Hey gus, I manage to now sleep without interruptioms in a row but I slept like 7 hours and a half, it’s rarely exactly 8. But the minimum is 8 according to scientists. I tend to “force” myself to sleep more by trying to stay in bed but sometimes I feel groggy after this “second early nap” or it’s dreadful to be just in bed doing nothing (like I wake up at 10:45 and I force my to sleep still 12:15 because I go to sleep late, I tried to go earlier but my brain doesn’t let me, according to my sleep doctor it’s common for artists to have a weird sleeping schedule). I wouldn’t mind that much but some days my eyes burn so much even if I slept in a row for even 9 hours. I use calming pills, eye drops and forcing me to sleep but eyes constantly burning. And my eye doctor says they are technically fine. I only don’t feel pain when I’m angry or I eat ice cream ( I’m not kidding here).
Your sleep need is as unique as you are and is influenced by biology, lifestyle and environment. Anything from 5-11 hours of sleep per night can be considered normal. If you’re waking feeling refreshed and can go through your daily life without feeling sleepy then your sleep need is being met.
According to me, it’s best to avoid it unless there’s a reason you need to sleep that way.
So for most people, eight hours is enough.
For most adults, there is no known negative impact to getting seven hours of sleep.
But given that seven hours is the minimum that is recommended, sleeping only this amount does not leave much margin for difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep.
Your body sets your “biological clock” according to the pattern of daylight where you live. This helps you naturally get sleepy at night and stay alert during the day.
When it comes to bedtime, he says there’s a window of several hours—roughly between 8 PM and 12 AM—during which your brain and body have the opportunity
Research suggests that we should be snoozing by 10 p.m. As the sun sets each day and it gets dark outside, you should ideally be winding down to go to sleep.
Even though a few hours of sleep at night and a nap during the day might add up to six or more hours total, she said, the health benefits don’t add up in the same way. Short naps of less than 90 minutes typically only include the lighter phases of sleep