Afternoon Nap

JONJO THE MISER · 13-09-2011 4:41pm #1

Just woke up there from a afternoon nap, went in about 3:15 got up now, i very rarely take one but i tell ye, it did me the power of good.
I feel i got more and a deeper sleep than i would at night.
So anyone else here take afternoon naps?

orourkeda · 13-09-2011 4:42pm

2 hours is too long.

half an hour max. anything longer affects your sleep at night

gargleblaster · 13-09-2011 4:44pm

I love having them on weekends. Employers should allow employees to have afternoon naps. They're good for you. It's science.

orourkeda wrote: »

2 hours is too long.

half an hour max. anything longer affects your sleep at night

Who died and made you the nap boss?

tallaghtmick · 13-09-2011 4:44pm

Used to sleep from 4 til 7 when I was in school because I would be up til all hours :pac:

stupidusername · 13-09-2011 4:44pm

I often fall asleep on the bus on the way home from work, not very restful. always feel tired enough to nap, but yeah I try not to in case it affects my sleep at night.

orourkeda · 13-09-2011 4:46pm

gargleblaster wrote: »

I love having them on weekends. Employers should allow employees to have afternoon naps. They're good for you. It's science.

Who died and made you the nap boss?

Nobody. Can you sleep properly at night every time you sleep for two hours in the afternnon though?

ThinkAboutIt · 13-09-2011 4:48pm

Afternoon naps are the business.

Vanbis · 13-09-2011 4:48pm

Usually have a power nap on saturday and sunday for a couple of hours.

wolfpawnat · 13-09-2011 4:49pm

orourkeda wrote: »

Nobody. Can you sleep properly at night every time you sleep for two hours in the afternnon though?

Yes, yes I can, quite well thank you

I nap occasionally when I am tired from chasing my toddler around, and being up from 6am to about 12 midnight can be exhausting some days.

D1stant · 13-09-2011 4:49pm

Has to be a gap in the market fore a sleeper commuter train. We could rename the Metro North Codladh?

tallaghtmick · 13-09-2011 4:50pm

You know you've had a good nap when theres drool everywhere

westendgirlie · 13-09-2011 4:50pm

I went up to bed about 6.30pm yesterday. I woke up at 6.45am this morning!

wobbles · 13-09-2011 4:51pm

Always feel like shit every time I wake up from a nap. Im worse off after it. I find it easier to just stay awake and go to sleep earlier that night

Immaculate Pasta · 13-09-2011 4:51pm

I occasionally have a half an hour nap after a long day to recharge my batteries before the evening but I usually find I'll have a cup of coffee late afternoon which usually does the trick instead.

Although I am slightly jealous the way me Grandma does it who says "I'm just gonna put my head down for an hour so don't call me between 1 and half 3"

MungBean · 13-09-2011 4:52pm

No good. Afternoon naps always leave me shook after it.

abouttobebanned · 13-09-2011 4:52pm

And this is why the country is in the shit! Headaballs having afternoon naps when they could be out working!

patwicklow · 13-09-2011 4:54pm

Wow 2 hours sleep in the day time thats 14 hrs aweek 56hrs amonth 672hrs a year thats 28 days loss out of your life in one year over twelve years that is One year gone never to be gotten back!or thing of it this way if you worked for the 2 hours think of the money you would make over that time lost, me myself six hours is enough.

gargleblaster · 13-09-2011 4:56pm

orourkeda wrote: »

Nobody. Can you sleep properly at night every time you sleep for two hours in the afternnon though?

Yep! Might have something to do with me most often only sleeping 4-6 hours per night, but that's beside the point.

This reminds me of a study I read about which indicated that some people's natural sleep patterns made them more suited not to one long period of sleep, but two smaller periods. Apparently some people who don't function so well in the morning might be like this, and forcing themselves to adapt to this 'norm' is detrimental to their health.

If you wake up groggy from a nap then you know you probably slept too long. Or you might be getting sick.

Captain Darling · 13-09-2011 4:56pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Just woke up there from a afternoon nap, went in about 3:15 got up now, i very rarely take one but i tell ye, it did me the power of good.
I feel i got more and a deeper sleep than i would at night.
So anyone else here take afternoon naps?

Thats like something my mother* would say!

I also use this phrase.

orourkeda · 13-09-2011 4:58pm

Depends on the energy expended during the ****

staker · 13-09-2011 4:59pm

Fapn'nap in the afternoon as good as it gets.

Princess Peach · 13-09-2011 5:01pm

Pretty much everyday for about an hour. On workdays its usually an evening nap after the gym.

Sometimes on my day off I might have a mid morning nap.

I don't understand how people can make it through the day awake.

wolfpawnat · 13-09-2011 5:03pm

abouttobebanned wrote: »

And this is why the country is in the shit! Headaballs having afternoon naps when they could be out working!

Many people work nights, or as a waitress I often had shifts from 6-2 and the from 6-midnight, you better believe I napped from 3-5.

Also being unemployed causes depression, depression often leads to a lack of energy and in turn leads to napping.

marcsignal · 13-09-2011 5:03pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Just woke up there from a afternoon nap, went in about 3:15 got up now, i very rarely take one but i tell ye, it did me the power of good.
I feel i got more and a deeper sleep than i would at night.
So anyone else here take afternoon naps?

Spanish Siesta

Irish Siesta

Richard Hillman · 13-09-2011 5:03pm

I get cranky without my evening nap :mad:

3ndahalfof6 · 13-09-2011 5:04pm

surely a power nap is only 15 to 20 mins but the afternoon nap is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz clubalubagrillgoogeremerem

stupidusername · 13-09-2011 5:06pm

Princess Peach wrote: »

Pretty much everyday for about an hour. On workdays its usually an evening nap after the gym.

