A sleep queston.

[BANGKOK RED]

OK,

We all need about 8 hours a day sleep right?, Well last night I got no sleep.
So would mean that to catch up I should sleep for 16 hours tonight, or would a good 8-9 of deep sleep do the trick?

[Reg Smeeton]

OK,

We all need about 8 hours a day sleep right?, Well last night I got no sleep.
So would mean that to catch up I should sleep for 16 hours tonight, or would a good 8-9 of deep sleep do the trick?

:boring:

[Bushey Boy]

Dont try and catch up, as for 8 hours a night that is good, I get by on about 6 max

[axs]

OK,

We all need about 8 hours a day sleep right?, Well last night I got no sleep.
So would mean that to catch up I should sleep for 16 hours tonight, or would a good 8-9 of deep sleep do the trick?

actually we don't all need 8 hours a night, I normally only have about 6 and feel fine, I find it hard to sleep longer than that unless I've been out on the sauce.

Interesting question though, I would imagine that getting 8 hours after missing a nights sleep would pretty much get you back to normal, certainly don't think 16 hours would be necessary as a chink of the 8 hours is superfluous.

[dell boy]

I dont think I've slept more than 5 hours a night for a long time.
Normally go to bed and sleep for about three, then up for three and then back to bed for a couple more.
If I've had too many drinks I go out like a light, but still never go past a few hours before I'm up watching television.
I do cat-knap during the day for 15, 20 minutes at a time (40 winks) find this refreshes me up.

Regarding the original questions of how many hours you would need after losing a nights sleep, just your normal hours the next night should do the trick.

[Reg Smeeton]

On Wednesday I missed out on sleep,  until getting about 4 hours at 7am Thursday...up at 11 am, did stuff then an hours nap PM.. sorted

[reeves4england]

You might find you need a couple of extra hours to catch up but not the full amount. Not sure how it works exactly. Probably because your body doesn;t function at full capacity when you're tired, meaning you don't use as much energy.

That could be complete bollocks but it made sense in my head!