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Benedict Arnold

How much sleep do you get?

If you're a poor sleeper, what causes it? Things on your mind? Physical problems? The Internet?

Posted - February 10, 2017
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  • 508
    i was a poor sleeper.. until i got fed up and got medication for it.. take it about 10:30, fall asleep about 11:30 and than i stay asleep the whole night with no interruptions like before..
      February 10, 2017 4:50 PM MST
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  • Nice ... but I thought skunks hibernated.
      February 10, 2017 4:51 PM MST
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  • 508
    its not easy hibernating all winter and not being able to sleep the whole time. 
      February 10, 2017 4:52 PM MST
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  • 508
    falling a sleep at a reasonable time was never an issue. it was staying asleep that was the problem. when 3 or 4am rolled around i'd wake up and than i couldn't fall asleep again until 6am..  than i'd get up to an hour in a half of sleep after that... this cycle only became an issue when i started entering my mid 20's. im not 10 or 15 anymore where i could handle less sleep. (as you get older, you become more tired and drained throughout the day) This post was edited by Skunky Stinkerson at February 10, 2017 9:28 PM MST
      February 10, 2017 4:57 PM MST
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  • I used to be a good sleeper (I remember once, when I was in the army, I slept on a sealed road using a house brick for a pillow, just to see if I could). These days, who knows? Some nights are reasonable, some are bad, but I don't look for good any more. Maybe I need some of that medication.
      February 10, 2017 5:09 PM MST
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  • I generally get 6-8 hours each night. Most of the time I'm a good sleeper, though I do tend to get up at least once to use the bathroom during the night, but I always go back to sleep really quickly (unless I am stressed about something, in which case I might get fewer hours). 
      February 10, 2017 5:45 PM MST
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  • Sounds great! I'm always happy if I manage six. At least, being retired, I can have a snooze after lunch.
      February 10, 2017 6:02 PM MST
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  • I usually get at least 6 hours a night. Plus an hour for reading. If I'm working on a tough game? I'll sleep the next day as it's so quiet.
      February 10, 2017 6:00 PM MST
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  • When I was working nights I could sleep through anything -- except one thing. When the kids got home from school Mrs Didge often yelled at them to be quiet because I was sleeping. Really. :D
      February 10, 2017 6:03 PM MST
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  • Nice and quiet here now. No kids and no dogs. I can sleep when ever.
      February 10, 2017 6:05 PM MST
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  • It was a crying shame about your hound. Little Zoe is still hanging in though we're keeping her out of this heat. I thought we'd lost her at the end of November but she came good and is showing no signs of going anywhere for a while.
      February 10, 2017 6:09 PM MST
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  • I get a good solid 8 hours every night, with the occasional trip(s) to the bathroom.
      February 10, 2017 6:11 PM MST
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  • While I was being treated for prostate cancer my trips were every 45 minutes. I didn't get much sleep for a couple of months. 
      February 10, 2017 6:21 PM MST
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  • That must have been horrid Didge. Glad you're over that.
      February 11, 2017 5:22 AM MST
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  • I get about 8ish hours. I rarely have a problem sleeping, thank goodness! 
      February 10, 2017 6:23 PM MST
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  • Sounds like a dream. :)
      February 10, 2017 8:07 PM MST
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  • I usually get about 5 hours of sleep every night. Although, most of this week it has been about 4 hours every night. I can thank the Elder Scrolls Online and Battlestar Galactica for that.
      February 10, 2017 7:25 PM MST
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  • The Net can certainly screw with your sleep time.
      February 10, 2017 8:08 PM MST
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  • Due to a medication change only 5-6 hours of sleep with at least 2-3 wake-ups during the night. Once in a while I'll actually sleep 8 hours. I won't take sleep medications because I won't hear the alarm in the morning when I take them. Fortunately 5-6 hours of sleep have been enough.
      February 10, 2017 8:17 PM MST
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  • I guess sometimes you just have to take what you can get. 
      February 10, 2017 9:40 PM MST
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  • 7683
    I sleep well,thank goodness! I don't allow any stress to remain in mind while falling asleep;))
      February 10, 2017 8:32 PM MST
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  • I hope it's always as easy. :)
      February 10, 2017 9:41 PM MST
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  • 7683
    No Didge, sometimes it's not that easy, certain things don't go away and haunt you....
      February 10, 2017 11:14 PM MST
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  • 2327
    My insomnia is mostly down to anxiety. It's not as bad as it used to be, but I still find it hard to fall asleep. Melatonin tablets help, but I don't like to take it too often. 
      February 10, 2017 8:51 PM MST
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