How many hours of sleep a day does it require for you to function properly/normally?

[JS80]

depends on the person, for me it's 6. >9 and i feel worse than <6.

 

[deerslayer]

I prefer to get 7 hours. Any more than 7 hours, and I wake up with a headache and a stiff neck.

At the very least, I try to get 5 hours. I usually function pretty well on 5 hours of sleep.

 

[PepePeru]

6 is good, 7 is best

 

[ModerateRepZero]

6-8 for me. recently I played too much fallout tactics and only got 3 hours of sleep before waking up and driving a car 30 min to a dealership. A few hours later when I went to campus, slept 2 hours in the van to catch up.

 

[djheater]

Honestly, I prefer doing physical work all day like mucking stables, then sleeping 10 hours of dead sleep.

If I could do that I'd probably live 'til 100... as it is I get avg six hours a night and often have trouble sleeping

 

[elektrolokomotive]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
I usually run on 5, but 8 makes me happy.

 

[intogamer]

12hrs

 

[2Dead]

I usually get about 6 hours a night. I usually have a headache if I sleep more than 10 though.

 

[Capt Caveman]

7

 

[Enig101]

I can function fine on 6, though I don't feel great. 8 is best.

 

[Dualist]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
6. if I get any less than 6 hours I will have a headache all day and just all around feel lousy.

Getting a headache is something that I don't want to have during the day, so getting plenty of sleep for me counts.

 

[hanoverphist]

i operate on 6 a day everyday. i can still work well on 5, but not for a long period of time. if im in a bind i can go with 4 hours, but ill be yawning and stuff. i cant sleep more than 8 hours, and if i do sleep for 8 hours im so jittery i cant really commit to tasks very well. not sure why, family always told me i was just a hyper person. they also said it would subside as i got older, and at 37 it hasnt really changed much. i dont get sick very often at all either, which a lot of people told me i would be sick often with my sleep habits.

 

[Lonyo]

Short term: 2
Long term: 7~8

I got 5 hours night before last and 2 hours last night, and managed to get by today, although I felt like falling asleep a couple of times.

 

[imported_Imp]

About 10. Manage with 7-8 with work/school, but anything less than 10 and waking up before 1pm in the afternoon, I'll be drowzy and a walking bag of meat for the first few hours.

 

[Dacalo]

About 7 to 8, although I can go as low as 5 for a while. When I sleep in during the weekends, I get about 9.

 

[Luthien]

I definately prefer 8 hours of solid sleep. The problem is waking up for one reason or another upsetting the sleep cycle. I believe people that sleep less and handle it better is likely as much a health issue as it is a genetics issue. What I mean by a health issue is that they sleep soundly in a deep sleep with very few interruptions for reason like snoring, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrom RLS, insomnia, deviated septum, nocturia etc.

 

[Fineghal]

6, but I hit peak functioning at 8.5-9.

Of course being a college student means I usually get 6-7. Sigh. Almost there.

 

[MustISO]

I'm not really sure what my body needs. I'm tired all the time regardless of how many hours I sleep. I feel the same with 9 hours or 5 hours, just tired.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: Luthien
I definately prefer 8 hours of solid sleep. The problem is waking up for one reason or another upsetting the sleep cycle. I believe people that sleep less and handle it better is likely as much a health issue as it is a genetics issue. What I mean by a health issue is that they sleep soundly in a deep sleep with very few interruptions for reason like snoring, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrom RLS, insomnia, deviated septum, nocturia etc.

Yea, my friend is a deep sleeper and he does fine with only a few hours. I am a light sleeper and I hate it. I can sleep deeply only if I am really tired or after drinking.

 

[jadinolf]

5 hours for me.

Life's too short to spend it in bed (alone).

heh heh

 

[secretanchitman]

5-6...

 

[NaOH]

I usually get around 5-7 every night during the week and take naps inbetween classes. 8 hours is ideal for me though.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Need 7-8 to feel "good"

Usually end up with about 6 hrs/night -- not so great.

Can drag my carcass around on an average of 3-4 hrs/night over the course of a working week, but doing it that way I have no prayer of being able to think on my feet.

 

[DainBramaged]

7

 

[CFster]

My sleep doctor told me 5.