How long do you sleep for?
Posted by LeaderLost1744@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 374 comments
Curious to know what time people go to bed? I work 8-4 and I go to bed at 9pmš I always am so tired, want to be a part of the 5am wake up club but curious if people get up at 5am when do you go to sleep?
Apprehensive-Shock80@reddit
11pm - 6:30am
qbnaith@reddit
I work 7-3.30 so I try to be in bed before 10, wake up at 5.30 to be ready in time to leave the house at 6.
elhazelenby@reddit
Usually sleep between midnight and 2am, and wake up between 9 and 10am so about 8-10hrs
HoGyMosh@reddit
11-6.30 but its not enough, I could do with an extra hour
However a 10pm bedtime feels puritanical
PoinkPoinkPoink@reddit
Bed at 9:30 ish, sleep at 10:30 ish, up between 5:30-6:30, no alarm but I start work at 9.
YiddoArmy@reddit
Bed by 10 and asleep for 10.30 - usually awake for 7am so a pretty solid routine. Doesn't matter what time I go to bed when out drinking as I'll be awake at the crack of dawn and feel like death. Would love the ability to sleep in!
dandotcomhacked69@reddit
5-6 hours typically. Less on weekends.
Work two jobs and have a 3 year old, so you can picture the rest.
I feel like I am missing what segment of the day is 'mine' if I go to sleep too early, and when I do try to go to bed at say 10pm, I am awake till at least 11.30 before noddyland calls. Weekends, I'll finish Work2 at say 2am, home and in bed by 3am then back up at 8am > day > kiddo to bed for 7pm, then out the door at 8pm to work and that is till 7am Sunday morning, which I'll be in bed for 8am-830am and sleep till 2pm, then it is up an at-them for the day... Rinse and repeat the week till death or lottery win.
YiddoArmy@reddit
Sorry mate this sounds rough. Here's hoping for better days
Three_Steaks_Pam@reddit
Work dodgy hours, get up at 6.45am for a 7.30am start until 9am. Go home for a bit until 11.30am, work again from 11.45am to 1.15pm. Home again til 3pm, work again from 3.30pm to 6pm. In bed for 11.30pm.
raytotayto@reddit
What do you do to have thst schedule?
Three_Steaks_Pam@reddit
Primary education, not a teacher however.
CheesyChips@reddit
I sleep from 10pm til 12 the next day. Itās called hyposomnia and Iām still tired. Sleeping your life away is no fun
ganjaferret420@reddit
If am lucky i get 4 hours
PuzzleheadedFrame441@reddit
I need a lot of sleep and I used to go to bed about 8pm and get up at 6 to go gym. Then go work after. Three times during working week. If you can sleep early and you need the sleep do it, it might work for you!
Ok-Ebb2833@reddit
I go to sleep half 9 10 up at 5ish. Definatly could sleep way longer though
SwanExternal4025@reddit
I try and aim for at least 7 hours, 11/11:30pm until 6:30am, I work 8am-5pm Monday to Friday
kodargh@reddit
2am lately man, not feeling ok, got into a bad habit and I reckon Iām stressed and have anxietyā¦ Iāll try to sleep early tonight.
TurkishSte@reddit
I go to bed around 9-9.30 and wake up anywhere between 5-6, if Iām feeling a little more rock and roll itās 6.30 šš but thatās the years of early shifts, then a child, then early shifts. I also exercise around that time but in all fairness itās because I work in the industry so itās more ānormalā for me to be able to do that
Swamp_Donkey82@reddit
I get up at 6am, go to bed between 9.30pm and 10pm.
But then I wake up around 3am feeling mega anxious, so lose around an hourās sleep!
animal_behaviour@reddit
I get the 3am anxiety awake for an hour thing too! Anyone know what causes this?
qt_31415@reddit
I have a newbornā¦ā¦
Champagne_Bunnny@reddit
It'll get better. Enjoy the sleepy snuggles š
No_Statistician1002@reddit
Does it get better honestly? My baby is almost 9 months and wakes up about 4-5 times a night and then is up for the day at 5:30-6am š¤£
Jacket-Aggravating@reddit
Oh hey me too! Exactly the same. Sometimes she blesses us with an 8am wake if she's been awake for a wee hour or two long party in the middle of the night. Not that the 3 year old lets me also get up at 8.
Agitated-Honeydew-41@reddit
My baby is now 9 and we have been enjoying nights of solid sleep and lie ins together and sheās my little bestie - but she was once a breastfeeding beastie and I didnāt sleep for longer than 2 hours at a time for over two years and she still woke in the night until she was 4 but at that point one or two wakes a night was nothing compared to the round the clock boob sessions.
You will get more sleep, I can vividly remember feeling like I was borderline hallucinating at times and wondering when and how life would ever change - I promise it does but you have to radically accept where youāre at first or youāre just constantly suffering more on top of the actual suffering. All my love and strength to you!
Fenpunx@reddit
My kids are 11 and 5. Still get up at around 0530 every morning.
Champagne_Bunnny@reddit
It definitely does. My baby didn't sleep through the night till he was 8, so I can almost guarantee that you won't have to wait that long. What you have to do is resit the urge (REALLY resist) to get all your jobs done while they are sleeping and instead, take a nap yourself. The housework will wait but your baby is only small for a short time. It feels like forever right now but in 12 or 13 years you'll be worrying that they sleep TOO much š I also managed by getting a baby carrier so I could bring my child on my front and then my back when he was older, to take a walk or do the washing or something.
Someone back then said that you can't fill everyone's cups if yours is half empty, so make your own rest a much higher priority than you are probably doing right now. Nurture yourself and you will nurture them much better. Your baby is happy to just be near you.
Forsaken_Fly2522@reddit
Guess you donāt know what sleep is anymore
Far_Management6617@reddit
This is literally me. Wake up at 7 to work 8-4, knackered by 9pm. Usually asleep by 10pm latestĀ
Level_Grapes@reddit
Work 10-10. Sleep around 23:30 wake up 5am
Laorii@reddit
Get into bed ~10pm, sleep anytime time between 11/12 on a good night, wake up at 6am. Eternally sleep deprived.
clovenheart1066@reddit
I got to sleep at 10, wake up at 6.
When my children were babies is the only time i've ever been able to wake up at 5am, forced and repetitive.
Even when i worked 2.5 hrs away, i still only woke up at 5:45, to be on the road at 6:30.
bigmattb28@reddit
Bed around 22:30-23:00 up at 05:00
AttersH@reddit
11-12pm - wake up at 7-7.30. I need 7 hours to feel reasonable. 8 is better but I rarely get it. Iām a proper night owl, Iād ideally do 1am-9am by my body clock but alas, kids & work etc š«š
AvatarIII@reddit
Bed at 12ish, sleep at 1ish, wake at 8ish
AggravatingPumpkin72@reddit
1/2am and get up at 7.15am. Not at all healthy, but I'm a night owl and always worked nights before this role.
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
Have you tried melatonin? It doesnāt work for general insomnia but itās amazing for circadian rhythm āproblemsā (ie your body naturally is a night owl but society forces you to wake up at 7am). Itās quite difficult to get in the UK, but itās sold OTC in other countries (eg France) so you can just buy it on eBayĀ
gxb20@reddit
Just adding to this Kiwis are a very cheap way of getting a good amount of melatonin into you and also have vitamins and a couple of other āgood hormonesā
Sir_Merrington_IV@reddit
Took me a minute to work out this was Kiwis the fruit and not Kiwis the people from New Zealand
Deruji@reddit
Sounds like you need more sleep
Elegant_Law_6463@reddit
I'd heard that you should only use Melatonin for a few days to get your sleep patterns sorted. Not for long term use, I would check before taking.
card1ne@reddit
itās prescription only in the UK right? How would you go about getting it prescribed? I canāt even get thru to the reception at my gp surgery
julialoveslush@reddit
I have it prescribed long term because Iām autistic and we donāt produce as much natural melatonin. Been on it for two years now and still works just as well.
gregd303@reddit
Yea it's a hormone , there's a reason why it's prescription only in the UK . It becomes ineffective after a while and then your body stops making the natural stuff because your system is flooded with it. Best not to mess with it.
julialoveslush@reddit
It would get seized if ordered from abroad, you need to ask for it to be prescribed
C4mbo01@reddit
Itās completely legal to buy and import and own in the uk, only illegal to sell without prescription.