Sometimes on my day off I might have a mid morning nap.

I don't understand how people can make it through the day awake.

yeah, i get more than 8 hours sleep every night and could still sleep before and after work. don't get why people insist you only need 8 hours, it varies between people.

Osgoodisgood · 13-09-2011 5:09pm

No, I can't nap. I can never actually get into a deep sleep unless it's night time. And besides, it's sort of girlie really to need a nap isn't it?

Welruc · 13-09-2011 5:11pm

Needs afternoon nap = Must be a child under two

gargleblaster · 13-09-2011 5:13pm

Nooooo, naps are good for you. Good for your brain and memory and stuff. It's science! Do it!

Princess Peach · 13-09-2011 5:15pm

I'd sometimes even take a 15 minute kip on my lunch hour.

Hence why I'm so beautiful

Ciaran_B · 13-09-2011 5:16pm

Skunkle wrote: »

No good. Afternoon naps always leave me shook after it.

Yeah, the bad nap is a killer all right. Sometimes you wake up feeling more tired and irritable than before your nap! I find it's worth the risk. I'm fond of an early-evening, after dinner nap myself.

J_E · 13-09-2011 5:17pm

wobbles wrote: »

Always feel like shit every time I wake up from a nap. Im worse off after it. I find it easier to just stay awake and go to sleep earlier that night

Yep, when I try napping I just feel groggy and get headaches. Be it half an hour, an hour, no matter how short or long.

patwicklow · 13-09-2011 5:19pm

gargleblaster wrote: »

Nooooo, naps are good for you. Good for your brain and memory and stuff. It's science! Do it!

No its not its just Lazy, go for a walk/jog instead thats good for you.

Temptamperu · 13-09-2011 5:21pm

Feck afternoon naps, sleeping until six in the evening is where its at :pac:

TheMilkyPirate · 13-09-2011 5:22pm

How anybody could fall asleep in the middle of the day after being asleep all night is beyond me.

k.p.h · 13-09-2011 5:28pm

Jesus I'v had four cups of coffee today, wouldn't be able to sleep with the palpitations. :rolleyes:

YouTookMyName · 13-09-2011 5:43pm

Afternoon nap and a fap before bed.

steve9859 · 13-09-2011 6:06pm

Cydoniac wrote: »

Yep, when I try napping I just feel groggy and get headaches. Be it half an hour, an hour, no matter how short or long.

There is some science behind this and it is different for every person.

If you just want a quick refresher nap, then 20 minutes is about the max for everyone. Most people go into deep sleep after about that time, from which it is difficult to wake. 15 - 20 minutes would keep you in light sleep and you would wake up refreshed.

If you want a longer daytime sleep the danger is that you wake up mid way through the sleep cycle, and it is that interruption of the cycle which makes you groggy. While you are asleep you go through deep sleep and light sleep phases, and if you wake up during a deep sleep phase you feel crap. Everyone's sleep cycle is different, but if you have an iphone there is an app which will tell you what it is - you put the phone on your bed and it monitors when you move. So once you know your sleep cycle, you can plan your afternoon snooze length, and wake up when you are out of deep sleep and back into light. Then you will wake up feeling refreshed and not groggy.

(researched all this as a senior club athlete and coach - people get nervous and tired through the course of race days, and often want to snooze. Last thing you want to do in that situation is wake up wrecked, as you'll then perform badly, so the maximum sleep I allow at the track is 20 minutes)

Edit: and incidentally, afternoon naps are proven to improve cognitive function

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-09-2011 6:15pm

I cannot sleep until sunset

Aoifey! · 13-09-2011 6:17pm

Even just a 15 minute nap can help me if I'm absolutely wrecked during the day. If I'm going all day and meant to go out that night I'll often crawl into bed for a nap around 6 or 7 and get up again about 8 or so.

ger vallely · 13-09-2011 6:25pm

I finish work and have around an hour to wait for my kids to come out of school before we drive home. I keep a pillow and a small blanket in the car. Nothing like 40 winks in the afternoon.Though if the weather's good I do prefer a walk. Yeah, a power nap is a great thing!

kfallon · 13-09-2011 6:27pm

If I'm going out on a Saturday night and I play football during the day I'll have a little kip around 4 or 5, other than that a nap is a big no-no for me cos I won't sleep that night :rolleyes:

Kiera · 13-09-2011 6:33pm

Usually only have them at the weekends when i'm hungover or heading out on a mad one that night. Never during the week tho as they ruin my sleep.

Wertz · 13-09-2011 6:37pm

wobbles wrote: »

Always feel like shit every time I wake up from a nap. Im worse off after it. I find it easier to just stay awake and go to sleep earlier that night

This.
Unless I'm dog-tired from having little or no sleep the previous night, I avoid napping...always feel discordant and as if the morning was yesterday or some sort of weird feeling like that. Very disorienting.

PseudoFamous · 13-09-2011 6:38pm

I HATE when I fall asleep on the bus, because I wake with a shock, thinking I've missed my town. It doesn't help that the motorway is completely devoid of landmarks, so I'm usually left all panickey, wondering if I haven't made it home yet, or if I'm on my way to Rosslare.

johnayo · 13-09-2011 6:40pm

The afternoon nap is the dogs bollox.

Chris P. Bacon · 13-09-2011 6:40pm

If i didnt have work the next day i probably would have a sleep on the couch,other than that i wouldnt,im wreaked tired now as ive been up since 5am i was fighting off the sleep a few hours ago because i know i wont be able to sleep tonight,so ill just go to bed around 9pm it works out a lot better

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