need to be smart one.
Do I feel light-headed and tired? Yes. But it’s for free!I used to get that sometimes. Rough way to wake up.
Second this. Android app called Sleep Cycle changed my life.
I looked a while back, and I couldn’t find any non-subscription apps (I don’t mind paying a one-time fee, but I’m not going to pay a subscription for an alarm clock). But they just added it natively to the Pixel Watch alarm app, or at least they just rolled it out to my Pixel Watch 3. Love it.
I have once (1) woken up feeling completely refreshd and ready for the day without any chemical assistance and I still feel revolted thinking that that’s normal for some people.
I get that every time I go to bed at around 5-7 AM and wake up 5-8 hours later. Try it
But also
Get tested for sleep apnea, that makes you feel more tired after sleeping
Also try a different pillow. I lucked into a good one and I’ve slept substantially better ever since. Or I did until I had a kid, I should say.
Ugh me too. I’ve experienced it a few times in my life, but I’m cursed with narcolepsy so it’s not in the cards for me🥲
That’s me every day. Sleep like a baby every night.
As a bonus, I have a bizarre talent of being able to wake up exactly when I need to. I always wake up before my alarm, even when I set it for earlier than usual.
Sometimes you really do just have narcolepsy or another incurable “your sleep is fucked” disorder though. So don’t feel like it’s a personal failing if every doctor you speak to shrugs and tells you to just deal with it
Disgusting
(…ly jealous, please teach me your ways)
I only get that after a night of binge drinking. So for better or for worse, like maybe twice a year. But that’s definitely chemical assistance lol
Eh, after a couple years of doing 5-6 hours, 8 hours is no longer doable. For some reason my hip and back start acting up if I sleep longer than 7 hours. Doesn’t seem to matter what sleeping position or what bed I use, after 7 hours of inactivity my muscles seem to just start to strain themselves.
One of the less discussed side effects of getting old. If you sleep deeply, there’s a good chance that something hurts in the morning because you slept on it awkwardly and it didn’t wake you up. The worst injury I’ve had as an adult was a “sleep injury” to my shoulder. A fucking sleep injury. I used to jump off an 18’ cliff into a rocky lake as a teenager.
The worst injury I’ve had as an adult was a “sleep injury” to my shoulder
I’ve definitely done something similar more than once. You would think at some point you’d stop having to learn more about your body, but then your body keeps on changing.
I would simply be too powerful if I ever got a full night of restful sleep!
After years of waking up to get the kids ready and to school, I have mastered the art of sleeping early and waking on time out of pure necessity. Even corona couldn’t mess up the pattern anymore.
Envious. Maybe one day ill have enough time, insurance, and motivation to see a psychiatrist again.
I always go to bed early enough to get 7-8 hours of sleep, but according to the sleep tracker on my watch, I sleep like shit. It’s no wonder I’m always so fucking tired.
I second getting a sleep study. The CPAP seems like a medieval torture device, but after you push through the anxiety attacks, you start to feel so good in the mornings.
Also, since you already use a watch, I have to recommend the feature that wakes you up in your lightest sleep phase within a half hour of your alarm. It’s called Smart Wake on Android and Garmin watches, it’s an app like AutoWake for Apple Watch, and it’s Smart Alarm for Pebble. I’ve only been using it for a few days, but it’s already a game changer.
My CPAP made a huge difference for me, I no longer find myself nodding off in the middle of the day for example, but I still don’t feel good in the morning. I need to try that smart wake
ever been checked for sleep apnea?
I either get 4-1/2 hours or 12 hours, there is no in between.