Itās genuinely changed my life, I feel better, more energy, lost a lot of weight I couldnāt shift.
The change from 4-5 hours a night to averaging almost 8 and getting to sleep in minutes is incredible. I order mine from the eu and it gets delivered no problem. We are a rarity in having it controlled in the uk.
CatSlag@reddit
Have you got any links please? Ebay uk just lists melatonin-free sleep aids. How can get some? I'm old and crap with computers!
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
Not eBay, but this company exports from Canada to the U.K.Ā https://canavitam.com/collections/discover-better-sleep-with-our-melatonin-collection?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23061063344&gbraid=0AAAAApHQ4ZDb10tG3vjB7y5QhAC-8Nkwb&gclid=CjwKCAjw7vzOBhBxEiwAc7WNr-6XsLAJZRbljgQIuU50m5jN9M9VRxLQVBVmQI4oh0ajCUKJ0Bjq-RoC5wAQAvD_BwE
CatSlag@reddit
Brilliant! Thank you š
MoistHD@reddit
Be careful with melatonin, can have mental health side effects.
Whole-Being8618@reddit
What mental health side effects?
MoistHD@reddit
Long term use can make you more irritable, angry etc. and they can also give you fucked up dreams. They are great for regulating your sleeping pattern but shouldnāt be leant on for too long!
Mountain_Resident_81@reddit
I sleep a deep 9-10 hours but Iām autistic and have cEDS so my body is constantly in repair mode!
Agitated-Honeydew-41@reddit
9pm-6am or 10pm-7am, and Iād sleep more if I could š if I get any less than 8 hours Iām puffy eyes and feel hungover!
ParodyNation@reddit
I fall asleep on the sofa about 11pm, wake up at 2/3am go to bed and then wake up at 6.45am to go to work.
Dramatic-Doctor-7386@reddit
11-6 usually
the_topiary@reddit
Go to bed at half ten, alarm is for half six.
pseudonomdeplume@reddit
I go to sleep between 00:00 and 01:30 then get up for work at 07:00. On weekends I sometimes stay up til 02:30 and get up at about 09:00.
IamFilthyCasual@reddit
Usually going to bed around 10 ish. Some days I fall asleep immediately and some days Iām just laying there till 2-3 oāclock. And due to the nature of my work I wake up different times pretty much every day. Some days I have to be up 5:00-5:30 and some days I can sleep till like 9:00.
FeDUpGraduate87@reddit
I go to bed at 7am or there abouts, up at 2pm and leave for work at 4-4:15pm.
JemimaHippo@reddit
Go to bed between 10 and 11, the alarm wakes me at 6.30am but naturally I would get up about 8.30am at the weekends. I love a nap and could happily squeeze in an hour or 2 on the sofa on a Saturday.
Theallseer97@reddit
If I don't get 8 hours a night I can't function like a normal human being.
rileyabernethy@reddit
I generally sleep anywhere between 4 - 8 hours. Depends how stressed I am or if I needed a pee in the middle of the night. Generally I am very awake once I first wake up for eg a pee, so it's hard to go back to sleep. Every month I usually have a period of insomnia where I have about 1 - 4 hours of sleep each night for about 5 days.
Emmalulu2907@reddit
As long as physically possible, though recently I seem to be waking up earlier and earlier..
O_Beast@reddit
I work 2 days and 2 nights and 4 days off
On days I try to sleep by 9 as Iām up at 5am On night 1 I usually have had no sleep that day then I get home and crash 7am-5pm before night 2
My 4 days off Iām all over the place. I could wake at 4am and get up or I could sleep to midday. If I have no plans I donāt worry about it I just sleep lol
Ygzr3fptr@reddit
We go to bed at about 8:30 and weāre asleep by 9pm. Up at 4:30-6am depending on whether weāre running, going to the gym or both. Iād say we usually have four midweek 4:30am starts and then three a little later but it varies. We both work 8:30-5-ish.
dirty-salsa@reddit
Bed at 2am. Wake up 9am. Or 3-11 on Saturdays. Canāt sleep longer than 8hrs even if I wanted to. Always tired in the morning but canāt actually get back to sleep.
GayAttire@reddit
In bed 9-9:30, hopefully sleep not long after 10. Up at 5:50.
Layeredrugs@reddit
Iām in bed for 9, sleep at 10 and have a 6am alarm. Itās more relaxed during the summer, lighter nights etc, I donāt need as much then lol
thatguyjames_uk@reddit
Bed around 930 to 10 and up at 530. Work 630 to 5pm
Right_Variation_3087@reddit
I wake up at 5am and sleep at 9pm
07ufarooq@reddit
I think I take the cake bad sleep. No fixed sleep schedule absolutely all over the shop
ShinyHeadedCook@reddit
5 to 6 hours usually
Mikey463@reddit
5-6 hours
Final-Mistake-604@reddit
Bed at 11pm latest then up at 7:30am. I do feel absolutely shattered by 10pm š
Automatic-Plan-9087@reddit
Iām older than methuselah and, for the last 50 years or so, have gone to bed around midnight and get up around 4:30. No alarm these days (retired) but still awake at the same time.
Dutch_Slim@reddit
Dad??
Automatic-Plan-9087@reddit
ššš
pielad@reddit
Youāre a very rare breed if you can actually function on only 4 and a half hours sleep regularly
JennyW93@reddit
My paternal grandparents and my dad seem to get by on 4.5 hours. Delighted I havenāt inherited that particular insanity.
shizzler@reddit
Being able to function on 4.5h is a blessing.
PauseMenuBlog@reddit
It's not - anyone can do it, it just really sucks. People who proclaim they function at 100% on 4 hours sleep have simply adjusted and forgotten what it feels like to be well rested.
shizzler@reddit
I think some people actually are well rested on 4h sleep but they're a very small minority (owing to a genetic mutation).
boringfantasy@reddit
That's probably one of the best genetics in existence. It's correlated with all sorts of other superhuman stuff as well.
in-thesuburbs-i@reddit
The brain actually gets used to a lack of sleep, and you stop āfeeling itā as much, but that little sleep has been proven to be damaging long-term.
sally_says@reddit
For some people, they can have four hours of sleep a night and be healthy and alert. But they likely have a gene mutation: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20150706-the-woman-who-barely-sleeps
Low-Captain1721@reddit
Not that rare as I can manage on 4 hrs. My sweet spot about 6. More than 7 & I actually feel dopey & mentally slow next day.Ā
ArtificialPigeon@reddit
I'm the same. 4 to 5 hours will do. If I ever have a day off and stay in bed longer I feel groggy and lethargic and my head feels like it's going to explode, so I don't sleep in anymore. My wife on the other hand... She doesn't get up til after 11am on a weekend.
Automatic-Plan-9087@reddit
āRare breedā is nearly what coworkers called me when sharing digs whilst working away š¤£š¤£
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
Alzheimerās speedrun Ā
Uk-guys2@reddit
2am-8-9am
ShareCrafty5822@reddit
Insomniac here ! I get about 3 to 4 hours asleep at night.. Usually in bed by 8 or 9 and then up anytime after midnight.. latest i sleep in is 2pm Work 7 to 4 mon to fri
Emilyx33x@reddit
bed at 8, wake up at 6
cmvyas@reddit
I wish I had a sleep schedule
w1ckedw1ckedw1cked@reddit
My natural sleep cycle is 9 hours straight perfect every time if I don't have an alarm set literally within a 10-15 minute really weird lol
Back to work soon though and my usual is up till about 1-2am then wake up about 8 :(
Xanderwho@reddit
Sleep at 10PM and wake up at 5AM for work
ThrowawaySunnyLane@reddit
Not long enough. I probably fall asleep somewhere between 12 and 1. I wake up somewhere between 7 and 8:30.
