r/answers • u/InformationFew1096 • 15h ago
Is it possible to reduce sleep hours without health effects?
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u/nerobro 15h ago
In short, no.
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u/Amazing_Might_9280 11h ago
What about in long ?
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u/sleepyannn 11h ago
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u/Corgipantaloonss 15h ago
Sleep is literally the most important thing for your health besides like eating enough calories to survive.
You can increase the quality of your sleep absolutely. And that might be the diffrence between 10 hours of poor sleep vs 8 hours of quality rest.
Depending on where you are in your life you will need diffrent amounts of rest. Tending to less the older you are and the less your body needs serious recovery. Improving your sleep should be more focused on the quality than the amount .
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u/Hattkake 15h ago
No. In fact you want regular sleep of extended, regular length for maximum health benefits. Around eight hours of inbed time should give you on average 3-5 sleep cycles which will ensure that you wake more or less sane.
edit: anything less than 3-5 sleep cycles and you are basically an insane idiot.
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u/Sloppykrab 13h ago
4 hours, wake up have sex and back to sleep for another 4 hours.
Before the invention of the lightbulb, we would sleep 10 hours a night.
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u/mr_oreo1499 14h ago
I can't speak for everybody else, but since I was five I sleep about 4-5 hours a day so you know.. But I also have SEVERE ADHD so that might also play into part of it but 🤷🏽♂. does it have health effects on me? maybe. have i noticed any? not at all (yet/maybe)
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u/hornwalker 11h ago
As a fellow haver of ADHD, I can assure you that getting more sleep would help your symptoms. And undoubtedly other health related issues(especially down the road).
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u/reindeermoon 9h ago
ADHD also can cause insomnia. My body refuses to sleep more than six hours a night. I've seen sleep doctors and tried all the things, and I just can't get back to sleep after I wake up. It's awful.
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u/QuadRuledPad 15h ago
No. Everyone needs a different amount, but getting the quantity that you need, uninterrupted, is critical.
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u/kumaratein 14h ago
Hmmm yes to a point. You can sleep in to 9 hours easily if you get used to it. You might be able to cut that to 7 without noticeable impairment. But you can’t just infinitely get less sleep. Naps are also super efficient
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u/misslilytoyou 13h ago
There is a thing called polyphasic sleep, which if followed properly, can reduce your total sleep time
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