tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post4590012757535764411..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Dear MorpheusAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-9295115587247547012016-03-16T14:19:33.483-04:002016-03-16T14:19:33.483-04:00Thanks for commenting, all. I think the reason I f...Thanks for commenting, all. I think the reason I feel guilty and self-indulgent when I get a lot of sleep is because (like food) sleep comes in portions. Could I get away with 7 hours per night and still be healthy? But even if I really need 8 hours per night, I sometimes take more than that on weekends. When I'm rising up out of the depths of unconsciousness to put on my everyday persona, I usually have an argument with myself: "Just a few minutes more! "But I have so much to do!"Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49594494551254567122016-03-12T22:34:26.502-05:002016-03-12T22:34:26.502-05:00It's really not possible to function without a...It's really not possible to function without adequate sleep. So if you deprive yourself, you're going to be less, not more effective in tackling the other things you think you "should" be doing. <br /><br />Furthermore, individuals differ in how much sleep they need, and the amount you need can change as you get older. <br /><br />Trust your body. If it tells you it needs to sleep, that's probably the truth.<br /><br />Anyway, it's hard to imagine an activity that's less harmful to you, to other people or to the environment! Why not enjoy it?Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53482271836878813752016-03-12T10:46:53.143-05:002016-03-12T10:46:53.143-05:00I hope you enjoy your sleep! I hear it's neces...I hope you enjoy your sleep! I hear it's necessary. :) <br /><br />Though I always liked the Ani DiFranco lyric: "Sleep is like a fever. I'm glad when it ends." I have a lot of feelings about the things I could be doing instead of sleeping. But I think that comes from a fascination with the sort of time one would have if so much of it wasn't taken up by lying unconscious. So I try to accept the need for sleep and embrace it, though I do have a lot of trouble falling and staying asleep myself.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-39350759344288585642016-03-12T10:24:51.149-05:002016-03-12T10:24:51.149-05:00Sleep is definitely necessary. Get it when you can...Sleep is definitely necessary. Get it when you can. Sleep is a guilty pleasure for me because I can't get stay asleep long enough even when I have the time, so I resort to questionable measures like antihistamines (half a pill works for a while) and a prescription anti-anxiety med (a quarter of a pill gets me another hour and a half or so of sleep.) Chamomile tea works a bit, but briefly. The guilt is because both antihistamines and the prescription med used for sleep have apparently been shown to increase the chances of later dementia. Chamomile and similar herbs may well do the same thing, but as far as I know nobody has run tests. Slowing down the "racing mind" thing to let you sleep may well damage the mind--but so does lack of sleep. Sigh. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.com