RaspberryDapper6152@reddit
Go to bed between 11 and 12. Get up and out of bed at 5am
Dutch_Slim@reddit
Midnight-1am to 7am. Much more than that and I feel rubbish all day.
FilmFanatic1066@reddit
Go to bed between 11-12 depending on how tired I am, get up at 8:40
Jip_Jaap_Stam@reddit
I go to sleep between 00.00 and 01.00; I wake up between 05.30 and 06.30. Plus I have sleep apnoea, which means I rarely go into a truly deep sleep. Extremely unhealthy, but I don't plan on living a long life in any case.
BENTDOG89@reddit
Last night I went to sleep at 2300 & woke at 2337 & then 0202 & then 0305 & then 0408 & then 0513 & then 0616 & then lastly at 0712.
I normally wake up 3/4 times. My insomnia started about four years ago & Iāve only slept for six hours solidly about seven times since February 2022.
jgcarraway@reddit
Go to sleep at 12, wake up at 8
kanobbk@reddit
8?! Assuming you WFH?
fleapuppy@reddit
Not everybody works the same schedule as you
kanobbk@reddit
Can you show me where I claimed that they did?
fleapuppy@reddit
Why else would an 8am wake up time be so alarming to you, unless you were assuming a 9am work time?
kanobbk@reddit
Where is my suggested state of alarm? By using punctuation after the number 8?
Why are you creating strawmen arguments on a thread that you've had no prior interaction with?
LambonaHam@reddit
Literally yes. Do you think punctuation is just decorative? Why are you being so argumentative and hostile?
kanobbk@reddit
You're soft.
I wasn't the one who claimed that everyone has the same schedule as mine.
Let me break it down for you lobotomised lot in layman's terms:
"Do you wake up at 08:00am?! I'm assuming that's because you work from home?"
How's that?
LambonaHam@reddit
That's one hell of a projection given how upset you are at being called out.
The initial reply wasn't hostile or argumentative though? Either you're lying, or you misinterpreted it that way. This is looking like you're grasp of literacy is just poor.
Again you used "?!". That conveys shock, alarm, or surprise.
kanobbk@reddit
Your comprehension is lacking and you're cherry picking to fit your narrative. This all began because I was told that Not everyone has the same work schedule as you. To which I agree, but this is something that I never once stated.
Again, the irony.
Irony, again.
Surprise is not the same as alarm. Do yourself a favour and research the synonyms of surprise.
fleapuppy@reddit
Language and punctuation convey meaning. ā?!ā conveys a sense of shock and alarm.
kanobbk@reddit
A question mark quite literally denotes a question, not a state of alarm. The exclamation mark enhances the use of the question mark.
So I'll ask again, why are you creating strawmen arguments on a comment that you've had no prior interaction with?
fleapuppy@reddit
Do you know what a strawman is? It doesnāt apply here
kanobbk@reddit
Again, yes it does.
Your initial response was "Not everyone works the same schedule as you", a statement that is completely irrelevant and falsified as I never claimed that they did.
So again, why are you interacting with hostility on a comment that you've had no prior interaction with, when the comment in question is completely trivial and generic?
Is everything okay?
fleapuppy@reddit
Hostility?
It was a pretty innocuous thing to comment, as people do work different schedules and will have different morning alarms. Iām sorry if I came across as hostile, that wasnāt intended
kanobbk@reddit
Considering we've already discussed how important the correct language is, your initial response came across hostile and accusatory, as again, I never ever claimed that everyone works the same schedule as me.
Of course I'm aware that everyone has a different schedule, hence my original comment asking a question about OP's said schedule - "Assuming you WFH?"
fleapuppy@reddit
Honestly you need some slightly thicker skin if anything in this comment thread has felt hostile to you.
Someone disagreeing with you shouldnāt be taken as a mortal insult.
LambonaHam@reddit
This dude is insane. Either that or they're just a child spoiling for a fight to be 'edgy'.
kanobbk@reddit
You have special needs.
LambonaHam@reddit
Ableist, and no.
You made an assumption, and framed it as a question.
kanobbk@reddit
You mean I used a form of slang with my initial comment, while simultaneously asking a question, hence the use of a question mark? Followed by what's described as a loaded question or leading question.
The question is asked while implying that something is true, ie "I'm assuming you wake up at 08:00am because you work from home?"
Your recent activity on threads is just you arguing with people.
Are you well?
kanobbk@reddit
You didnāt show any signs of disagreement though, did you? You made a baseless comment about my own schedule and conflated it with OPās comment.
Thicker skin.. the irony.
Blind_Warthog@reddit
Iāve upvoted you but you are being a bit of a wanker. Chill out man.
LambonaHam@reddit
kanobbk@reddit
So emphasis, strong emotion, surprise or high volume. Not a state of alarm.
Thanks for proving my point.
Now continue with your day.
superioso@reddit
I can wake up at like 8:30, get ready and leave in 10 mins and have a 20 mins cycle to work to start at 9. I don't particularly get people who need to wake up like 2 hours before actually leaving the door.
lxjh@reddit
Same here
miniangelgirl@reddit
Same
Dalhoos@reddit
Go to sleep at 11.30pm and get up around 6.30am. Works for me š
hallerz87@reddit
Sleep around 12-7.30
brokenlogic18@reddit
I work 8 til 4. Wake up at 7:30 usually. Sleep between 7 and 9 hours. Some nights I fall asleep immediately. Other's I just can't. No real pattern to it as far as I can see. No matter how much sleep I get though it's never easy to get out of bed!
Consult-SR88@reddit
Off to bed around 8pm, sit and read til about 9.30pm then sleep. Almost every night Iāll wake up from around 1am to 4am then nod off again before the alarm goes off at 5.30am. Iām permanently exhausted.
(Perimenopausal & an under active thyroid means I no longer remember what a good nightās sleep feels like).
FeedbackConstant2413@reddit
Go to sleep at 10, wake at 7
AsparagusDramatic475@reddit
I have to get up at 5am most days for work. I wish it was to enjoy some exercise and chill while it's quiet but it's just rushing to get ready and do the commute. I've gradually got earlier and earlier regards trying to get to sleep and often start the downtime before 9pm, hoping to be asleep by 930pm. The way I see it, most regular people (9-5 people and school runs) get up 2 hours after me so my routine's like them trying to be asleep by 1130pm, which they'd be saying is really late. I'd like to get at least 8 hours but that's just not possible with my work hours. In an ideal world I'm definitely a 9 hours plus person given the chance. Sometimes I'll get in after 13 hours on a hospital ward and it'll already be 8 and half hours until I have to get up again. Instant wind down isn't possible. Not good!
I used to think I was more of a night owl type person but I'm really not sure anymore because I'm so tired all the time. I'm probably unhealthily working against my natural body clock.
Littlelindsey@reddit
Chronic insomniac who only works nights. I sleep during the day mostly
Nineteen_AT5@reddit
I work 8 - 4 and go to bed at 2115, watch a bit of TV and then sleep from 2200 till 0615. Occasionally I have an afternoon kip when I get home for 20 mins before tea.
Badlydressedgirl@reddit
According to my watchā¦7.5 hours a night.
Get into bed around 9, then I piss around on my phone or laptop until about 10:30/11. I get woken up very briefly when my girlfriend gets out of bed at 5am, again when she leaves at 7am. Go back to sleep and usually crawl out of bed between 9-9:30.
Iām very bad at early mornings and love sleeping. If Iām depressed I can spend around 20 hours in bed, but itās hell on my back.
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
Have you tried chugging an iced coffee or energy the second you wake up, without getting out of bed, then having a nap while it kicks in? Thatās my strategy for waking up in the morning and it works great, especially if I have to wake up to an al*rmĀ
Badlydressedgirl@reddit
I take my ADHD meds and get through the day with 1 coffee and 1 energy drink.
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
I mean specifically drinking the coffee the second you wake up, even before getting out of bed
Badlydressedgirl@reddit
Where does this coffee come from, if you haven't got out of bed yet?
