Ok, so my problem is this: The more sleep I get, the more tired I feel the next day! Why is this? It is really confusing me. I mean, I could be up til 2 in the morning and get up in 4 hours for school and not feel a bit tired. But if I go to bed at 9 and get up at 6 for school I can’t get up at all! I am just to tired! I don’t get it:( But I know that I am losing a lot of sleep because of it and I keep mentally kicking my self to stay awake during the day because of sleep deprivation. So if you could help that would be great:)
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Look up cicadian rhythms. It’s the natural up and down periods your body goes through throughout the day. Also when you sleep it progresses through different patterns. Taking a nap never gets you into deep REM sleep. So your body isn’t totally in sleep mode. Making it easier to snap awake. If you sleep for a long period of time the cycle can last longer. Meaning your still trying to wake up during REM. One trick I did during highschool was if I had a big project or stayed up late. I’d go to bed when i could get 3-4 hours of sleep. Never enter REM, therefore waking up refreshed and ready for the day. Though this can cause sleep debt. (another good thing to read up on) the less you sleep. The more you need it. So your body will compensate and require more sleep for a few days.
Hope this answers your question.
Google Cicadian Rhythms, sleep debt, and REM sleep. This should fill in anything I left out. Good luck!
If you don’t sleep more than 6-8 hours, your brain never really gets too deep into sleep. Therefore, it’s easier to wake up and stay awake. If you sleep longer, your brain is more tired from being asleep, and wants to go back. This is why a lot of people are chronically sleep deprived, since they feel “better” with less sleep, although it the opposite is true. If you sleep longer more often, your internal clock will readjust itself. There was an article I read about this, but I forgot where I saw it…
Amount of sleep doesnt matter much. Quality of sleep is key. deep sleep is necessary to take away that tired feeling, and that is called REM sleep. average people only get 1.5 hours of it per night. when your body knows it needs to function more sooner, it will kick you into REM faster. If you have motivation for the next day, you hit REM sooner and easier. go to sleep excited for the next morning!
it could be that you’re over sleeping
if you just search about it on google, you’ll find plenty of information about it.
sometimes i find that waking up to sunlight is a really nice way to start the day and keeps me awake. if you have an easterly facing room you could sleep with your curtains open.
This sounds like a circadian rhythm disorder, and I empathize because I suffer from this too. Usually it is from an imbalance in the melatonin production in the brain. Sleep specialists that I consult with say that such people should just pick a routine that works for them instead of relying on medicines to change things.
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