Hi all,

In your opinion, how many hour should we sleep in a day ?
How many is best for our brain and our body ?

Cheers
Ly Hoang Hai

orange

I'm not directing this at you manut or anyone else who's posted, but I meant to mention also, that if you get way too much or way too little sleep, it may be a sign of depression. So if you're concerned about the amount of sleep you're getting, you should also consult a physician for a checkup.

manutd4eva

thanks but why is the original post at the top of page 2????

orange

Oh admin changed that recently... the original post is always at the top of each page now.

manutd4eva

o ok cheers
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to orange again.

i get this all the time now with one username or another. there shoul be a limit of 1 or 0

nwsflash

manu I think its a new change to the forum !!

Orange I'd agree with what you said, but for me I think its just my minds over active and there ain't enuff hours in the day for me to get everything done I want too lol

manutd4eva

lol nwsflash

also orange thanks for your answer but please can you explain why you can be depressed with little sleep. i dont see how this would make a big difference.

orange

Sleeping less doesn't necessarily MAKE you depressed, but it can be one of many signs of depression. People who are depressed go to extremes in various areas of their lives, like sleeping too much or too little, eating too much or not enough, working too much or being a major slacker, crying too much or not at all, etc. With any of these symptoms though, it depends on what is USUAL for you, like if you usually sleep only 4 hours a night, it's likely not depression. But if you were sleeping 8 hours a night for years, and suddenly started sleeping only 4, that might be a cause for concern. Also with depression there's usually more than one symptom. But sleep disturbances are definitely one of the major symptoms.

manutd4eva

thanks for that now i understand better.
lol the example you used seems about right for me - sleep 8 hours a night for years, and sudenly started sleeping only 4 - thats what happened to me in the summer and iv never got nack to 8 hours and iv tried loads of ways like i said on another topic somewhere on here.

orange

Well as long as you don't feel sick, aren't taking uppers or speed, and are functioning in other areas of your life, it's probably nothing to worry about. If it bothers you alot though and continues even if you try to change things, it might be that you have some kind of sleep disorder too. Those can accompany depression or just be on their own. From what you've said though, it sounds like you're fine with 4 hours. That's all Mother Teresa ever got in a night, 4 hours, and look at all the work she got done in the world, haha!

manutd4eva

lol yea thanks