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
You make it the night before and leave it on the nightstandĀ
No_Statistician1002@reddit
Wouldnāt that just go off overnight surely u need to put it in the fridge or you talking about black coffee
Icy_Flan_7185@reddit
Yh just black coffee with sugar or sweetener. You can use UHT milk if youāre desperate for some
TheVentiLebowski@reddit
I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.
ā Mitch Hedberg
onlysmaller@reddit
Due to my dogs med needs I go to bed at 11pm, can fall asleep immediately or at 2am who knows. His next pill is at 7am but he always starts barking by 6am. I am not doing great on it tbh. Sometimes I fall asleep on the couch and my 11pm alarm wakes me up. So if I get back to sleep right after getting into bed I can get a good bit of sleep. But thatās not often.
BroodLord1962@reddit
Who the hell needs to be up at 5 for a start time of 8? I used to be in bed anytime between 10 and 11:30pm, and up at 7am for a 8 start
icastfist1@reddit
Travel time I imagine. I used to leave home at 7am for a 9:30am start as I needed to catch a 7:20am bus. Or my friend's partner who is a paramedic, she would travel 230 miles for a shift (Devon to London) and 8/10 times would travel back after she had finished (she is now based locally, thankfully!).
Euphoric-Pearl@reddit
About 6-7 hrs on average imo
PKblaze@reddit
I sleep for 8-10 hours. Don't have a set time to go to bed due to working from home without scheduled hours.
tikdig@reddit
9 pm and then 6 am
shanrees8@reddit
Usually nap from 5pm till 8pm then I officially go to sleep around 11-12 and wake up at 6am
Out of a 5 day work week I'd say only one of those I don't nap for hours when I get back from work. I'm perpetually exhausted and have no energy to do anything after work unfortunately
its_hannahjf@reddit
Go to bed around 930 usually wake up 630 when the kids start stirring.
cactusdan94@reddit
Work nights sleep at 11 sometimes late as 12 , up at 5
Weekends, sleep at like 1 up at like 7/8
ImDankest@reddit
For my 3 days in the office I go to sleep at 12-12:30 and get up at 7. My 2 wfh days and weekends I usually get a full 8 hours as I can get up at 8:45
Alert_Cover_6148@reddit
I get home from work at 11 pm and go to sleep at between 1 and 3 am and get up at 7 am to get my boy ready for school.
markjoes30@reddit
5.00pm to 6-6.30pm. Then 10-10.30pm till 4am. No alarms. It works for me. Think it's called biphasic sleeping.
Dapper_Car5038@reddit
In bed around 9:15pm, read till 10pm and got to sleep. Wake up at 5:15am
great_captain@reddit
Usually 1-2am, and wake up 8-9am. Depends how into my hobbies I get during the evening.
Minimum-Activity3009@reddit
Asleep 10-11, up at 5:30
ReynoldsHouseOfShred@reddit
Random work hours means terrible sleep. Worked all night Sunday and haven't been to bed before 2 since. Its a mystery at this point
kanobbk@reddit
My almost 3 year old son is asleep by 19:00pm. My partner and I are usually asleep by 22:30pm, alarm goes off at 06:15am.
Pretty solid routine.
crazylablady@reddit
Go up to bed 9.30 (asleep by 10), wake up 5.30. Every day.
tola9922@reddit
I get up between 5 and 6am depending on what I have on at work. I go to bed at 9pm ish and am normally asleep by 10pm. Itās not easy to begin with but within a month itās not a problem.
SteamZ90@reddit
Go to sleep between 7-9:30pm and alarm goes off at 4:30 to be at work for 5:45am. Ive gotten used to it, really dislike it in winter but now its getting brighter in the mornings I'm enjoying it.
sillwuka@reddit
Usually sleep at 11 and wake up at 6am.
boringfantasy@reddit
1-3am and wake up at 9-10am
WakefulSleepy@reddit
I wake up naturally between 5 and 5.40. I leave for work (office) at 7.00 and get home around 17.30. I like to be in bed by 22.30 but would happily go to bed earlier. I sleep for about 6 hours and I wake to pee usually once sometimes twice in the night.
Luna259@reddit
Not long enough evidently. Be fine if I could sleep
Luna259@reddit
Not long enough evidently. Be fine if I could sleep
Revolutionary_West56@reddit
I do 9-5 and go to bed about 10:30/11, wake up 6:50ish. (When Iām on a good sleeping pattern anyway?
HankScorpio-vs-World@reddit
I found myself sleeping longer and longer and wasnāt feeling refreshed when I wake up, turned out I had an autoimmune condition using up energy while I slept! So there are āsleep vampireā conditions that can make getting sufficient sleep difficult, sleep apnea is another common sleep problem.
Baskham@reddit
I go to sleep at 9/9:30pm, wake up at 3:45am to start work at 5am. Occasionally get tired towards the end of the week, but feel ok generally. Might sleeping until 8 on a weekend, gonzo sleep about 10/11 ish at the weekend
The_39th_Step@reddit
Go to bed between 10-12 and wake up between 6.30-9 depending on the day of the week.
Probably 11.30-7.30 is the most common actual sleep time. I average just under 8 hours sleep a night according to my Apple Watch. Iām fairly consistent.
-FangMcFrost-@reddit
I've recently been having issues with my sleeping as I've recently began waking up early for no reason.
I go to sleep at 11pm and I always wake up at around 5am and I can't get back to sleep and I'm left feeling really tired for the rest of the day, which makes the day a struggle to get through.
I've tried a number of things to try to get more sleep but it doesn't matter what I do, nothing works and I always sleep for around six hours and I hate it.
VastComfortable9925@reddit
Insomniac here, I fall asleep anywhere between 9:30pm til never šš¼āāļø
I canāt remember the last time an alarm woke me up.
LowerPick7038@reddit
I have two kids under 3, I have no idea what this S word is you speak about. Must be some foreign language I don't understand. Can anyone translate?
Champagne_Bunnny@reddit
Wait till they are in their mid to late teens, I remember the first time I actually slept too much for the first time. But instead of of enjoying it, you'll be worried they are sleeping too much and not doing enough school workš
Loud_Fisherman_5878@reddit
It is better not to know.Ā
Yours exhaustedly,
Fellow parent of toddlers
gemgemchan@reddit
Go to bed around 4am. Wake up on average 11am ish.
ilikecocktails@reddit
Usually around 11/11:30pm, if I donāt set an alarm and wake up naturally usually I get 8-9 hours sleep
CaveJohnson82@reddit
I work 9-5 and twice a week I'm up at 6. The other three days, plus Saturday to take my son out, I'm up between 0730-0800.
Normally asleep by about midnight.
Kittlebeanfluff@reddit
Get up at 4:45am for work, so go to bed around 9pm. 8 hours is ideal, any less than 7 and I'll feel tired the next day.
seklas1@reddit
I go to bed around 10-11pm, and wake up at 6.30am
Hyperion2023@reddit
This is THE DREAM
Greippi42@reddit
Same. I would go to bed earlier if I could.
lfczech@reddit
Same here
Hyperion2023@reddit
Sleep 11pm or midnight. Woken any time between 5am and 6.30am (no alarm clock, just an early rising kid)
Work two short days 8am-3pm, and three long days 8.15am - 5.30pm, per week
So average about 6hrs, 6.5hrs. Occasionally manage to get to bed about 9pm but there are usually chores and stuff that needs doing so itās hard to get more sleep than that and still do why needs to be done
Prestigious_Humor763@reddit
11-7
bunnyswan@reddit
5-9 hours. I have a two year old she wakes us between 6:30-7, and sometimes onces in the night. If I go to bed 8/9 I get the 9 hours, if I stay up and watch a film or clean or whatever it's less.
Parakiet20@reddit
Should check your electrolytes, thyroid and vitamin d , if you getting 9hrs 9f sleep and still feel tired.
EmzyLois@reddit
I'm always asleep between 9pm-10pm, alarm is set for 5.20am. I wake multiple times for a pee though, and have a cat who likes to sleep so close to my face I'm always being disturbed!
