How many hours sleep do you get every night?

Simi · 27-03-2005 10:32PM

3-4 on weekdays, 4-5 on weekends. Sometimes I can go for days without sleep. Not by choice obviously.

Farls · 27-03-2005 11:07PM

8 hours

With me my sleep pattern varies so much i don't have a pattern anymore!

During the week normally 7/8 hours most times its anything between 3 and 14 hours though.

Weekends i like to get around 10 hours a night/day.

Can't wait to finish college and start work and possibly get a dreaded "routine" going

Farlz

hamster · 27-03-2005 11:24PM

4-5 hours

Wow, this question certainly has got the phones ringing.

My 6-7 hour sleep pattern as I said is influenced by work... and was similar in my college years but during weekends and holidays I really did abuse sleep. In "Holiday/Summer" mode I would keep going til 5-6am and not get up until 11am+

I'd really hate doing that during weekends now. It would depress me thinking about how few hours left to the start of the next monday. I now prefer getting up tired and wake up over breakfast and a quick walk. By then I be fresh enough - but yes those first 5 mins can be agony getting up. I normally wake up before my alarm clock (the mobile beeps to me v.softly an hour earlier as a gentle warmup reminder). I would really sleep in for 2 hours extra if only there was more time...

rainbow kirby · 27-03-2005 11:35PM

4-5 hours

Usually between 5 and 8 hours a night. I'm on my 3 weeks off college at the moment, so I'm in a really bad routine of going to bed at 3am and only getting up at 11-12ish. In college term time I usually sleep a lot less, depends what time I'm in at the next day of course.

byte · 27-03-2005 11:41PM

4-5 hours

Usually about 7 hours or so. Its usually enough.

Mimikyu · 27-03-2005 11:53PM

4-5 hours

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cormie · 27-03-2005 11:58PM

People under 24 years old should be getting a minimum of 9/10 hours sleep every night. Over 24's should be getting a minimum of 8 hours every night.

If you have a test approaching, it is best to get to bed early rather than try and cram in a few more hours study as you are more likely to remember everything you have studied up to the cramming better and are likely to forget most of the cramming you did.

Lack of sleep increases appetite so you will end up eating more as a result.

I try and get 8 hours every night. I find it very hard to do unfortunately. I find it easier to get 8 hours when I am working in a routine in a "normal" job rather than working on poker.ie :rolleyes:

pauldeehan · 28-03-2005 01:53AM

4-5 hours

5-6 hours during week days, but if I have a hard week I sometimes fall asleep after work, usually in front of the TV. I compensate by having a big lie in on saturday, not getting up until after 12:00.

Civilian_Target · 28-03-2005 02:28AM

4-5 hours

General rule: sunday -> wednesday, about 7 hours. Thursday usually go out, so about 4 tops, Friday 8 (more if I stay in), Saturday 8-10.

[EDIT] Got 14 hours sleep on monday night though. was sweet[/EDIT]

Matthewthebig · 28-03-2005 02:30AM

4-5 hours

Week 7 hours
weekend between 3 and 12

billy the squid · 28-03-2005 05:50AM

Less than 4 hours

usually 4 hours sleep. i can't lie in bed once it is daylight out and I have woken up. so i just get up. normal sleeping hours are between 5am and 9am

Amz · 28-03-2005 05:53AM

I can run on very little sleep, although I'd prefer to get over 4 hours a night to be at optimum performance level.

If I've a match/race I tend to take lots of naps the day before as I know I'll be too on edge to get a decent nights sleep.

*shrug*

I can lie in the with the best of 'em too though.

mukki · 28-03-2005 06:00AM

Less than 4 hours

about 4 hours a night when i stay up in dublin (addicted to broadband)

about 12 hours a night when i am at the home place (avoiding farm work)

ranDom_tAsk · 28-03-2005 06:10AM

4-5 hours

I sleep about 5/6 hours a night.

I went to bed drunk at 10:00pm yesterday and I woke up at 3am and I can't sleep now.

Tobias Greeshman · 28-03-2005 03:29PM

6-7 hours

I normally get 8 hours, during the week, any less and Im fecked for the day. On a day off, Id easily sleep for a good 10 hours at least, though probably more like 15.

I think i read before that people need 8 hours a day, thats the healthy normal, though in my opinion, some people can get away with a few hours, while others need half a feckin day.

Amz · 28-03-2005 09:13PM

If you check out www.bbc.co.uk/sleep there are some interesting articles, surveys and more on sleep. This page was for the Sleep documentary that was on BBC a few weeks ago with Professor Robert Winston, it was very interesting.

