Sleep

bowdlill

I am 25 years old and was having a discussion with my younger 16 year old sister, on the affects of under and oversleeping. As occasionally she will get 6 hours however other time she may get over ten hours. For a 16yo it is recommended that she sleeps eight hours each night, so my question is how does over sleeping and under sleeping affect your lifestyle. Eg. Moodiness, weight gain, trouble focusing...

cheryldumais

The latest study I read about was saying 7 - 9 hours sleep is optimum for an adult. I have no idea how one is affected physically by oversleeping but many studies seem to say undersleeping can make it difficult to lose weight although personally I think the biggest factor is calories. I know if I sleep too much I am groggy and generally feel unwell. When I don't get enough I'm cranky as are most people. To be honest I think it's common sense. I will say however that many teenagers over the years have kept the same type of hours and she will likely survive, lol.

RelCanonical

cheryldumais wrote: »

The latest study I read about was saying 7 - 9 hours sleep is optimum for an adult. I have no idea how one is affected physically by oversleeping but many studies seem to say undersleeping can make it difficult to lose weight although personally I think the biggest factor is calories. I know if I sleep too much I am groggy and generally feel unwell. When I don't get enough I'm cranky as are most people. To be honest I think it's common sense. I will say however that many teenagers over the years have kept the same type of hours and she will likely survive, lol.

Yeah, for a teenager they're going through a lot of fluctuations that cause weird sleep hours, haha.

For me, undersleeping is an issue because I find that food wakes me up (I don't like caffeine) so I would eat to make myself feel more awake. I guess it's pretty common for a lack of sleep to cause overeating because losing sleep affects certain parts of the brain first, and two of those things are memory and impulse control. So, you forgot how much you ate earlier, so you impulsively bought an ice cream. xD

ShayCarver89

I can't function on any less than 10 hours of sleep and I'm fine soooo..*shrugs*

kshama2001

bowdlill wrote: »

I am 25 years old and was having a discussion with my younger 16 year old sister, on the affects of under and oversleeping. As occasionally she will get 6 hours however other time she may get over ten hours. For a 16yo it is recommended that she sleeps eight hours each night, so my question is how does over sleeping and under sleeping affect your lifestyle. Eg. Moodiness, weight gain, trouble focusing...

Wasn't until I was in my late 30s that under-sleeping really affected me.

Hyacinth_Hippo

When I was in high school I was very strict about my sleep schedule, I made sure I got 8-9 hours every single night. I was depressed, moody, overweight and stressed. My best friend would stay up all night online and then sleep for like 14 hours the next day and had the craziest sleep schedule of anyone I've ever met. Yet, she was a healthy weight, had lots of energy ans was generally happy. So I think there are a lot more factors that matter a lot more than just sleep. If she is really over-sleeping or under-sleeping for a long time (weeks or months) that could be a sign of a more serious issue and then you should talk to a doctor for sure. I wouldn't worry about the occasional fluctuation.

callsitlikeiseeit

i think its highly individual and everyone needs a different amount to be their personal best.

if i slept more than 6 hours my husband would think i had died and wake me LOL