For reference, I work flexible hours (also WFH). So I log in around 6am to enable me to leave for the school run at 8am. So I have to be up early to adhere to starting ay 6. Works great for me as a single parent!
Gjames1985@reddit
Normally I get about five and half to six hours sleep during the week and then will sleep in slightly longer on weekends.
Etheria_system@reddit
Go to sleep between 12.30 and 3am, wake up between 9 and 10.30am. Donāt work due to disability, have insomnia. Also wake up at least 3 times during the night
ArtificialPigeon@reddit
Usually in bed for midnight, start work at 5am most mornings, sometimes slightly earlier depending where I'm going. Work day is anywhere between 8 and 16 hours, but usually around 10-12 most days.
I have ADHD and have never slept over 6 hours since being a teenager, (now 40)
International-Wear57@reddit
1am. Wake up at 11.
just_boy57@reddit
I work an 8:30-4:30 day, usually get to bed for 10, and rarely sleep before 11. Iām usually awake before my 6:50 alarm goes off because Iām a light sleeper who wakes up just to turn over
Monkfish786@reddit
Shift worker , I operate well on 5-7 hours.
For nights I like to get 6 hours because if you overkill on sleep then itās very hard to get out of night mode , example at home and in bed at 4am I sleep till 1030.
When i wake up at 330am for work il go to bed around 9pm so again aiming for 5 hours minimum , thats my industry recommended minimum amount but I personally excel better on 5-7 than to have 8-9.
Haunting-Tax7467@reddit
11:30 pm until 7ish. Really need to get to sleep an hour earlier and wake up an hour earlier to hit the gym before work.. Zzzzz
snoobydoo12@reddit
I'm with you, in bed by 9.30 most nights. When you have a little person waking you up at 5.30am you have to :/
pineappleshampoo@reddit
Bed 8pm, asleep for 9pm, wake naturally around 5-6am.
notanadultyadult@reddit
Usually I go to bed around 11:30pm and get up at 8:55 and start work at 9.
Currently Iām experiencing some jet lag so last night I fell asleep at 10:30 and woke up at 6:30am. Decided to start work early while Iām wide awake and can be productive lol. Will log off early to compensate.
imhiya_returns@reddit
I need 7 hours.
My cat wants me up at 6:30/7.
So 11 or 12 for me
Unique_Protection_44@reddit
Bed at 10pm, sleeping for 11 and alarm set for 7am.
Cinnabun783@reddit
Iām confused, I have a baby, what is sleep?
Historical_Project86@reddit
I go to sleep around 9pm, wake up before 5. I'm 56 but my need for sleep hasn't really lessened yet.
Ross167@reddit
Light out at about 9.30pm, sleeping for about 10pm, toddler comes through at 3am and wriggles about, up at 5am.
Not enough sleep for anyone involved. 5am club isn't what its made out to be, especially with a hyper 3yo.
Broccoli--Enthusiast@reddit
7ish hours
My body won't sleep more
Went to bed a little early last night and was wide awake at half past 6 when I don't normally get up until 7:45
awwwwJeezypeepsman@reddit
Honestly probably 6-8 hours on work nights and 9-11 on days off.
h00dman@reddit
About 5-6 hours.
Since I started taking Methylphenidate for ADHD, and melatonin to help me sleep (with a magnesium tablet before bed as well), I find I don't need as much sleep as I used to think I needed.
Certainly when I wake up between 5 and 6 in the morning I find it impossible to go back to sleep, so I just get up and potter about until it's time for me to start my day.
insertitherenow@reddit
I go to bed about 12 and normally up about 4 or 5. Always been a poor sleeper.
Positive-Mud-11@reddit
9pm-5am usually
BirdieStitching@reddit
I aim to be asleep before 11 to wake at 6.30
Unfortunately neither my body nor my brain takes it into account, my average sleep is 5 hrs but can be anywhere from 3 to 7.
PanicStil@reddit
Bed 10 up 6
cockatilla87@reddit
Go to sleep at 12 wake up at 7am.
o-J-A-Y-_-J-A-Y@reddit
I go to bed at 9:30 and wake at 5am. I only get out of bed at 5:30 and by the end of the week im knackered.
deletethewife@reddit
11 till 8am I loose a hour or 2 trying to get back to sleep.
TheLoneEcho@reddit
10:30-11:30, then wake up around 7
Contact_Patch@reddit
00:00-01:00 to 06:30-08:15 depending on if it's an office day or not.
klmarchant23@reddit
Usually asleep by 11, wake up by 7, give or take 15-20mins. I need 8hrs or feel dreadful for days.
Tomorrow I have to be out the door at 6am, so will be sleeping about 9:30ish.
Low-Confidence-1401@reddit
Go to bed between 22:00 and 22:30, kids wake me up between 05:00 and 06:00...
spizoil@reddit
Seriously, I go to bed when Iām tired generally between 10pm and 2 am. I generally wake up after about 4 hrs sleep and read and exercise for a couple or 3 hours then go back to sleep for a few more hours. Iāll sometimes get an hours kip in the afternoon if I need it. Itās great being retired
Puzzleheaded_Turn887@reddit
Sleep around 11.30 and wake around 6. Not enough. Canāt sleep more.
extinctionAD@reddit
I go to bed around 9pm, up around 5.30/6am all being well.
Our five year old son jumps in our bed every single night without fail, we just don't know when it'll be...if it's after 3am, I've got little to no chance of going back to sleep. If it's before then, I'm usually okay to drift back off.
9pm started as a failsafe to ensure that it'd still get enough rest if he caused a shitty night but it's become routine now and I'm absolutely fine with that.
These_Objective_3953@reddit
Go to sleep around 10pm and up at 6am. Wake up at 2am, got for a wee. Lay in bed after hoping i go right back to sleep. Wake again around 4-4:40am wide awake cursing at the time. Try to sleep again and next thing I know my alarm is going off and Iām shattered.
Individual_Eye_257@reddit
Bed at 10-10:30pm and usually asleep for 11pm, wake up at 4:30am, any more sleep than that and I feel dreadful.
ipascoe@reddit
Bed at 10:30, up at 6 to 6:30
HUGE_HOG@reddit
Bed at 10:30, read for half an hour, get up at 7. So 8ish hours, give or take.
crazygrog89@reddit
Go to sleep around 12-1am and Iām awake by 6 usually but try to force another 1-2 hours if I can.
georgeyvanward@reddit
Asleep by 9, up at 5:30 Monday to Wednesday
WFH Thursday and Friday, so bed at 10 and up at 6:30
Weekends is usually bed at 10 up at 7:30 but depends if I go to the pub on the Friday or Saturday
Every-Inevitable-140@reddit
sleep for 8 hours, and if I sleep more or less than that, I get a headache.
Kewoowaa@reddit
Work 8-4.30, sleep 10-5 so I can gym in the morning before work.
Riioott__@reddit
Well my old shift pattern was 11:30am-7:30pm but theyve changed it recently to half that and half 7:00am-3:00pm, i much prefer the 3pm finish but the downside is i still cant sleep before 2am for those shifts, im always running off 4 hours sleep on those, then 8 on the others
Sm0keytrip0d@reddit
Bed at half 11-12 then up at half 6
Necessary_Umpire_139@reddit
Roughly 6.5hr, I normally work 0900 till either 1900 or 2100, go sleep at midnight and up at 0630.
RotaryDesign@reddit
And game on 3080
Necessary_Umpire_139@reddit
2070 sadly
Lopsided_Snower@reddit
do you sleep straight through? that would be no good for me, I can usually get around 7hrs if I'm lucky but that wouldn't be 00:00 - 7:00, I'm invariably awake for a good hour or so each night in bed, so need to allow for that
audienceandaudio2@reddit
Asleep about 11 - 11:30 and wake up about 7 - 7:30.
Spiritual_Mastodon68@reddit
A good night for me is about 5.5hrs that's why I constantly feel like shite
sleepyprojectionist@reddit
I work 07:00-15:00.
I try to sleep 22:00-06:00, but I am usually in bed with a book by 21:00.
