How would you feel on 5hrs sleep?

[spikeandbuffy]

Just being nosy really. Health issues that cause fatigue but I'm like a permanently exhausted night owl
Last night my sleep thing says I had 5hrs 22 mins and of that 52 mins was deep sleep

I'm shattered

Anything less than 7 hours and I’m a zombie

I’m naturally a night owl and have to get up for work etc at about 7.30am so I probably average about 6 hours a night anyway. A few nights of 5 hours sleep wouldn’t effect me too much and I would probably get used to it after a while it was continuous.

The odd night like that I can cope with but if every night was like that I'd be a grumpy zombie.

Fine and normal I have a 2 year that still wakes three- four times a night so 5 hours sleep if uninterrupted sounds devine

We’ve been living off 3 and half hrs sleep sessions due to dc medical condition which requires us to feed every 4hrs since January when he came home. Thats life for us.

I’d feel pretty tired. I normally sleep 7-8 hours a night. 5 is survivable but I wouldn’t function well.

Interrupted at 2.45 by the bloody cat waking me up chewing a wire
I had to kick him out and then he body slammed the door for 15 mins until I shut him in the living room

Crap. But I wouldn't make too many mistakes at work (office). I just try to get through to 7pm and bed on days like that.
Less than that and I'm a liability at my desk.

I changed my job so I can walk and I don't have to worry about driving on little sleep.

I have two young children including a baby so usually have under 5 hours sleep and have to look after a 4 year old and a baby most days. I’m permanently exhausted but just have to get on with it!

Like crap. My brain falls off a cliff if I get less than about 6 (7 or so hours in bed). I can function from the POV of conversations but not in terms of doing a good job of complex work.

5 hours uninterrupted sounds brilliant, I usually get woken up in that time.

5hrs I’d be ‘fine’ (I’d be tired but I’d cope) as a once off.. 52 mins deep sleep for you doesn’t sound good though!

I’m usually 11.00ish-7ish and same on weekends. I find if I deviate on weekends I suffer during the week and it’s not worth it.

According to my watch my average sleep is 5hrs 44 mins and has been for years.

I do alright, feel tired quite often and l drink a lot of coffee. More sleep would be good but I don't have time for it.

Like a zombie for a while then I get a kind of second wind and I’ll be all raring to go for a 15 k run or clean the house from top to bottom or something. Then I collapse and nobody hears from me again until the next day 😁

Like shit. That's how I would feel.

I'd feel fine if it was a few nights of 5 hours but then I'd need more sleep. I usually get about 7 hours sleep.

Last night was about 5.5 from the time I first went asleep to when I was up for the day, so about the same as you.

Though I did have about 4 wake ups in that, with 2 lots of 2 hour sleep and then some dozing.

It's not unusual for me though as my children have sleep issues.

I'm knackered but have been just about working ok.

I’m constantly tired. But with a child and work and life you just have to carry on.

Ds has never slept the whole night in 4 years. So 4+ years. 5-6 hrs sleep feels like enough though compared to the first 18 months when I would regularly get only 90mins sleep in 24hrs! As he would scream and scream and only sleep if fed and rocked.

In an ideal world I used to sleep 10.30pm-6.30/7am, so 8+ hrs. Longer on weekends

Last night was:

4h15 asleep
5h53 in bed

Feeling a bit slow this morning as a result. This was relatively unusual as I messed up my sleep hygiene with volunteer charity role until midnight and then listening to podcasts to wind down.

Average over the last 10 years is:

Weekdays asleep 5h15 - 5h45 (varies by day)
Weekends asleep 7h30

Weekdays in bed 6h00 - 6h40
Weekends in bed 8h45

Tired especially in the morning. But after a coffee could still function. Would probably crash later in the afternoon and have a nap

My 'normal' because I get very little sleep last couple years with pain im in.

Pretty much how I do now. Dizzy.

Like absolute shit tbh

One or two days and I can cope okay but I'd still feel exhausted. Longer term I'd feel horrendous

Hmmm, I need to look at my sleep
The medical issues cause fatigue and I'm constantly whinging how tired I am but I guess now I know why.. probably more than 5hrs sleep is a good start!

Fine, my average is 5-6 hours and always has been. I've never been a good sleeper so I guess my body has just adapted to cope with it. My husband would be a pie eyed state on 5 hours though, if he doesn't get a solid 8 hours he barely qualifies as human.