I usually fall asleep around 22:30-23 and have to wake up around 6 for school. I’m a night person so I can’t really get to sleep before that. Also, the sound of my alarm is physically painful so I tend to be half-awake a while before it in anxious anticipation. High schoolers (I’m USian) need more sleep than most people, so I feel miserable on less than nine hours and deteriorate throughout the week. Idk how some people do it on even less sleep. My head buzzes and I can’t focus most of the time during the school day. On weekends I used to get 11-12 hours to make up for my sleep debt, but I haven’t been able to since daylight savings time. I can now barely get ten hours a lot of the time, leaving me tired enough to have a strong tendency to go on social media without much energy for else.
Any advice? I can provide more information if necessary.
Can you have a nap when you get home from school?
On two days I'd have the chance. I find naps make me feel more tired when I wake up, and would probably mess with my ability to get to sleep later. They mostly just mess with the continuity of the day though.
Ah, fair enough. Fwiw, I also rarely have the energy outside work for anything but scrolling here and making a few comments nowadays. And I don't have naps, either (I'd have them if I had the time). So I'm probably not the best person to be giving advice.
I can vouch for keeping it under 45 minutes at most. If you get a long nap it can really mess you up and make you groggy but if I just set aside 20-40 minutes to just relax in bed I'll usually doze and feel fine when I get up. Your mileage may vary.
I’ve heard they’re best 20 or 40 minutes or two hours, so that’s what I’ve done on rare occasions that I’ve napped.