Check out some of the surveys if you're interested to find out if you're a night owl or a day person etc.

Kevin_rc_ie · 28-03-2005 09:16PM

I can run on very little sleep, although I'd prefer to get over 4 hours a night to be at optimum performance level.

i find this hard to beleive you have 4 hours sleep on more than 3 consective days and still be able to perform optimally. either, you eat a lot, you consume lot's of stimulants.

or maybe you have a small metabolism.

or you optimal performance is quite poor.

stagolee · 29-03-2005 08:33AM

4-5 hours

im lucky if i get 6 or 7 hours in a bed. had 6 hours last night and only managed to get to sleep for the last 30 mins before my alarm went off.
ah well ill sleep well tonight :rolleyes:

LoneGunM@n · 29-03-2005 10:09AM

4-5 hours

Since I moved to Navan, my sleeping pattern has gone out the window!

When I was living at home in Dublin, I'd head to bed about 12.30am during the week & get up for 7.30am for work.

Now that I'm living in Navan, I should be heading to bed for 10.30pm, 'cause I need to be up for 5.45am to get to work in Dublin. But I'm still heading to bed at 12.30/1am, so I'm completely exhausted all the time!!

At the weekends, I'm never able to sleep for more than 8 hours [except on the odd occasion when I'll sleep for 11/12 hours]!!

Our man in Havana · 29-03-2005 10:18AM

Less than 4 hours

I work nights (Mon-Thurs)so I tend to sleep from 11am till 4-5pm. On the weekends I tend to get much more maybe 8-10 hours. I can manage ok on 5 hours during the week but it sure does catch up on you at the weekends.

Goodshape · 29-03-2005 10:34AM

4-5 hours

Recently - on account of new and mind-numbing job - it's been about five hours 'good' sleep followed by another two or three hours of broken 'I-should-really-be-getting-up-now' sleep.

I'm more used to sleeping as long as I feel like, which is usually in the region of 9-12 hours. I really like sleep tbh.

Duckjob · 29-03-2005 10:54AM

When I was a student and living at home, I could sleep for Ireland, never saw am's at weekends, and would only get only when called down to lunch.

But now, as an old fart, I'm up at 7-7.30 and even at w/ends I would be out of bed by 8:30. If I stay in bed longer, I'm usually headachy and groggy for the day.

Like it much better now though, love those sunny mornings.

gimmick · 29-03-2005 03:53PM

6-7 hours

Work nights Bed at 11ish, up at 8.05.

Nap for 30mins 3-4 times a week at lunchtime.

Nap for 15-20mins work days just before dinner.

Weekends, usually 10hrs a night, plus a 2hr(ish) nap each day.

I like my sleep.

cournioni · 29-03-2005 05:01PM

6-7 hours

Bard wrote:

Usually about 7-8 hours, from midnight-ish to 8.15am.

Same as that, usually.

stagolee · 30-03-2005 07:20AM

4-5 hours

got 4 or 5 hours last night and i feel much better

Basq · 30-03-2005 07:35AM

4-5 hours

Well, i always work better at night on projects and stuff...

What can i say?... i get distracted during the day!

Anyways.. for the last couple of nights.. i'm been working straight through the night til 8am and then sleeping til 5pm and do the following from 11 that night. Quite a bizarre sleeping pattern that will hopefully be resolved by the time i start my work experience in 2 weeks time!

Furp · 30-03-2005 08:09AM

Less than 4 hours

I hear you LoneGunM@n.

During the week I only get 4-5 hours sleep, although having two babies that can wake up or won't go to sleep at night is a major contribution to this, at the weekends maybe 7-8 hours sleep as i get up early with the kids to give my wife a break. Were lucky if our son is asleep by 10 if not 11 and i get up at 5.45am to head up to Dublin.

But its very tough I am exhausted all the time, and when you consider this, During a week in total I spend 41 hours asleep, 40 Hours in work, and usually about 25 hours in the car.

Scruff · 30-03-2005 08:21AM

6-7 hours

used to be a night old and stay up till all hours which meant i'd only get 5-6 hours sleep and was always grand. now adays on week nights i'm going to bed before midnight and getting 7.5-8.5 hours sleep but i'm still tired the next day

trotter_inc · 30-03-2005 09:02AM

Average bout 7 meself.... could do with more tho!

Doodee · 30-03-2005 09:15AM

Less than 4 hours

currently about 4 or less, and I donts likes it.
I'm sitting in work tired and irritable and cursing the phones.

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