• Cheems@lemmy.world
      34·
      9 months ago

      I get 8 hours of sleep almost every night. I can tell you I don’t feel well rested any day

        • IndefiniteBen@leminal.space
          15·
          9 months ago

          Consistency and quality of sleep are also important factors, but so is your diet and the times you eat.

          Feeling well rested after a night of sleep requires much more than “8 hours sleep”.

          • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            9 months ago

            I sometimes have the feeling that I’m only getting REM sleep.

            Of cause that can’t be true, but I don’t think it’s thaaaat far off.

            • kase@lemmy.world
              2·
              9 months ago

              Just curious, what makes you think you’re only getting REM?

              Speaking as someone dxed with narcolepsy, a sleep disorder where you get a disproportionate amount of REM. There are a lot of conditions–sleep disorders and otherwise–that can cause excessive sleeping and daytime fatigue.

              Not to say that it isn’t sometimes just a matter of sleep habits or consistency, but my advice is that it can’t hurt to speak with a doctor about your symptoms if you have the chance. :)

              • newIdentity@sh.itjust.works
                2·
                9 months ago

                Well it can also be the case that I just have a very good dream memory, but I noticed that I can relatively easaly drift into a dream while being aware of my environment even when I was fully awake before. Not always though.

                I also can remember having 4-10 dreams in a night. Of cause we don’t only dream in the REM sleep so it’s kinda hard to keep track of how much I actually sleep.

                I probably just have a pretty good dream memory and have a very light sleep