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Posted: 12/19/2019 10:01:51 PM EDT

For me, it's usually 5 or 6 on work nights. I might seldom get a couple hours more on the weekend, but not usually. I really don't like sleeping like some people do. Life's to cool to waste it sleeping.

I know some people who revel in sleeping. They've annoyed me most of my life.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:05:15 PM EDT

[#1]

I average 4 hrs a nite..over a month I will go anywhere from 1-3 nites with no sleep, then a nite or two with 6-8 hrs sleep and the rest run 3-5 hrs... been like that since the wreck in 2013...the more I sleep, the worse I hurt....the more lethargic I am and the worse my headaches are overall.....kind of sucks, but it is what it is....

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:05:33 PM EDT

[#2]

pretty reliable 7-8hrs a night. I try not to mess with my sleep, I have a temple to maintain

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:06:05 PM EDT

[#3]

Maybe you are a "short sleeper". I am. I rarely sleep more than 3 - 5 hours a night. Was diagnosed as a short sleeper ~25 years ago. Less than 1% of the world population last I checked. No ill effects for short sleepers, but not so for those with real insomnia.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:15:09 PM EDT

[#4]

I am retired so I can sleep when I want to, usually at 10pm. I have to take sleeping pills if I want to get more than 3 hours of sleep, so I get 8-9 hours a night.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:19:32 PM EDT

[#5]

6-7 hours a night and I’m good.

If I’m short sleep over several days I can catch up, but if I’ve been getting 6-7 hours I get tired sleeping more.

I needed more when I was younger.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:20:49 PM EDT

[#6]

7-8 and I do pretty good. Sleep, however much you require, is one of the most important things a person can do to stay healthy.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:21:19 PM EDT

[#7]

Depends, how many times I have to wake up to take a piss.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:21:41 PM EDT

[#8]

3-4 since Iraq in 2003

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:25:43 PM EDT

[#9]

It varies.

No work tomorrow.

Daughter sleeping here next to me is making me tired.

She usually gets up around 7:30am. I might get caught up and super sleep from 11pm till whatever time she gets up.

Otherwise there is are days I'm midnight to 7:30am or 11pm to 6am.

It's all across the board.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:30:18 PM EDT

[#10]

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pretty reliable 7-8hrs a night. I try not to mess with my sleep, I have a temple to maintain

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This. I'm usually 10-6 on weeknights. Weekends I'll go 11pm or 12pm to 7am or so.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:31:51 PM EDT

[#11]

4 - 6 hours, usually crash hard once a month and sleep til noon

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:34:10 PM EDT

[#12]

4-6 a night. I can do 3-4 for a few weeks at a time, but I will crash eventually and I'll sleep 10+ plus a night for a few days.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:35:04 PM EDT

[#13]

It depends on what time of the year it is and what's scheduled that week or 2 out.

Winter months I sleep about 1hr per night more than I do in the summer.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:35:42 PM EDT

[#14]

Usually in bed by midnight and up at 6:00.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:36:48 PM EDT

[#15]

My Fitbit app shows an average around 6 and a half hours a night.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:37:20 PM EDT

[#16]

12-13 on weeknights

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:38:39 PM EDT

[#17]

3-4 hours if I'm lucky.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:38:40 PM EDT

[#18]

8-9 per night. Usually in bed by 2130, up at 0600.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:39:06 PM EDT

[#19]

currently maybe 15 or 16 hours a week.

i slept yesterday morning for 4 hours after being up since Sunday morning after 5 or 6 hours sleep after being awake since the previous Thursday at 12:30 and on and on

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:39:06 PM EDT

[#20]

6-7 normally.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:40:29 PM EDT

[#21]

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Maybe you are a "short sleeper". I am. I rarely sleep more than 3 - 5 hours a night. Was diagnosed as a short sleeper ~25 years ago. Less than 1% of the world population last I checked. No ill effects for short sleepers, but not so for those with real insomnia.

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If that's a real thing, then that's probably what I am. It's varied over my lifetime, though. My sleep habits have fluctuated wildly, depending on the habits of my friends, and the demands of my job.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:41:42 PM EDT

[#22]

I try to go to bed about 8:30-9pm and wake up at 4:45am. 8 hours is about perfect for me to be productive the next day. Any less than 5 and I'm only good until the coffee wears off.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:43:59 PM EDT

[#23]

I have to have 8 on a routine basis, but I feel better with 9.
I can function just fine on 6 for a few days but then I need to catch up on sleep.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:44:29 PM EDT

[#24]

Since retiring, I'm getting 7-8 hours nightly. When working it was probably closer to 5 hours nightly. I also think quitting drinking has helped my sleep schedule too.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:44:30 PM EDT

[#25]

8-9. Less than 8 and I am off all day.

I got by on far less when I was younger. Now I don't need to.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:44:41 PM EDT

[#26]

Lucky to get 5 hours straight. My mind is too active.

I can go to sleep within a minute or two in most any situation. Usually how I spend my lunch break.