Organic_Reporter@reddit
Sleep between 12-1, up at 7. 4 days a week. Up a bit later on days off, depending on whether my cat shouts me awake or not. I tend to have one longer lie in a week, where I'll go back to sleep until around 10am, but that usually makes me feel groggy!
Asleep-Art-5058@reddit
Same, Iām supposed to work 08:30 - 17:00, most days itās 07:30 - 18:00/18:30 and for a whole host of reasons, Iām one of these people that would really benefit from a decent 8hrs sleep a night. In reality (and not for my lack of trying!) I manage about 6 on an occasional good night; but sadly often much less š
Whole-Being8618@reddit
Go to sleep between 12 to 12.30 and wake up at 7.45
lavayuki@reddit
Usually 6 hours on weekdays, and 8 hours on days off. I sleep better and longer in winter since it's darker longer
himit@reddit
Right now, about an hour or so at a time since I'm breastfeeding a two week old.
With how long you're sleeping, I'd be worried about an iron or Vit D deficiency, or maybe your diet's terrible?
CurvePuzzleheaded361@reddit
I am lucky enough to not have to work thanks to my husband. Always been a night owl so go to bed around 2 and get up about 10/11 usually.
Imaginary_Worry2660@reddit
In bed by 10-10:30pm, up at 6am.
Zaruz@reddit
Really bad for under sleeping. Often in bed 12.30-1am ish, alarm is set for 7am weekdays, with 3 young kids often I'm up or awake at around 6-6.30am.
I'd say I'm averaging 5.5-6.5 hours a day, sometimes catching up a bit on a Saturday where I get an additional 1-3 hours depending on plans.
Capable_Tip7815@reddit
Training days: bed 8.30pm, read then asleep around 9pm. Up at 5.10am for 6am class. Or, if it's a rest day, awake at 6.20am.
At the weekend i am usually asleep at 9ish, sometimes i can stay up to 10pm woo, then up at 6.50am if I am doing OT. If not, then a blissful natural wake up around 8am. Then 9am Training sesh.
Dodgely@reddit
Normally sleep around 11. Depending on when child wakes up, normally between 6 and 7 wake
BrewtallyCozy@reddit
The goal is always be asleep by 11:30, 12 the latest. Usually in bed at 10/10:30. Up for 7ish start work at 8:30 :) if I could get away with staying up till 2am I would but Iād fall asleep at my desk
I donāt think I could do the 5am club. I prefer evenings after work than early mornings
Evening-Bluebird-989@reddit
Sleep 1am wake up 6am Monday to Friday
Few-Scholar1873@reddit
on daily basis about 5-6 hours because I am not disciplined enough to sleep early. But on weekends or day off I can sleep upto 14 hours.
Distinct-Lion4658@reddit
I also enjoy back-loading sleep to the weekend lol. Only way I can realistically average 7+ hours sleep over a week
SoggyWotsits@reddit
I work 9-5. I go to bed at around 10 or 10.30pm, and set an alarm for 6.30am. Iām usually awake and ip before my alarm though, even on weekends unfortunately!
Distinct-Lion4658@reddit
Usually get 7.5 hours if I go to bed early enough.
Even if go to bed much earlier than usual my body seems to fight against getting 8 hours even though I never feel refreshed when waking up.
Only times I get over 8 hours are end of the week so Friday night where Saturday morning I don't have to wake up early.
Takes at least 15/20 mins to fall asleep which can be frustrating at times.
First_Folly@reddit
Usually about 6 hours on a normal start.
If I'm a late start I'll get about 8 - 10.
If I'm off I could honestly sleep half the day before I decide to get up. It was a real problem for me years ago.
I think I need to get better sleep, though, as I never feel properly rested.
shaneo632@reddit
I sleep around 3-9am, average of 6 hours on a work night, maybe 7 hours on a weekend.
btredcup@reddit
Lights off at 10pm and up with the kids anywhere between 5:30am-7am. They wake up through the night though so Iām not getting solid sleep.
Kiardras@reddit
Sleep at 8, wake up 345 for work
doramatadora@reddit
I've functioned very well on about 5.5 hours of sleep a night for years (per my Oura ring), but over the last 6 months it's dropped to around 4 and I'm tired. I go to bed around midnight and wake every 1 to 2 hours until about 7:30am. It then takes 30 to 60 minutes to fall back asleep, if I manage to at all, and eventually I'm just too wired to sleep.
Why? Had a baby.
No-Sandwich1511@reddit
I go to bed at the back of 8pm sleeping around 9pm to be up for 4:45 am.
YchYFi@reddit
I work half 7 and go to bed between 9pm and 10pm.
X4ulZ4n@reddit
Aim for lights out between 10 and10:30. Up around 6:30-7am.
I like to try be in the gym around 8am on days Im not in work for 8am.
ramona1987@reddit
I work 9.30-5.30. I usually go to bed at 11, get to sleep at about 12 and wake up at 6.05. I usually wake up at about 3 as well (not by choice), and it takes me around half an hour to get back to sleep.
dwair@reddit
6 to 7 hours. 11-12 to 6:30. Always been like it. Now I'm getting towards 60 it's hard to change. Never been able to have a lie-in.
tamhenk@reddit
I get up at 5. I'm usually asleep before 10. Most nights I wake up for a piss (and sometimes i make it to the bathroom).
I'm 50 so I need less sleep than a much younger person.
random_username_96@reddit
I work 10-4, usually awake at 8.30 and sleep by 11.30, solid 9 hours needed please! Not a chance you'll ever see me awake at 5am. I'd need to be asleep by 8pm! My partner has to be up at 6.30 and he's usually in bed by 9.30, asleep by 10. What time are you awake if you're asleep at 9am? You can make yourself more tired by oversleeping.
toady89@reddit
I average about 7.5 hours, tend to fall asleep between 2230 and 2300.
RatSalad32@reddit
Got to sleep somewhere between 11 and 12 and wake up at 5am for work
Educational_Worth906@reddit
I aim for 8 hours and usually get it. I canāt fall asleep easily unless Iāve got something like a podcast/audiobook in my ear, but Iām usually asleep within 5-10 minutes in that case.
NoseGraze@reddit
Bed at 9:15. Up at 6:20 ish.
Ldiablohhhh@reddit
Go to bed 8-9 hours before my alarm goes off. This usually means 7-8 hours sleep time I actually go to sleep and factor in middle of nights toilet etc. I do pretty heavy exercise everyday so recovery is very important for me.
MattOG81@reddit
Go to sleep about 11, wake up about 6.30. According to all the crap that tracks my patterns, I have very good variability, which I think means I don't stray too far from those timings.
Gullible_fool_99@reddit
I get up at 0445hrs and usually head to bed at 2200hrs.
Impossible_Delay1023@reddit
10pm wake up at 5am, if I go to bed any later say because Iām watching a film i wake up at 6am but I prefer the 10-5 schedule so Iām not rushing before I start work at 6:30
Zubi_Q@reddit
7 hours average
eraserway@reddit
I currently fall asleep between midnight and 1am. I get up between 9-9:30am with a dozen alarms. Without alarms I rarely wake up naturally before 10:30am. And this is the best sleep routine I've ever been in!
(I have a sleep disorder)
JosKarith@reddit
I slept 2-7 last night. TBF I don't sleep much during the week, I just get a good 8 hrs lie in at the the weekend
StereotypicallBarbie@reddit
I get up at 5am to have time to walk the dog before work..
But I definitely donāt get enough sleep.. I probably average around 5 hours a night.
TheAnxiousPangolin@reddit
I go to sleep at 10pm, and get up at 6am. I work 9-5 with a one hour commute each way.
EvilTaffyapple@reddit
6 hours usually (01:00 to 07:00).
Been this way since I was a teen. Iām 43 now.
adinade@reddit
23-00 - 7:30
Insert_Random_Acct@reddit
Go to sleep around 1am, wake naturally (if not working) around 8:30. Get around 5 hours on working days.
