to think an adult woman who works part time should not need a nap on every day off she gets.

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it is flaming ridiculous, there is so much that needs to be done and all I can think about is sleep.

If you simply enjoy a good nap, wake naturally after a reasonable time and feel able to crack on with things afterwards, that's fine.

If you feel so tired that you think you will be ill if you don't get a nap, if you are coming home, crawling up the stairs and going to bed for the night sleeping for hours and still feeling drained, then go to your GP.

I felt like the second example before my Lupus was diagnosed and treated.

ike most of us on here, you're probably still catching up with a decade or so of broken sleep.
Add message | Report | Message poster piprabbit Sat 08-Jun-13 15:28:57

1 of my dc is 20 I think I have caught up and going into old lady nap

MrsJay

I am surprised to read this.
I can nap at every opportunity. This is because my diabetes makes me permanently tired.
I assumed that only people with medical conditions, or newborns, napped.
Am surprised to see that others do it.

I am a serial napper! I work part time and need a nap every day off I get, and sometimes when I work from home... I have a 1 year old who doesn't sleeo and am early forties, so feel like I have the whole lack of sleep going on, hand in hand with the old lady napping! YABU!

I love a little sleep. I had one earlier. I had a busy, busy morning cleaning, gardening, tips runs, bbq etc.

When my DD suggested watching 'Wreck it Ralph' in my bed, I jumped at the chance. I think I saw about 10 mins of it, heard a bit more on and off, answered the odd question, but otherwise slept. Lovely.

Napping is one of life's great pleasures and keeps me sane!!. one of the best things in the world is to have a lie down with a good book and have a snooze.

I need to fit a nap in every day or I fall apart after a couple of days

I think years and years of sleep deprivation has ruined me

also the depression

I dont do sofa naps
I do in my sanctuary with my waala naps

Bless you Trinity. Haven't posted on your posts, but you have been in my thoughts.

I have to nap with dd when she has her afternoon nap. Hyperthyrodism and a teething baby not a great combination.

I have far more vivid dreams when I nap as well I love it.

It's like I've eaten a pound of cheese. Is it just me with mental nap dreams

No I have mental nap dreams too!

I have Gilbert's syndrome (which is pretty common - means my liver doesn't make enough enzymes) so I get very tired. I work full time, but am known to sneak off for a nap at weekends. If you're getting bloods done, might be worth asking them to check for Gilbert's while they're at it

I have a degree in napping. I love a nap. One day last week I had a nap and when I woke up I found it was only 1.30 so went in for another nap. My only nap rule is that I dont get INTO bed to have it, 'cause that's a sleep and sleeping during the day is just wrong. My favourite nap is when I make a cup of tea, nap, wake up and drink it because it's just the right temperature. Napping is an activity in my house. Sometimes I get up early so I can get an extra nap in.

I would if I could. I do have CFS/ME though :o

I don't usually sleep or lie in bed in the day though, it really fucks up my sleep at night if I do.

I have mental dreams some times, also a panic one where I dream that I am trying to wke up and it goes on for ages and really scares me.

I love a good nap.

Like others have said, I'm surprised so many others do too.

I'm also surprised how many others nap.
I do it guiltily, not quite every day, but 2 or so times a week.

I will try and do it without guilt from now on.

Also... article in the guardian last week about longevity mentioned many characteristics of the greek island they investigated - only ones I can remember are naps and two glasses of red wine per day