Sleeping too much. HELP

• Sinned wrote on 2012-10-18 02:54
  I feel like I've lost the ability to stay awake, I get...
  
  7-8 hours of sleep at home.
  About 10-20min of sleep on the train.
  And then somewhere between 10-40min per class (even when I want to pay attention, I pass out for a bit and wake up and I missed information)
  
  Caffine doesn't help me, it sends me to the crash stage pretty fast.
  
  SEEKING HELP.
• Himeko wrote on 2012-10-18 03:25
  What's your diet like out of curiosity?
  
  Obvious medical conditions aside, I've heard that a poor diet can affect your sleeping patterns, however, I don't believe it was to such an extreme extent.
  
  Although, I think if the problem persists and it's disrupting your daily life you should probably go talk to a physician, as textbook as that sounds. There are quite a few disorders/conditions associated with this kind of thing (chronic fatigue..etc) and I think the only real way to tell what is wrong is to consult them.
  
  I know I myself go through periods of sleeping a lot more than I feel like I should, but it usually passes and isn't as overtaking as to affect important things.
• Guyverunit4 wrote on 2012-10-18 03:28
  First of all, how can you fall asleep on the train? Too loud for me. And I'm always scared someone's gonna feel me up.
  
  Second, you might be bored with your life? Do stuff you don't normally do. Maybe consult your doctor.
• Akemii wrote on 2012-10-18 03:29
  I've been sleeping quiet a bit as well. I eat the same crap I've eaten in the past, and I'm not extremely tired all the time. I just really always want to sleep, you know?
• Cynic wrote on 2012-10-18 03:44
  Sleeping too much is never good because it can actually make you more tired. So perhaps try getting up earlier, i.e. after 6 - 6 1/2 hours of sleep? If that doesn't help, talking to your Doctor is your best bet.
• Akemii wrote on 2012-10-18 03:46

  Quote from Cynic;965104:

  Sleeping too much is never good because it can actually make you more tired. So perhaps try getting up earlier, i.e. after 6 - 6 1/2 hours of sleep? If that doesn't help, talking to your Doctor is your best bet.

  
  
  That's probably it for me :U
  
  I just enjoy sleeping soooo much.
• Lewd wrote on 2012-10-18 03:55
  I go to bed at 5am, and wake up at 3-4pm
  
  
  Being on the computer all day is hard work!
• Kazuni wrote on 2012-10-18 04:07
  oh man me too
  
  I sleep at fairly normal times, get up early, then I can't manage to sleep on the bus. I used to, now I can't.
  
  I fall asleep in classes or otherwise just feel like shit because the teachers start freaking out if you start dozing off, or even tuning out.
  
  Then I nap in the library at lunch
  
  Then maybe I sleep on the bus for 10 minutes on the way home after my friends get to their stops
  
  then I come home and sleep from like 5-9 and forget to do homework.
• Cynic wrote on 2012-10-18 04:15

  Quote from Akemii;965106:

  That's probably it for me :U
  
  I just enjoy sleeping soooo much.

  
  
  The key is finding a good balance. I know I wake up after 5-6 hours feeling completely fine, though I do then get tired a few hours later, but it sure beats falling back asleep constantly because I'm still tired after 8-9 hours of sleep.
  
  I'd say 6 hours (or whenever you can get up without feeling tired) is good, then you can probably take a 1-2 hour nap later on to make sure you get your 7-8 hours. Works for most from what I've heard.
• Sinned wrote on 2012-10-18 04:24
  Interesting comments, as for as I've tried, getting up before my body and mind wants = turn alarm off, go back to sleep, wake up wondering why my alarm didn't go off. Also, exciting things don't change it, I need less DOTA 2 in my life though...
  
  My diet hasn't changed, and I get some level of exercise so I'll try sleeping less and see how that works out ._.
  
  Also, as a New York City person, sleeping in pure silence is fucking scary. Even at 3am, you'll still hear trucks or something going on outside, so trains are nothing.
• Sekwaf wrote on 2012-10-18 04:31
  For most people 7-9 hours of sleep per day is healthy. REM sleep however is the most restful and is what truly reenergizes you. If I recall the amount of REM sleep you need is around 2-3 hours. Perhaps you're having trouble reaching REM during the night, don't suppose you wake up often? The other problem could be that you often awake during the delta phase of sleep (around 20-60 minutes into sleep) which is considered deep sleep and can cause you to feel tired and disoriented upon awakening. It really is most beneficial to wake up after less than 20 minutes or more than 90 minutes (after a sleep cycles has been completed) after sleeping, any other time will either have you feel unrested or groggy. Hope this helps (and if not, maybe you at least learned something, which I guess would also be considered help).
• Marimaster wrote on 2012-10-18 12:17
  have you tried eating during class while paying attention? If your teacher allows it eat!! it will wake you up.
  
  I have a plan.
  
  1. Sleep 4 hours
  2. Take my first class
  3. Sleep in the Cafeteria where there is a sofa!!!
  4. Buy food and eat in my next class to stay awake or I would fall asleep even though I just slept
• RealityBreak wrote on 2012-10-18 12:20
  Try entertaining yourself. Or play some heavy metal music. Or do some exercise =/
• Sinned wrote on 2012-10-19 00:47

  Quote from Marimaster;965240:

  have you tried eating during class while paying attention? If your teacher allows it eat!! it will wake you up.
  
  I have a plan.
  
  1. Sleep 4 hours
  2. Take my first class
  3. Sleep in the Cafeteria where there is a sofa!!!
  4. Buy food and eat in my next class to stay awake or I would fall asleep even though I just slept

  
  
  Eating doesn't help, I doze off after I finish eating.
  
  Also, I literally passed out while watching a youtube video earlier that looked pretty interesting ;_;
• Enhalo wrote on 2012-10-20 08:41
  So... There are a couple of things you can try. Overall, this points to a deficiency in iron or a deficiency of REM sleep! Meaning that you're either not getting sufficient dietary intake of essential nutrients OR your bed + pillow isn't doing it's job for you! Look into higher quality bedding or a pillow if it's not too much of a financial obstacle.
  
  Also... Excessive sleeping could also mean you're hitting a growth spurt so that may also be an underlying cause :o