Last week I accidentally put my melatonin in the “8am” slot of my pill divider for each day, thought I was dying or something with how incredibly tired I was while still not being able to sleep at night.
For the first 18ish years, I couldn't seem to sleep enough. The next 30 years, 4 was about all I needed to function well. Now, in my mid-50's, I'm getting about 5-6 a night, with a rare 8-hour session here and there, and I feel great. Guess I'll die?
Ah yes, but you see, if teenagers don't start school early, then how are they going to get out of school early enough to go to their minimum wage jobs after work? Think of the poor corporations!
(Yes, this is the real reason in the US. I believe it was also so teens could work on farms after school back when that was common. Also now some families that are struggling to make ends meet rely on the extra income from their teenagers' part-time jobs, which is a special extra level of dystopia.)
i am a tummy sleeper and have multiple holes in my tummy that make it impossible to sleep on my tummy. i have not entered REM sleep in 22 years, 7 months, 22 days and i'm not even counting i just know.
23 Comments
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 42 pts · 95d
Frankly 8 isn't quite enough...
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 95d
Yeah I find I need sleep every night, and not just the one time too.
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 95d
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 95d
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 95d
DEATH TO THE OPPOSITION
Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 95d
I require 10hr to be optimal. 8hr is a bare minimum and if I get less than 8, do not count on me to do shit.
solomonschuler@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 95d
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 95d
For me it's the same, except I'll usually squeeze in a 3-5 hour nap to freshen up in the evening.
JennaR8r@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 95d
I think I've been in bed for 24 hours at this point. Oh wait it's tuesday. Probably more like 48 hours.
PunnyName@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 95d
2 times in my life where I've slept for more than a day: once was 32 hours, another was roughly 36. Best sleep ever.
LGTM@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 95d
I'm pretty sure I need 10 hours but I never get more than 4 💀
PunnyName@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 95d
Yeah, I'm good with 9. 10 is nice, but feels like doing anything useful after is pointless.
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 95d
12 is the sweet spot. Perfect balance.
bizarroland@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 95d
After 10 hours of sleep, thanks to melatonin:
binarytobis@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 95d
Last week I accidentally put my melatonin in the “8am” slot of my pill divider for each day, thought I was dying or something with how incredibly tired I was while still not being able to sleep at night.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 95d
I feel bad for laughing at this comment, but I can just imagine how disorienting that must have been lol
Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 95d
For the first 18ish years, I couldn't seem to sleep enough. The next 30 years, 4 was about all I needed to function well. Now, in my mid-50's, I'm getting about 5-6 a night, with a rare 8-hour session here and there, and I feel great. Guess I'll die?
SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 95d
UnrepententProcrastinator@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 95d
Brain development in the first 18 yrs require more sleep. Let your teenager sleep more!
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 95d
Which is one of the reasons why the super early start time for high school never made sense to me. I used to sleep through my first couple of periods.
pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 95d
Ah yes, but you see, if teenagers don't start school early, then how are they going to get out of school early enough to go to their minimum wage jobs after work? Think of the poor corporations!
(Yes, this is the real reason in the US. I believe it was also so teens could work on farms after school back when that was common. Also now some families that are struggling to make ends meet rely on the extra income from their teenagers' part-time jobs, which is a special extra level of dystopia.)
justlemmyin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 95d
Quit showing off Jackson!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 95d
i am a tummy sleeper and have multiple holes in my tummy that make it impossible to sleep on my tummy. i have not entered REM sleep in 22 years, 7 months, 22 days and i'm not even counting i just know.
pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 95d
Okay but is no one going to ask where the fuck the second image is from??
ddplf@szmer.info · 2 pts · 95d
Nah, I'm not into that, I'm more of a boobs guy