Do You Take Naps During the Day?

I have for most of my life; even as a kid.

Interrupts my sleep pattern.

I have enough trouble with getting a full night's sleep. Taking naps would mess me up even more.

and always, always resent the time I spent doing it.

I've never been a napper. I can remember in kindergarten, lying on my little mat, just WILLING the time to pass till I could get up and play.

Always thought I would miss something. And they actually make me feel worse...like I feel when I've eaten too much sugar.

it's only because I stayed up too late the night before.

I'll be back soon, dogs willing.

Have fun everyone! It's a good day!

Ever since my daughters were babies......

I have enjoyed the reviving properties of naptime!

Even now..........

It can restore the color to my day......

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I get so tired by the time I am done with work I can barely keep my eyes open. So I try to sleep for about 20 minutes or so. Anything more and I am just groggy after. It helps get rid of my headaches if I get one. Like tonight- I had a massive headache (or one that was at least threatening to be) and taking a nap got rid of it totally.

groggy. Study upon study bears that out.

Redstone

I start work at 2:30 am, so I sometimes take an afternoon nap if I didn't get to bed early enough the night before.

I just go to work, go to bed, go to work, go to bed, go to work, go to bed. But I never let myself sleep past 7-8 Am or before 10-11 pm.

for some reason I just cannot sleep during the day no matter how tired I am.

Although it's hard to do at work!

Naps are really good for you though. I've read studies showing that people would be a lot healthier if they took a 20-minute nap in the afternoon.

on the weekends but I can't! If I do, I conk out for several hours. I'll lay down around one in the afternoon and the next thing I know, my husband is waking me up asking if we're going to have dinner! And I physically feel like shit after sleeping that long midday, too.

is to keep it to 20 or 30 minutes!

I have an internal alarm that doesn't allow me to nap longer. I just had a great 30 minute nap, and feel great.

It does take practice!

I had to deal with a client - on my day off, on Friday, late afternoon, and 3 calls to tech support later - and now I can barely f*cking speak.

Plus I get over-tired and then can't fall asleep. I'm on a really crazy sleep schedule.

We can't take naps at night, can we? :shrug:

PS: Yes, I nap in the afternoons whether I want to or not... :boring:

One of life's simple pleasures, especially when curled up with my SO.

machine, I fell asleep multiple times per day and HAD to take at least one real nap EVERY day. Now after a year I rarely need one - I would say maybe a half dozen to a dozen in the past year. I like them and think they should be part of the culture (and they used to be) where I live, especially in the summer. I just don't need them as desperately as I used to.

especially in the winter

I use CPAP and have a heated humidifier, but i still have sinus problems anyway and the CPAP doesn't help matters.

Thought I would need a full face mask because of the REALLY bad mouth breathing - nope, miraculously the mouth stays shut (no more drooling!)

Thought the fall allergies would be a problem - nope (generic clariton and machine = no night symptoms at all.

Thought a winter cold might be a real B**** - nope. It did take about 30 minutes of effort but it cleared everything back and I breathed through my nose all night.

Thought the heated humidifier would be really handy - decided I don't like it - you might try NOT using it, the moisture might actually be making your sinuses swell... there is a good web forum to check out/ask questions here: http://www.apneasupport.org/index.php

I am a totoally motivated user, so that may be part of it. A lifetime of not sleeping and the first night with the settings right convinced me. WOW

But I work all night. :)

snoozing on the couch with me as well.

But to be serious: There's a TON of research that shows the benefit of a nap during the day. We Americans, though, have been conditioned to think of it as being lazy.

Redstone

I wish the best and hope whatever you are dealing with is not too serious.

Secondly, you lucky person! You have a puppy!

the day we brought her home:



Redstone

on Saturday afternoons I've been known to crash out watching a game or something

but usually no

Happened at school, while driving, at work, at home, one time while... well, never mind that one... but I do nap and I don't like it. Rest is for the weary, sleep is for the dead. We're living, I don't see why our lifespan has to be wasted by snoozin' when we ought to be out boozin'. :D

It's 0F today. Like I was going out and doing something. Might as well just stay in and nap.

Sometimes I do, but it screws up my sleeping at night if I do it. :(

I love my naps!