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Kitsune · 09-25-2007, 08:48 AM

What is it about getting too much sleep? It doesn't make much sense. I can go to bed at 11pm and wake at 5:30am and be wide awake and ready to face the world. This is far too early for my schedule, though, so I hit the pillow and drift off again for another two hours. 7:30am rolls around and, suddenly, getting up is like returning from the dead. I'll feel horribly groggy and awful. Even if I sleep straight through the night a full eight hours, I'll have the same difficult time. Sleeping in on weekends is the absolute worst. (sounds like misery, huh?) Five to six hours seems to be about right. So...

Less sleep = more awake? What the hell?

I thought it was a problem of waking at the wrong time in my sleep cycle, so I have been using one of those gradual wake alarm clocks. It doesn't seem to make a difference. Anyone have similar experiences?

09-25-2007, 08:48 AM	#5
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	What is it about getting too much sleep? It doesn't make much sense. I can go to bed at 11pm and wake at 5:30am and be wide awake and ready to face the world. This is far too early for my schedule, though, so I hit the pillow and drift off again for another two hours. 7:30am rolls around and, suddenly, getting up is like returning from the dead. I'll feel horribly groggy and awful. Even if I sleep straight through the night a full eight hours, I'll have the same difficult time. Sleeping in on weekends is the absolute worst. (sounds like misery, huh?) Five to six hours seems to be about right. So... Less sleep = more awake? What the hell? I thought it was a problem of waking at the wrong time in my sleep cycle, so I have been using one of those gradual wake alarm clocks. It doesn't seem to make a difference. Anyone have similar experiences?