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why does it seem like when I get at least 8 hours of sleep a night, in the morning I feel more tired than when I maybe get four or five hours of sleep?
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I have that feeling sometimes too. I think it's because when you sleep for a longer, more recommended time of 8-9 hours, your body is so relaxed and asleep that if you have to wake up, your body is so relaxed that you feel more tired.
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Hey!
Well I have a sleep disorder, so I have talked to a lot of doctors about sleeping. there are a couple of things that they have told me that a lot of people dont know.
the first thing is that when you sleep, you can basically bank sleep. so if you sleep for three hours one night, and then next night you sleep in and you get ten hours of sleep. Well your body is saying hey! What the hell! I need to catch up on the sleep I missed from the night before! So basically you are still tired because your body wants you to go back to bed and finish catching up on sleep you have recently lost.
Another reason that you could be overtired after more sleep is that sleep is really only counted by sleeping straight through the night. So I dont know if you're one of those people who sleeps for three hours, then wakes up, then goes back to sleep and sleeps for another three or four hours or not. But if you are then you cant say you sleep for seven hours, you can only say you slept for four. It kind of doesnt make sense, because you would think that sleep is sleep, but broken sleep doesnt give you the sound sleep that you really need.
And finally, there is this rumour I have been hearing that may or may not be true. Apparently, the maximum amount of sleep you should get in a day is 7 hours and 20 minutes. If you get more than that it can actually be detrimental. On the other hand less than five hours is bad because you're not getting enough sleep. However, remember thats just a rumour I've been hearing.
Also, remember that your mind needs to be in patterns. If you throw it off a lot it gets confused. If you get four horus of sleep six days in a row, and then all of a sudden you are getting eight, well then your mind is probably confused and doesnt understand the changes in patterns. that is just something to think about.
Hopefully now you understand a bit better about why you are tired in the morning. If you have any other questions let me know, I've become a mini expert lol.
Love ya,
Angie91
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