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amanda · Aug 6th, 2009, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by Jayne1

Doesn't that mean you're napping for too long? A short nap (20 minutes) is supposed to be very refreshing because you don't go into deep sleep. Deep sleep is hard to wake up from and you feel groggy when you do.

Sometimes I have to take a nap in the late afternoon. I feel as if I'm about to become unconscious if I don't sleep. It's a very weird feeling, but I try not to sleep for too long, although it's very hard to wake up before going into stages 3 and 4 (deep sleep). I should be setting an alarm clock I guess.

It's even like that when I only sleep for an hour, so I usually don't even bother setting an alarm. I figure if I'm going to feel like crap, I might as well make it worth my while. And if I set an alarm for less than an hour, I find it hard to fall asleep because I'm focusing so hard on trying to do it quickly so I don't waste most of the time I set aside for sleeping. So it's kind of a no-win. Even when I take a 2-3 hour nap, I wake up naturally (never set an alarm for those) and feel like crap - would I wake up naturally straight from deep sleep?

I dunno, I just seem like I'm not cut out for it!

Jayne1 · Aug 6th, 2009, 11:01 PM

^^ That's a good point. If you set the alarm to go off in 20 minutes, you could still be awake in 10, waiting to fall asleep. So it's not a 20 minute nap at all.

I agree, you're probably not a napper.

Lvbabydoll · Aug 6th, 2009, 11:30 PM

Heck yes I am. I don't do it ALL the time but sometimes at a certain time of the afternoon, usually about 6pm, I just get SO wiped out that I need to close my eyes for a bit. I usually get in about 45 minutes, then I feel much better. But if it's getting too close to 8pm, I don't ever nap otherwise it takes me forever to fall asleep once I actually go to bed.

harleyNemma · Aug 7th, 2009, 12:54 AM

I have always been a nap'r & I still enjoy one every once n' a while. I see it as a healthy habit.

~Fabulousity~ · Aug 7th, 2009, 11:28 AM

Love naps and if I dont take one I can get cranky sometimes just like a child

nasyarayna · Aug 7th, 2009, 01:51 PM

I have problems going to sleep at night. It makes me wake up late in the morning. I hate this habit..

dramakitten · Aug 7th, 2009, 04:35 PM

I hate taking naps...unless I have company!

kirsten · Aug 7th, 2009, 05:16 PM

I love napping. Unfortunately I can only do it on the weekends due to work.

Immi · Aug 7th, 2009, 09:16 PM

For me napping means insomnia until about 4am. So no, I can't. My body always wants to, but I just have to work through it.

beljwl · Oct 8th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Do you take naps when you are home during the day? If so, does it make it hard for you to fall asleep at night.

PurseXaXholic · Oct 8th, 2009, 04:33 PM

I don't take naps unless I'm sick, or didn't get anysleep the night before, I was out late, etc.

chinahopes · Oct 8th, 2009, 04:56 PM

I used to try to sleep when my kids are napping, but I end up falling asleep only about the time they're waking up, so I don't bother anymore.

Cornflower Blue · Oct 8th, 2009, 05:06 PM

I take naps whenever I can, and no, I can usually fall asleep pdq at night. Up to half an hour is very refreshing imo, gives me a 'second wind'. Any longer and I can feel crap.

krisluvspurses · Oct 8th, 2009, 05:24 PM

I loooooove naps, but never have time for one. I take a nap maybe once every month or two on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. My problem is, if I take a nap, it has to be one to two hours, or I'm even more tired than before my nap. Can't do cat naps.

pinklipgloss33 · Oct 8th, 2009, 06:06 PM

I always do when I am at home and have nothing to do. But days like that are rare.

Aug 6th, 2009, 11:01 PM	#32
Jayne1 Working Canvas Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 6,975	^^ That's a good point. If you set the alarm to go off in 20 minutes, you could still be awake in 10, waiting to fall asleep. So it's not a 20 minute nap at all. I agree, you're probably not a napper.
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Aug 6th, 2009, 11:30 PM	#33
Lvbabydoll ♥'s Cupcakes Joined: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 42,748	Heck yes I am. I don't do it ALL the time but sometimes at a certain time of the afternoon, usually about 6pm, I just get SO wiped out that I need to close my eyes for a bit. I usually get in about 45 minutes, then I feel much better. But if it's getting too close to 8pm, I don't ever nap otherwise it takes me forever to fall asleep once I actually go to bed.
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Aug 7th, 2009, 12:54 AM	#34
harleyNemma Harley & Hermes Joined: Aug 2006 Location: The PNW Posts: 4,235	I have always been a nap'r & I still enjoy one every once n' a while. I see it as a healthy habit.
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Aug 7th, 2009, 11:28 AM	#35
~Fabulousity~ Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 12,946	Love naps and if I dont take one I can get cranky sometimes just like a child
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Aug 7th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#37
dramakitten Member Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 377	I hate taking naps...unless I have company!
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Aug 7th, 2009, 01:51 PM	#36
nasyarayna Member Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Japan Posts: 13	I have problems going to sleep at night. It makes me wake up late in the morning. I hate this habit..

Aug 7th, 2009, 05:16 PM	#38
kirsten wants more bbags! Joined: May 2006 Location: OC, California Posts: 3,967	I love napping. Unfortunately I can only do it on the weekends due to work.

Aug 7th, 2009, 09:16 PM	#39
Immi <3s life Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 271	For me napping means insomnia until about 4am. So no, I can't. My body always wants to, but I just have to work through it.
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Oct 8th, 2009, 04:30 PM	#40
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Oct 8th, 2009, 04:33 PM	#41
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Oct 8th, 2009, 04:56 PM	#42
chinahopes Luckiest. Joined: Oct 2008 Location: the Beach, SC Posts: 1,001	I used to try to sleep when my kids are napping, but I end up falling asleep only about the time they're waking up, so I don't bother anymore.

Oct 8th, 2009, 05:06 PM	#43
Cornflower Blue Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,332	I take naps whenever I can, and no, I can usually fall asleep pdq at night. Up to half an hour is very refreshing imo, gives me a 'second wind'. Any longer and I can feel crap.
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Oct 8th, 2009, 05:24 PM	#44
krisluvspurses Member Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,411	I loooooove naps, but never have time for one. I take a nap maybe once every month or two on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. My problem is, if I take a nap, it has to be one to two hours, or I'm even more tired than before my nap. Can't do cat naps.
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Oct 8th, 2009, 06:06 PM	#45
pinklipgloss33 Member Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Shopping on Fifth Avenue Posts: 1,041	I always do when I am at home and have nothing to do. But days like that are rare.
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