My woman does a solid 9 every day, more on the weekends. Causes some strife sometimes--she screams rape when I whack her with wood at 8am on a Saturday

When I was 15-20, I could crash for 14+ hours. Kind of miss those days.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:45:22 PM EDT

[#27]

8-8.5 hours.

Usually asleep by 8:30pm to 9:00pm and wake up at 5:00am to 5:15am.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:45:33 PM EDT

[#28]

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I average 4 hrs a nite..over a month I will go anywhere from 1-3 nites with no sleep, then a nite or two with 6-8 hrs sleep and the rest run 3-5 hrs... been like that since the wreck in 2013...the more I sleep, the worse I hurt....the more lethargic I am and the worse my headaches are overall.....kind of sucks, but it is what it is....

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Yep, the long you lay in bed the worse it is trying to move when you wake up, fortunately the nightmares wake me up after about an hour and I give up. I've been up 4 nights this week already.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:45:41 PM EDT

[#29]

4. I don't like sleepin much

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:46:55 PM EDT

[#30]

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For me, it's usually 5 or 6 on work nights. I might seldom get a couple hours more on the weekend, but not usually. I really don't like sleeping like some people do. Life's to cool to waste it sleeping.

I know some people who revel in sleeping. They've annoyed me most of my life.

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AGREE lazy fuckers sleep their life away.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:47:27 PM EDT

[#31]

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pretty reliable 7-8hrs a night. I try not to mess with my sleep, I have a temple to maintain

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This, physically demanding job and life. In bed at 9, up at 5. No alarm needed. Sometimes woken up at night by my kids, but otherwise I sleep through.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:48:20 PM EDT

[#32]

I LOVE it when I can get 11+ but given my schedule that never happens. I feel it all day long.

Even at 47, I have NO problem falling right asleep as soon as I get in bed.

Posted: 12/19/2019 10:55:09 PM EDT

[#33]

same
average 5 hours

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:03:14 PM EDT

[#34]

Almost exactly 6.5hrs when I'm working. A little bit longer on my off days.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:04:06 PM EDT

[#35]

Between four and five

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:06:33 PM EDT

[#36]

I cycle through. I now sleep a lot 8 or 9 hours just few years ago 5 maybe 6 hours.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:07:01 PM EDT

[#37]

Between 6 and 7. I wake up naturally and rarely use an alarm.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:09:19 PM EDT

[#38]

All of this year on 2nd shift...about 7.5 per night.

All of last year...about 3 every day or less.

I'm feeling much better now.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:09:27 PM EDT

[#39]

3-5 hours daily, it’s horrible I work 10 hours 6 days a week and still can’t stay asleep

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:13:02 PM EDT

[#40]

I usually sleep 10-11 hours a night if I don’t set an alarm.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:13:56 PM EDT

[#41]

During the week, Regularly 4 to 5hrs. Bed between 11pm and 1am. Up about 4:30. On the road no later than 5. About once a week I will nap about 2hrs.
Weekends I sleep anywhere between 5 and 8hrs a night.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:32:24 PM EDT

[#42]

1:30-2am to 6am... Like clock work... For about the last 20 years.

That said, I can usually take a nap most any time at the drop of a hat...

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:34:05 PM EDT

[#43]

7.5 hours almost every night.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:38:01 PM EDT

[#44]

Fall asleep between 11 and midnight and up at 3:45am for work. Take a 1-2 hour nap in the afternoon.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:43:02 PM EDT

[#45]

Fuck. I wish I could run on 4 hours of sleep consistently like some of you guys. I'd get so much stuff done.

I regularly get 1-5 hours on weekends during hunting season but I have to make up for it by getting a full 8 during the work week.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:45:17 PM EDT

[#46]

When I was a teenager, I'd sleep til noon if my family let me.

Now, I'm with OP...about 5-6 hrs a night roughly.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:45:24 PM EDT

[#47]

Alarm is set for 0300...it's actually about 30 minutes fast for a couple of snoozes

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Go to bed about 2100.

Every once in a while I stay at my best friend's place and get to spend the night on an old Serta or something queen size bed that his aunt had.
I tend to get the best sleep for HOURS in that old bed! Like 8 or 9 and on occasion, 12 hours solid sleep.

Turns out that bed has the same effect on other members of his family.
It just flat knocks you OUT!

Back to real life, it's usually 4-6 hours a night.
My mom told me I've always been like this.

I can't explain it.

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:48:04 PM EDT

[#48]

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currently maybe 15 or 16 hours a week.

i slept yesterday morning for 4 hours after being up since Sunday morning after 5 or 6 hours sleep after being awake since the previous Thursday at 12:30 and on and on

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Damn. I thought I didn’t sleep for shit....

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:49:44 PM EDT

[#49]

I have never taken sleep. Does that come in a pill?

Posted: 12/19/2019 11:51:03 PM EDT

[#50]

7-8 on average, any more and I'm tired all day.

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