How do you sleep?

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As in position of sleep or comfort/restfulness of sleep?
Eh; I'll answer both.
I sleep on my back.
I sleep very comfortably/restfully.
 

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Depends. I'll stay in bed anywhere from four hours to twelve hours. However, it takes me a long time to fall asleep, and I wake up plenty of times throughout the night, and it could take me up to thirty minutes to fall back asleep. So overall, I probably get between 3-9 hours of sleep depending on how long I'm in bed.

Edit: And as for position and such, I'm generally wearing light clothes and sleeping on my side. I generally go to sleep with a light comforter, but I have a tendency to throw it off while sleeping.
 
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Pretty poorly.

As a general rule, if I can afford to sleep in I fall asleep shortly after my head hits the pillow. If I need to wake up early I will lie in bed restlessly for 2 or more hours before it finally comes. This happens regardless of what time I actually go to sleep. In fact, it's generally worse the later I go to sleep (up to a point). I am pretty sure this has to do with the fact that when I need to get up early, I am aware that I need to fall asleep soon to get a decent rest, and trying to fall asleep seems to be the least conducive state of mind to actually fall asleep in.
 

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I get 4-5 hours per night, except on weekends. On weekends it's closer to 8-10. Been keeping that schedule for a decade or so now.

As far as quality, I sleep the sleep of the dead. Current gf got worried one night because she couldn't wake me, because she underestimated what it takes to rouse me. I need to switch alarms every couple of years as I become resistant to them.
 

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BloatedGuppy said:
omega 616 said:
I get ready for bed, sit on the computer for a little bit, get into bed, browse the net in the dark on my phone (and now the tricky bit), lay on my left side for a bit until it's not that comfortable, lay on my right side for a bit until it's not that comfortable, roll back over to my right and then I usually fall asleep ... if not, it's going to be a long night.
Looking at screens before sleeping is apparently HORRENDOUSLY bad for the quality of your sleep. Something about the blue light.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_media_and_sleep

The use of computers (including devices such as smart phones) before bed has been associated with a reduction in the hours of sleep experienced by frequent users, along with a decreased quality of sleep. The results of computer use at night have been linked with a myriad of negative consequences because of reduced sleep, ranging from day-time sleepiness,an increase in obesity to a lack of energy during the day, and problems with academic achievement. Some researchers believe this could be avoided by limiting computer usage prior to sleep.
OT: I sleep...okay. 6-7 hours a night, generally, aiming for 8. I have a furry little alarm clock who usually truncates it by a good 20-30 minutes in the morning, and I don't always fall asleep immediately, hence the 6-7. Anything less than 6.5 and I'm in rough shape the next day. On weekends it's usually 6+3, with the break required to feed the cat.

Sleep is super duper important. As important as diet and exercise, really. It's amazing how much fucked up nonsense you can encourage by getting insufficient sleep.
The messed up thing is, if I am not looking at a screen, I have nothing else to do.

I would just end up staring at a wall for a bit before sleep
 

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Ive been getting a lot better, recently. Ive been going to sleep at around 10am-12am, and then waking up at some point around 8am or 9am.

If you had asked me this question a few weeks ago, I wouls have said I was going to sleep from around 2am-5am, and then waking up at around 11am-2pm, which was horrible.
 

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10.5 hours of sleep per day (on average)
14.5 hours awake

If I lose minutes or hours of sleep, once it catches up with me, I end up napping several hours or remain exhausted and low energy until I do.

Sleep hours are "When I'm tired." and wake up "When I wake up."
 

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Just in general, how do you sleep? I ask this because sleep is so important for good health.
I sleep nekked, with a body pillow, due to some lower back/hip pain if my knees pull together from gravity while sleeping. Usually sleep on my side, as on my back just isn't comfortable for me. My wife and I alternate spooning against each other as we toss and turn. I usually get about, 5-6 hours a night on average, waking up multiple times during that window due to pain or cats nuzzling my face for early morning pettin's.

If I'm lucky, I actually take effort to take a tylenol PM early enough to fall asleep and get 8ish hours, but that's rare.
 

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Sigh...

I sleep badly. I tend to try to go to bed around 9 or 10, due to me being old and having to get up at 5:30 for work. I sadly wake up every one to three hours usually due to screaming or a sharp pain in my side.

Let me tell you a newborn, plus a sharp elbowed wife can cause serious sleeping issues.
My partner punted me out of bed the other night -_-

OT: Pretty badly, have a lot of trouble getting to sleep lately, once I'm there I sleep for a while but I don't get what I'd call good sleep, I don't wake up feeling good or rested.
 
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Very poorly.
I average around 4 hours total of sleep within 9 hours of trying. I have a lot of trouble falling asleep, and when I do finally fall asleep I wake up frequently.
I mostly fall asleep while I'm on my side. That's the most comfortable position for me usually.

I'm always so damn tired.
 

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I sleep with my Wii U on, my sleepphones on, and I'm listening to hypnotic audio before falling asleep in whichever position the cum rolling off my leg landed on directional-wise...

Other than that, I switch between my floor and my bed with one not being better than the other in the long run...
 

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Honestly not enough if I have to be up in the morning. I stay up later than I should. Then on the weekends I sleep in a ton.
 

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Average? Maybe 4-5 hours a night. Insomnia = unstable sleep schedule and napping because of exhaustion. I made an educated guess because sometimes its 8 hours, some 2 with random periods of unconsciousness in between.
I have a tendency to hit REM nearly immediately (polyphasic sleep) so I wonder if I've just trained myself to skip most of the useless parts of sleep.
 

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On top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.

I sleep fine, I suppose. I've started taking my laptop to bed and playing ASMR videos; they help me drop off faster. I stopped waking up in the middle of the night when I shut off my humidifier, so I guess the shitty water I put in it was choking me or something. I change the linens and vacuum the bed regularly, and that seems to help too.
 

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Normally pretty well. I would get about 7 hours of sleep, and I would be fine with that.

As of late? About 5, if I'm lucky. So, not really the best at the moment. I'm typing this after having about four and a half hours of sleep for the past three days and working a shit load, and finished drinking cold brew. I'm so over caffeinated right now that I'm surprised that I can't see the matrix.
 

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At my desk, in my office. Usually a couple hours after lunchtime.

Haha, I wish. I sleep ok I guess. Always reluctant but know I'll pay for it because I have to get up pretty early (before 6). But I'm always playing games or screwing around 'till after 11, which needs to stop. I get enough exercise though, maybe that's what helps me knock off. I usually try to read or watch a clip or something but I usually pass out during, which I can't complain about unless the tablet whacks me in the face.

I sleep on my stomach, with my hands under the pillow my head rests on. Which seems kinda rare, but I'm assuming I've been doing that since a baby considering the shape of my long-ish skull.
 
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I believe in the cat theory of sleep. I need at least 8 hours of sleep every day.

And another 9 every night *ba dum tish*

Seriously though, I suffer from acid reflux, so half of my night is spent sleeping in a recliner to remain fairly upright. I switch back and forth between the chair and the bed, averaging about 2 hours at a strentch in one then waking up and going to the other.
 

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I've got Fibromyalgia, so I rarely get a good nights sleep.
I get maybe 2-3 hours of sleep every night, unless I've taken sleeping pills.
I'm a light sleeper and toss and turn a lot, so coupling that with general pain makes sleeping quite hard.

Around the 4th or 5th night I usually get a good night sleep simply from the exhaustion.
Still, it's not that bad when you get used to it.

Oh, and I have to sleep on my side, back and front doesn't really work out for me.