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davepamn davepamn
 
April 22, 2009 01:08 AM

Do you get up early in the morning or sleep in?

Do you stay up late at night and sleep in the morning?

Are you an early riser and go to bed early?

Do you get a full eight hours of sleep?
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maxzhichao maxzhichao
 
 April 22, 2009 01:58 AM
I'm hardwired as a night owl, so, given the choice and if I didn't have responsibilities, I'd sleep from about 8am to 4pm. Even on my off days, I tend to stay up until 2am or so, even if I have to be to work by 8am.

Working nights for too many years, combined with 24 / 7 business in Chicago mean that I can function just as well at night as most people do during the day. Things were also much easier when I used to patrol the Chicago streets at night - you can get anywhere in the city quick since traffic is nil.

I tend to get about 7+ hours of sleep before my body will wake on its' own. An army sergeant taught me a trick just out of high school to make sure you sleep well at night (other than the physical training): Don't eat or drink anything 5 hours before your intended bedtime. If you do, your body wants to process it, and you'll probably need to use the restroom - and have problems getting back to sleep.
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• Interesting, you can affect sleep by eating within five hours of sleep. I never thought about how eat could disrupt sleep.


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demanda demanda
 
April 22, 2009 01:56 AM
When I'm not working, I like to stay up late and sleep later. However, I don't often get to do that because I have to get up at 6am for work. I aim to get 7 hours of sleep a night because I feel better with 7 hours than 8 hours.

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hushnow hushnow
 
April 22, 2009 02:15 AM
I guess you could say that I sleep in. I stay up late at night- usually I don't go to bed until 8:00 in the morning. My husband works the night shift, and I like to be up when he's up, and sleep when he's sleeping.

Yes I do get a full 8 hours of sleep :D

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tracebooks tracebooks
 
April 22, 2009 02:28 AM
I get 8-9 hours of sleep, but I don't get it when most other people do. I actually like to get up early, but I often don't get home from my kids' evening activities until well after 9 p.m. So I normally go to bed between 10 and 11 (so our family feels like we've had an evening) and get up between 8 and 9.

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drmatt drmatt
 
April 22, 2009 03:29 AM
I'm a morning person. I tend to be most creative and productive in the morning. It must come from commuting into Silicon Valley VERY early to beat all the traffic.

I try to get a straight eight, but, sometimes I have late clients and still have to get up, exercise, and get the kids to school.

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morriss003 morriss003
 
April 22, 2009 03:32 AM
For me it depends on how good a nights sleep I got, and when I went to bed. I usually go to bed between 11:30pm and 12:00 midnight. If I sleep good, then I usually fall asleep about 1am and get up at 7am, so 6 hours of sleep.
Sometimes I suffer from gas or allergies. That means I have to get up and take medicine. This usually results in me sleeping at about 2am and getting up at 8 to 8:30am. Sometimes I have to get up and use the bathroom. This will kick my get up time back a half hour to 45 minutes.
I have dystonia which causes my natural rhythm to fluctuate and this forces me to take naps at odd times, like 8pm. When this is severe, I am likely to stay up very late, like 3 or 4 or even 5am. When this happens, I might get up at 9, 10 or even 11am.
If I get 6 straight hours of sleep during the night, I consider that a very good night.

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stevej stevej
 
April 22, 2009 06:04 AM
I am working still I can't make it possible to get up early in the morning.
I am used to sleep late .

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greeneyedb... greeneyedb...
 
April 22, 2009 08:42 AM
I work nights, 7p-7a, so on my working nights, I stay up until at least 8AM and then wake anytime between 11 AM and 3 PM. I almost never get 8 hours of sleep, and am lucky to get between 6 and 7. On my nights off, depending on if I can make myself stay up the morning after a 12 hour shift, I may go to bed early that evening or I may sleep all day and be up all night. I don't have a regular pattern, which I know isn't good for me, but hey! Gotta love being a night nurse!

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