Comments on Profile Post by Deep Funk

Don't worry about the magical 8 hrs. If you have slightly shorter sleep cycles, or fall asleep quickly, your natural rhythm could easily be much shorter but still be enough to be well rested.

8 hrs is just a reference point, so it varies for different people. Also, as you mature (ahem, get older) you will need slightly less.

Your wake up time sets your sleep clock: You have to keep it consistent, even on weekends. What else works for me? Going to sleep—I don't mean getting ready for bed—by 10. Taking sublingual melatonin—not a generic brand—earlier in the evening. (Sleep doctors generally recommend 0.5mg at 6 & again at 8. But that makes me tired too early. So I do it at 8 & at 9.) I wish you only the best in all things.

Making mental notes, thanks.