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Criseyde · 11-13-2009, 12:26 AM

Hi!

I hope it's okay to bump this thread.

I have recently decided it would be AWESOME to switch to biphasic sleep. I'm on day three. I'm getting a lot done and I always feel very awake between about 10pm-2am, which is great. Unfortunately, I'm really tired in the afternoons, but can't nap. So far I have tried the nap from 5-6:30, 3:30-5, and 6:30-8, but I only doze for about 45 minutes and then wake up. I can't sleep any more, but I'm still groggy. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm afraid that I'm getting into sleep debt (my eyes are kind of bloodshot right now, and I've noticed my eyes coming unfocused sometimes all by themselves

) and will have to make it up, which isn't so bad except I'm afraid that if I have to sleep a long time every few nights, I'll never be able to switch to biphasic. Do I just need to get myself used to napping?

11-13-2009, 12:26 AM	#241 (permalink)
Criseyde Family Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,157	Hi! I hope it's okay to bump this thread. I have recently decided it would be AWESOME to switch to biphasic sleep. I'm on day three. I'm getting a lot done and I always feel very awake between about 10pm-2am, which is great. Unfortunately, I'm really tired in the afternoons, but can't nap. So far I have tried the nap from 5-6:30, 3:30-5, and 6:30-8, but I only doze for about 45 minutes and then wake up. I can't sleep any more, but I'm still groggy. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm afraid that I'm getting into sleep debt (my eyes are kind of bloodshot right now, and I've noticed my eyes coming unfocused sometimes all by themselves ) and will have to make it up, which isn't so bad except I'm afraid that if I have to sleep a long time every few nights, I'll never be able to switch to biphasic. Do I just need to get myself used to napping?