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Waking up from naps depressed

OllieTree
OllieTree

    Has anyone experienced this? I find that when I take naps I tend to wake up dissociating and depressed and need some time to coax myself out of it before getting on with my day. This makes naps in general incredible unproductive. It's as if I wake up a different person than I went to sleep as. 


    It doesn't happen with sleep, just naps! And the longer the nap the worse it is. 

lucillegem
lucillegem
sometimes it feels that way, I know my boyfriend experiences that alot. But if you need to rest, rest! dont feeling guilty about giving your self a break. I try to keep my naps minimal, because if I sleep too long I feel groggy. My advice its to time your naps, do power naps 10 - 15minutes. Atleast you can rest for a bit and continue on...!
again, dont feel guilty for doing self care and needing breaks. hope this helps!
OlderCPer
OlderCPer
Perhaps your body is telling you not to nap.
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