Is 6 hours of sleep enough?

Question

For over 10 years I have trained myself to live off of 6 hour sleep cycles (sleeping in on the weekends when I can). Is this healthy?

Answer 1

amount of sleep varies for each person.

like me for example-i've worked nights in a hospital for years and if i get more than 5 hours of sleep on those nites-my butt is dragging the entire shift. on my days off, i sleep about 8 hours.

instead of "training" your body to a set time, let your body tell you how much is enough. go to sleep early enough to get at least 8 hours of sleep each nite, setting the alarm for the time you have to get up for work,school,etc. give this about a week or two to work b/c you're body has to adjust.

go to bed at the same time every night (weekend or not) and set the alarm for the same time every morning (except weekends). keep track of how much you really do sleep. is it the full 8 hours? how do you feel when you wake up-rested,sluggish,tired,etc?

the first week or two you might feel sluggish waking up b/c you're body is used to that 6 hours every night. but as you get used to going to bed at the same time each nite, your body will slowly start adjusting to the amount it needs within the 8 hour time frame. it could be all of it, or just the 6 hours it's used to. how you feel when you wake up and the rest of the day will help determine this for you.

if you find that you are always tired,sluggish, and out of it, then 6 hours probably isn't enough and your overall health will suffer in the long run.

hope this helps.

Answer 2

6 Hours Of Sleep

Answer 3

Trained yourself? So it took getting use to??
If you have struggled with it and find on the weekends that you sleep in a LONG time it is not healthy.
Our bodies use sleep as a time to recover, repair and rebuild. If you do not get enough you will suffer both physically & emotionally.
Everyone needs a different amount and have diffferent sleep cycles so you have to learn what is best for you. Some people can function on as little as 4hrs a day and others need up to 10 hrs to function properly. People w/ small children, attending college & working, working long hours, usually suffer from sleep deprivation.
I am a nurse, who works night shift and see sleep deprivation in the hospital all the time. Patients heal better, can do more activity earlier, have better moods and just in general feel better.
It affects every aspect of life, so be good to yourself, it pays off in the long run.

Answer 4

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 5

ummmmm...... usually a person should be getting 7-9 hours or sleep 6 is ok because some people only sleep about 5 If you have trained your body to do this and it's in a ruten i supose it's ok but you should set out a day to sleep about 7 hours
Monday-6

Tuesday-7

Wendsday-6

Thursday-7

Friday-6

Saturday-9 to 10

Sunday-9 to 10
Hope it helps
-Cole

Answer 6

everyone needs different amounts but i personally couldnt manage on that unless i had to. i find 8 hours perfect and i can still sleep in if i had time! if you feel fine on 6 hours then theres no reason why it is not healthy

Answer 7

I would see how long I sleep in on the wk ends and then go to bed early enough during the week to get the rest your body told you it needs on the wk end,and that to me is how you can tell how much you need,it will probably be a few more hrs than six....Sleep Tight....:)

Answer 8

Oh I would give anything for 6 hours sleep, I suffer from OCD and most nights don't more more than 2 hours sleep.

Answer 9

8 hours is what I need

Answer 10

Ye is plenty for me