MelodicPreparation93@reddit
Usually go to sleep around 10:30 and am up basically whenever our son decides he wants to wake up
ShirtAndMuayThai@reddit
Sleep 9pm - 5am Gym Work 8.30-4.45
pestomacaroni@reddit
Honestly I start work at 8 and iām lucky to fall asleep before 1 am at the moment. Would say 6/7 hours most days and wake up every other hourš
SeloZaire@reddit
I wake up at 5:30 and try to go to sleep 20:30-23:00. Any later than that and I feel terrible the rest of the day.
LetsChatLife@reddit
It can vary but on average I probably sleep around midnight and wake up between 3am and 4am (always those hours), go back to sleep and wake again around 6am. The waking at 3am thing is new, I hope it goes away real soon!
leclercwitch@reddit
I go to bed around 10-10:30, asleep by 11 and I wake up at 7am.
doraisexploring27@reddit
My wife has to wake up at 4.45 to start work at 6, sheās usually asleep by about half 9 but also quite often ends up napping in the late afternoon when sheās home
No-Calligrapher-7415@reddit
1,2 or 3am until 0730 I work until 10pm and it takes an age to feel sleepy. But aim to sleep before 4.
However If I'm going away on a trip then it's minimum sleep, the outdoors around me at 3 and 5 am is very silent and still.
Intelligent-Leg-3862@reddit
Usually asleep by midnight and up at 7 for work.
Free_Ad7415@reddit
I used to go to bed around midnight, and wake up at 8 feeling AWFUL
Then I got a dog who wakes me up at 6am, I now sleep from around 9pm, naturally wake at 5ish and get up at six. I donāt feel amazing but I feel pretty good.
Never would have done it if it werenāt for the dog though, even though I did try
alferret@reddit
I work from 6am till about 4, 6 days a week. I generally go to sleep around midnight and I'm up at 5am or a little earlier if I wake before the alarm. I'm 60 this year and have a physically and sometimes mentally demanding job. On Sundays or when I'm off I'll be up around 7 but still to bed at the same time.
Hair_of_the_cat_@reddit
Usually 10.30- 5.30
reader270@reddit
Go to bed between 11-11.30, get up around 6, usually before my alarm goes off. I wish I could sleep longer but my body will not let me.
Jmac0113@reddit
Not long enough. Usually about 6 to 7 hours. I rarely get near 8, which is annoying as I feel better for it.
WoodenEggplant4624@reddit
Old and retired. Go to bed between 9 and 10pm then up and about by 5am.
penguinintoorbit@reddit
If you're getting enough sleep but wake up tired that might mean there's something wrong medically, and you might want to see a doctor about it.
ukstonerdude@reddit
Iām bed anywhere between 9:30-10:30pm these days, usually awake and up betweenā¦ 5:59-6:59am
QuizzicalSquid7@reddit
Depends on a lot of factors, but I aim for roughly 8-10 hours. Usually on a Monday I need to recovery sleep about 10-11 hours, then on Wednesday/Thursday I might have pints so get more like 6-7 hours (midnight-7:30am) of interrupted sleep. If not going out then I like to get about 9 hours, 10pm-7:30am ish.
Weekends can be bed anywhere from 9pm to 6am the next day, then sleeping till whenever. It all really depends on what Iām up to that week. I donāt really care for set routines - it doesnāt work for me. Same goes for eating, gyming, reading, cooking, whatever. It all gets done on my time and I dislike feeling constrained by it.
Iām 28 though, so maybe this will change as I get older. Hangovers/lack of REM sleep have knock on effects much more now Iām getting older for sureā¦
Dogman458@reddit
However long my small child allows me to sleep for
_Harpic@reddit
Bed at 9, struggle to shut off until 12, wake up at 5.30 for work.
Big_Cheese16@reddit
I function perfectly fine on low sleep. Usually go to bed around midnight sometimes 1am and wake up at 5:30.
On the weekends I treat myself to around 6 and a half hours sleep.
If I have 8 hours sleep, I feel like shit. So tired like I'm still dreaming after I wake up.
JennyW93@reddit
I work 7-5, 4 days a week. Usually sleep 10-6. Last night I slept 10-3, which wasnāt ideal.
br0wn0ni0n@reddit
Work 8-4. Most days get to bed between 11 & midnight. Up at 6.
Not enough sleep, but by the time I get home, shower, cook and eat there is no way Iām going to sleep without at least a little bit of something enjoyable in my day. I will delay the end of every day as long as is possible, to prevent the start of yet another.
PNWest01@reddit
I need a solid, uninterrupted 9 hours to feel fully rested and energetic, but I never get that much. Not uninterrupted anyway. I can sleep in on the weekends but at my age thatās at least two wake-upās to pee.
RuaRuaRua81@reddit
Usually 10.30/11 and up for 6.30. Although, my phone died in the night last night, so woke up an hour late today and had to get ready for work in 10 minutes. Feel better for the extra hour and still made it to work on time though šŖš» Might start going to bed an hour earlier from now on, or just get up late š
Primary-Angle4008@reddit
Go to bed at 10, sleep by 11 and usually wake up between 5-6 without alarm. I WFH with flexible hours so often start work at 7 and finish early
Critical-Artist7308@reddit
Work from 7-3 wake up at 6 go to bed at 12 like a tit tired everyday š
No_Breadfruit_4901@reddit
Sadly Hayfever woke me up today at 4amā¦ couldnāt sleep and I had to get up at 7am for work. Powering on with a headache
TurbulentHamster3418@reddit
Round about 7-8 hours. Normally go to bed just before 10.30, read for a bit and my alarm goes off at 7.15.
wezwaij@reddit
I try to go to bed early 8:30 - 9pm, but my body just doesn't want to sleep. Tend to get to sleep between 10 to 12 instead. I wake up 4:30 - 5am depending on the shift I'm on. And I'm shattered but come evening, my body and brain won't sleep!
Intrepid_Bearz@reddit
On my own 10-4 when husbandās around 12 - 5/6. I donāt sleep well after 3am /old
W51976@reddit
Roughly 7 hours feels like enough for me.
Iāll go to bed around 11pm or just after on weeknights(Sunday to Thursday), set the alarm for 6am, but sometimes Iāll snooze and remain in bed until 7.
Friday nights I might stay up until midnight or 1am if Iām watching a film or something. Wake up around 8 or 9am On Saturdays.
Saturday nights bed by 11pm but sometimes I canāt sleep until midnight, as I donāt feel tired enough, then I have to wake up at 5.30am on Sunday mornings for my part time job.
BigMasterDingDong@reddit
Not long enough. I probably average 6.5 hours, but Iāve been trying to hit 8+ hours and feel (and operate) so much better when I get enough sleep.
I read a book about sleep and really made my change my prioritisation of sleep. It can be difficult, but given some of us are chronically sleep deprived itās worth giving sleep the respect it deserves.
BalthazarOfTheOrions@reddit
Some monastic communities go to bed at 8pm and are up at 4-5pm and will spend the first couple of hours in church.
Or have children, they'll wake you up early enough.
I'm usually in bed between any time between 11pm and midnight and up earliest at 5.30am, latest 7am.
My smart watch clocks my nightly average at 4.5-5 hours per night. It's not at all ideal for me, but yay children. Can cope with little sleep, can't cope with interrupted sleep.
DrH1983@reddit
Approximately 6-8 hours most nights. I frequently wake up in the night too, sometimes to pee but more often it's just waking up for no reason. Sometimes wake up and can't get back to sleep.
Tend to go to bed about 10.30, 11.00 ish.
I tend to wake up and 7ish fairly consistently, I'm rarely actually woken up by my alarm as I wake up naturally.
Severe_Mastodon8072@reddit
At the moment ~8.5 hours on average.
Not consistent times though (aside from having to get up for work).
CharlieMartin389@reddit
I work 8-5.30 5 days a week - go to bed at 12 everyday and donāt feel tired.
ElectronicAdvance406@reddit
Generally around 01:30, then up at 6:30. Been that way for the better part of 15 years.
