Does anyone else who's in their 20s/30s, find it difficult to wake up even after 8 hours of sleep?

[RosesandCuddles]

Does anyone else who's in their 20s/30s, find it difficult to wake up even after 8 hours of sleep?

I mean on a normal day after just being at a fairly sedentary job (no intense exercise etc.)

I'm sure it's to do with quality of sleep being poor but I guess it's worrying that I find it a huge struggle to get up even after the full 8 hours.

Yes! I have a type of anemia though so I think that’s why. I can literally sleep for 10 hours and still find waking difficult it takes a good hour for me to feel awake after getting up and I feel like I’ll be sick if I stay up too late. I’ve been taking medication from the doctor for over a month now but it hasn’t changed I’m hoping it will in time.

In my 30’s.

Yes. I never feel refreshed after sleep. I just feel groggy.

I did! Used to struggle to get up for work at 8am, now I laugh at my pre kids self as 8am is a lie in! I think in my case I was getting too much sleep which made me more tired!

Yes. I've always struggled waking up. Even as a kid my mum would tell me I would sleep for 8 to 10 hours a night and she'd still struggle to wake me. She's exactly the same as me. I hate waking up and getting up and can always drift back off for more sleep.

Ideally I need 10 hours of sleep. I get around 7 a night and it kills me to get up. Lol.

Yes, 30s, two pre schoolers and work 4 days a week. Never enough sleep. But I don’t sleep well. I struggle to get to sleep and wake up each night and struggle again to get back to sleep. The only time I’m fully rested is if I arrange with DH to get a lie in on my non working day. I sleep 12 hours until gone 10am and feel hugely restored.

I’ve recently (past 3 days) started doing 20 mins of YouTube yoga in the morning which is giving me a reason to Just Get Up. The more I try to prolong getting out of bed, the worse I feel. So far it seems to be working. (Though up late tonight after work drinks - tomorrow will be extra hard!)

Just waking now after 8 1/2 hours and feel awful. Fitbit says I had no wakings and 1 restless period. Always been the same, sleep heavily, always knackered. Older than you though, 40s now.

Yeah I have loads more energy in my 40s, and only need about 7 hours sleep. I was absolutely like you in my 30s. I honestly think people in your age bracket need more sleep. If you're otherwise healthy, reasonable diet, etc, maybe try an earlier bedtime?

I used to, though an unexpected benefit of anti depressants has been finding it far easier to wake in the mornings

I need about 10 hours sleep each night to feel rested. I’m lucky if I get 7.5 though. Permanently feel exhausted! (I’m in my early 30s)