POLL - Depression: How many hours do you sleep?

[Sailfisher]

I'm curious how depression impacts your sleep.

 

[Halo13]

I actually can't sleep most nights. For whatever reason, being depressed doesn't make me sleepy or lethargic usually.

 

[k3v3r]

6-8 when i'm on my medication, when i didn't get it i didn't sleep more thn 4 hours

 

[sleepless]

There are times when depression makes me want to sleep all the time, just can't seem to get out of bed. And there are times when I hit the depression-insomnia cycle, those are the worst. It's a very vicious cycle that drives me crazy, I'm so tired and yet I can't sleep, my emotions are like falling into this bottomless pit.

 

[burnedCookie]

8-10h right now, but when I'm deep down I can spend 14-16h in bed without problem, I don't even need meds, it's like I'm constantly exhausted

 

[Azagorod]

I usually am up late in the night all the time ( 3-4 am) as part of events/people avoidance so it depends on if I have a reason to wake up early (like exams) in which case I sleep less than 3hours and spend time blankly phasing out. If I don't because it's week-end or holidays, I can enter an hibernation cycle where I close all the light off my room, stop eating and can spend up to 18-20 hours "sleeping" and the rest in my bed staring at my phone. Those last anytime between 2 and 8 days. So... "variable" ?

 

[k75]

There are times when depression makes me want to sleep all the time, just can't seem to get out of bed. And there are times when I hit the depression-insomnia cycle, those are the worst. It's a very vicious cycle that drives me crazy, I'm so tired and yet I can't sleep, my emotions are like falling into this bottomless pit.

This is me right now.

It's hard to say how much sleep I actually get. What basically happens is I am awake until my body can't take it anymore and I pass out, but then I have violent nightmares that wake me up every hour or two. And that drags on all day until I hit the wake cycle again. It really sucks.

 

[Saga]

ive got beer or do rapid masturbation to sleep

 

[wanttodie]

0-4 if lucky

 

[Life sucks]

All of the options can happen at anytime. My sleeping is not static

 

[Yoffi]

I'm constantly switching without any reason between what seems like insomnia and hypersomnia, one night/day I will sleep for 4 hours but the next one for 14h, very rarely I manage to pull off the "healthy ~8 hours of sleep".
I used to blame my fucked sleep schedule - sleeping during daytime and being awake during the night but once I fixed that absolutely nothing changed so now I'm back to sleeping during the day because at least it lets me avoid the 25+°C heat.

 

[Kjo]

How do I answer? Some days 20+ and others I skip sleep...

 

[SinisterKid]

Last year it was 0-4 hours every night and after 6 months of that, I was not able to function. This year I have gone the total opposite and sleep around 8-10 hours yet feel more drained than ever. I dont get it at all. I cant find a reasonable explanation.

 

[GAKitty]

To be honest, I normally get 10-12 hours of sleep, but lately I either sleep 12+ hours a night, or I can't get to sleep at all. It sucks :(

 

[justanotherday]

I'm curious how depression impacts your sleep.

I never sleep through the night.

 

[Zer0]

I can't sleep early and most times i have to wake up in the morning so usually i sleep 5 hours but sometimes whan i am feeling really bad i just don't sleep

 

[tile66915n]

I sleep well because I'm on antipsychotics (Olanzapine) which has a sedative side effect. Can't let to sleep without antipsychotics though. Also it gives me vivid dreams.

 

[justanotherday]

I never sleep through the night anymore. I have tried every kind of med and regular doctor is frustrated and sending me to a sleep specialist.
Sleep used to be o.k. for me and was the only time my mind would shut off and I could escape. Cc
Nothing will knock me out in order to sleep through a whole night. I am beyond frustrated.

 

[pole]

8-10 but it doesnt really matter how many hours i sleep, if i sleep, ill be able to sleep.

its just about being able to fall asleep and i struggle immensely with it. been days iv been up till like 7 everyday, just overthinking, feeling anxious, hopeless and restless.

 

[Mort]

I am lucky if I get 5 to 10 hours sleep a week. Your mind does very odd things with the lack of sleep i here things i see things to all so i cam smell things that aren't they. All so I have wakeing dreams to and sum are bad ones. Sum days its hard to tell if i am awake or sleeping.

 

[TAW122]

Normally, I sleep between 6-8 hours, but somedays I run on less than 4 hours of sleep depending on the night before and whether I have something I need to do early in the morning. When I'm sleep deprived, I do become a bit sluggish in my motor functions and what not and have to really fight to stay awake. Sometimes I go into micronaps during the day as the day goes on.

 

[Midnight]

Weekdays 3-5 hours, weekends up to 20hrs sleeping/in bed. It varies wildly.

 

[Ruffian]

I either barely sleep or take a med that puts me out but I have these horrible nightmares that I have to go on other forums about it. Or I get sleep paralysis - one of the scariest mental health experiences I've had. It used to work great, now it's giving me symptoms it's supposed to treat. I need to talk to my doctor soon. It is one more reason to leave gracefully.

 

[LivedTooLong]

3-6. On current medications/regimen, usually 4 or 5.

 

[Darkhaven]

To be honest i have a hard time telling.
The truth is i don't have control over my sleep.
I can't make my body sleep more when i want and i have a hard time resisting urges to sleep when i'm home.
It's like it's not me choosing when to or not to sleep.
But i would say i'm around the 7h per day, not discounting the usual interruptions with birds chirping or tge noises my family members make when they wake up before me.

 

[Numbtopain97]

4-6 at most

 

[justanotherday]

I actually can't sleep most nights. For whatever reason, being depressed doesn't make me sleepy or lethargic usually.

I have not slept like a normal person for a few years now. I have tried everything. So, now my doctor is sending me to a sleep specialist.

 

[_NoName_]

Sleeping & waking up are the primarily reasons why I'm a NEET now. When I was a working person, I'd wake up and feel terrible for around 3 hours upon waking up, and just fatigued in general. Now as a NEET I feel horribly fatigued, but at least I don't have to "battle" myself in order to wake up.

 

[Quinlor]

It's depends, friday I discovered that the girl I liked and never want to talk to me again, during my period of severe depression, moves from work, house, did many courses and now probably are dated someone... That day I didn't sleep. I just cried all night planning my death.

 

[Empty Smile]

0-4 hours, I just did 42 hours of no sleep over the weekend, and when I finally decided to go to bed, I slept 2 hours and was wide awake. Fuck me..... I can't fucking win.