How much sleep do you get?

[superheavyrhun]

Hi mate,

7 hours a night sounds great...when I have nothing to worry about and I don't have work I can easily sleep for 9-10 hours a day every day, but give me the stuff I can worry about and I can turn that into 4-5 hours a night some nights. In rare cases insomnia will send me to work on just an hour or two, but that's only three or four times a year that it'll get that bad.

One of my friends is a doctor, and he regularly builds up a sleep debt during the week and catches up on the weekend a bit like you are. Maybe try changing your routine - could you stay late in school to finish your lesson planning then get home a couple of hours later but with nothing to do apart from relaxing?

[Memphis]

A teacher complaining about not having enough down time? Right off the bat this thread doesnt sit right with me

[Mark TKO]

7 is enough

Can do as little as 5 if have to be in London some work days (I live 220 miles away in leeds)

Every so often on a weekend I will do an 11 hour sleep session. It's ace

[Memphis]

I've slowly but surely lost my ability to sleep in. I used to be World class in my pomp but now Im generally up at a sensible hour.

I tend to sleep for 6 or 7 hours a night.

[Master]

As a teenager I could sleep into the afternoon but the older you get the less sleep you need. I have 7/8 hours normally but I generally think I am awake during it which gives me a headache in the morning.

[VictorCharlie]

M-F I average 6 hours of sleep a night and 1-2 hours more on the weekend unless it is hunting season.