Flimsy-Sheepherder98@reddit
Bed for 9 most nights asleep by 10. Alarm is 5.25 but Iām usually already awake about 5-10 mins before
811545b2-4ff7-4041@reddit
Roughly 11pm to 6.30am, but it's not uncommon for me to wake up 5.30-6am.
Various_Extreme_8773@reddit
Sleep what's that?.
I have chronic insomnia and my sleep pattern is as follows.
Day 1 zero sleep Day 2 zero sleep Day 3 zero sleep Day 4 5 hours sleep.
Then the cycle starts again back to day 1.
Been like this for 14 years. The Drs recon its PTSD from my military days, but I don't feel it is but obviously there is something not right.
As you can imagine most days I feel awful.
OLKEUK@reddit
Bed for around 12/12.30, awake for 7am usually
Low-Captain1721@reddit
You are maybe sleeping too much ?Ā
The 'official' is that most people need 7 or 8 hrs for peak health however the reality far different & everyone different.Ā
I work employee part time 25hrs per week & do voluntary work too so I'm more or less FT.Ā
My sweet spot in terms of sleep is about 6 hrs, more than 7 hrs and I actually feel dopey and slow.
Less than 5 hours & the day can be a battle.Ā Ā I had 4 hours last night as was doing paperwork. I'll be fine after a few coffees today & catch up tonight.Ā
Been like this much of my life. I'm early forties now and very fit (work out regularly) with no health problems.Ā
Margaret Thatcher apparently ran the country on 3 hrs per night (ok not a gr8 example š ).Ā
Unable-Object-8469@reddit
8pm and wake up 5am or 7am, depends of how tired I feel.
xenoqueenie@reddit
My hours vary a bit, but I'm usually up between 5-6am if not earlier for work, I try and go to bed by 10.
AirlineSevere7456@reddit
I have to get up around 5:45 if I'm going to the office, so end up sleeping at 11pm max.
When I work from home, I can stay up til 1am and get up at 8am. at weekends sleep at 3am, get up at 11am or so.
grapo2001@reddit
I get up at 5 on day shifts and normally in bed by 10
Fine_Analyst_4408@reddit
I can't keep a sleep cycle and I'm constantly tired. Sometimes I'll sleep an hour, wake an hour, repeat. Sometimes I'll sleep 12+ hours straight. Sometimes I can barely sleep for 2 weeks straight.Ā
catsandscience242@reddit
During the week I go to bed at 10 and get up at 430. Weekends I stretch to bed at 11-12 and usually up at 730.
ScumBucket33@reddit
Iām a shift worker so all over the place but over the last year my watch says I average 6 hours 40 minutes per night. However when Iām on dayshift or off I probably manage an extra hour.
IrishJayjay94@reddit
been really bad lately and suffering with 1-5 hours every night
PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit
About 8 hours usually, but it is quite variable.
Tonight I probably won't get much done as I have a to-do list as long as a JRM filibuster.
mrsdontknowwhoiam@reddit
I generally am sleeping by 9-9:30pm and am up between 4:30am-5am.
I start work at 7am though so I donāt mind being in that routine.
random_banana_bloke@reddit
About 8 hours but its really broken at the moment due to some anxiety stuff and I feel constantly tired which is fun. First time ive dealt with not sleeping properly and being tired and I can say its torture.
Aromatic_Pea_4249@reddit
I'm usually asleep by 10:30ish wake up 6ish get up by 9 usually š¤£
porrig1@reddit
I recently started sleep tracking and my average so far from almost a month of data is 7 hours 46 mins. I tend to be ready to sleep by 9pm or just after, awake by 5ish. I fall asleep very quickly but wake up a few times in the night. I work 9-6pm but am definitely a morning person so I exercise before work.
NyxUK_OW@reddit
About 6h30 each night. It's not enough and I'm trying to sleep more but phone addiction is real. Been slowly pushing it to 7h30-8h but recently fell off the wagon again and my body is suffering for it
BackgroundHorror3751@reddit
2300 - 0600 Tired all the time
sammy_zammy@reddit
2am - 8am
BigGingerHexagon@reddit
About 7 hours a night, get up about 7 for work at 8.45. Could get more if I went to bed earlier but ultimately evenings are when I catch up with friends, do gym/hobbies, time with partner etc and I want to make the most of it!
WILKOFL@reddit
In to bed straight after kids are put down, so around 830/9 and then try to be lights out for 10.
No_Suspect1204@reddit
Work nights, sleep between 10 am and 5 pm (hopefully)
stuaird1977@reddit
I go to the gym at work for 6am and get up at 5:15 normally in bed for 10 and asleep 10:30Ā . Work hours are 7-3Ā
Beth_L_29@reddit
I sleep for as long as my 2 year old allows. She still wakes up 1-3 times a night and then is up for the day somewhere between 6 and 7. So if I go to sleep around 10, Iāll get maybe 6 hours of broken sleep š«
Obscure-Oracle@reddit
I go to sleep between 11 and 12, get up between 7 and 8 every day, I do the same on my days off. 8hrs of sleep is my normal.
gemmajenkins2890@reddit
I settle down at about half 12, usually asleep by 1ish, up anywhere between 6 and 8
ImmediatePiano6690@reddit
depends, wake up between 4 and 4:30am, get to bed anywhere between 9 and 11pm.
TheJacketPotato@reddit
I go bed around 11.15ish and asleep by 12 or so.
I wake up at 8am.
Superspark76@reddit
I go to bed at 10ish and usually asleep for 11, I will always be awake and up by 5, sometimes 4. I wouldn't mind so much but my alarm is set for 6.
Going to bed later doesn't help, if i go to sleep at 2 I'll still wake up at 4 or 5.
Having years of being screamed at to get up at 5am likely helped.
ShadowyModi@reddit
Sleep at 12, wake up at 5.45am.
Not out of choice, I just canāt sleep very well.
RetroRegretso@reddit
About 6 hours and I often awake from nightmares.
Sea-Payment-8989@reddit
In bed and asleep at 10:00 p.m. and wake up as the blackbirds start singing and answering each others calls.
tryingtoappearnormal@reddit
10pm to 6 am last night
egpigp@reddit
I aim for 6.5-7 hours sleep.
Less than 6 and I feel groggy all day
6.5 and waking up is difficult, but Iām okay after
7 and I jump out of bed in the morning singing (much to the annoyance of my wife)
gemmanotwithaj@reddit
I go to bed 11pm ish and wake up 6am
BrotherClive@reddit
Asleep by 11, up at 6.
nikkijxd@reddit
Bed at 11pm, sleep by 1am, awake by 7am, out of bed by 7.30am. My watch data varies from 4 hours to 9 hours but 5 or 6 is most usual
Abwettar@reddit
I like to be in bed early, ideally by 9 but sometimes as early as 8. I generally wake up at the crack of dawn so how much time I have in bed varies but I wake up constantly through the night. Sometimes I go straight back to sleep and sometimes I'm awake for hours.
Can get anywhere between 4 and 8 hours sleep depending on what my brain allows lol.
snakeoildriller@reddit
My sleep pattern is fucked up anyway, but I generally go to bed at 8pm and wake at 4am. Sometimes I can doze off but quite often my mind's racing and I just do computing stuff in bed. I recently got a sleep tracker and most of my sleep is "light".
Dartzap@reddit
11- 6 for me. My body activates at 6am these days. Short of having multiple pints the night before, it doesn't budge. Weekday or weekend, lie-ins do not exist.
RustyBucket4745@reddit
I try to go to bed at 10pm and wake at 8am or 8.30 but my job is shift work so sometimes that's not possible.
snowmanseeker@reddit
Average 5-6 hours
Vast_Ad6541@reddit
I sleep 7-8 hours. If you're always tired, check your bloodwork, more than likely, you have some vitamin deficiency.
AyDerrr@reddit
I was part of that club for a long time, Iād go to bed at about 8:30pm, read until about 9pm and then sleep. Used to get between 7-8 hours which always seemed enough for me.
JackWLS@reddit
I work 9-5 and I aim to be asleep for 12, wake at 8, feel like thatās the best way of maximising my time
SpectreSingh89@reddit
On many days it is 9pm.Ā
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