Does anyone else feel a little frustrated when seeing posts where people are panicking because they only got 6 hours of sleep? Or they woke up a couple of times during the night and now think their health is in danger?
Sometimes I read these and think, wow, I’d be thrilled to sleep 6 hours straight or just wake up briefly to use the bathroom.
It’s hard not to roll my eyes at some of these dramatic posts like, ‘I had 2 hours less sleep last night than usual. Should I call in sick today?’ I can’t help but feel these folks don’t know how lucky they are.
I totally get this! I woke up today feeling so accomplished because I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 5. Getting 5 hours feels like a luxury for me nowadays. And when it’s 5 uninterrupted hours? That’s a rare win. Today’s a good day because of it.
I love the ones where people say, ‘My sleep tracker shows everything is perfect, but I’m only getting 7 hours and 45 minutes. How do I get the full 8 hours?’ Like, seriously?
Sawyer said:
I love the ones where people say, ‘My sleep tracker shows everything is perfect, but I’m only getting 7 hours and 45 minutes. How do I get the full 8 hours?’ Like, seriously?
Haha, yes! It’s like, ‘Oh no, I got 3 seconds less sleep than yesterday. How can I stop this? Should I worry about my health?’ Glad I’m not the only one who finds this frustrating.
Val said:
‘I couldn’t fall asleep last night, only got 5 hours. Am I going to be okay? Is this serious?’ Posts like these make me cringe a bit.
I saw a post just like that recently: ‘I can’t function without 9 hours of sleep. Yesterday I only got 5. What’s wrong with me? Should I see a doctor or go to the ER?’ How sheltered must their life be to think that way?
I only get about 1.5 hours of sleep each night, and it’s far from enough. But to those who haven’t slept at all for days, I wish I could donate an hour to you every night. Sending hugs to everyone struggling with this.
