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Nov 08, 2023, 02:15 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,644
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I can't function on less than 5 hours.  4 is really pushing it. It depends on what I want to do the next day but I never drive if I didn't get enough sleep. Changing the clocks has really messed me up too.
IMO sleep is more complex than the so-called "experts" claim it to be. Oversimplified "tips" such as avoiding screens an hour before bed, going to bed at the same time each night, have a bed time routine, etc. etc. etc . is so trite and doesn't work for everybody---for whatever reason.
Mote is right, I think, that not everyone needs the traditional "8 hours" of sleep. It's the same with water. I don't drink 8 glasses a day but feel hydrated enough.
Sleep can be hard to get, and many factors come into play. Living in an apartment building with thin walls and stupid laminate flooring, as opposed to a house with the nearest neighbor 1/4 mile away, makes a difference.
If I can't sleep I found not knowing the time is better than knowing. It will just give me more to think about. Sometimes doing something to get out of my head such as reorganizing my socks helps. It's mundane and easy, and distracts me enough. I go for 15 minutes of such activity. Getting out of bed also helps, rather than tossing and turning.
Other times I just accept I'm awake and sometimes that helps. So many variables really, for me.
 
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