Insomnia Support Group

Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...

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sweet123
sweet123
Hey guys,

I am new to this group and was looking for a group on oversleeping, which would be the opposite of this group, but I couldn't find anything.

I have been oversleeping for probably well over a year now. It's really embarrassing -- I go to work in the afternoon so I don't have to get up early in the morning, and I'll sleep at least until 11am, and sometimes I find myself waking up after 1pm! Of course this is after going to bed at around...oh 12:30am, 1am, something like that.

I want to know -- has anyone else had this problem? How do you think I can help myself wake up in the morning (I use alarm clocks but then go right back to sleep after I wake up).

Thanks,
Meghan
deleted_user
deleted_user
that is really cruel putting that on an insomnia forum. iwould kill to be in your shoes!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Depending on your age, sleeping 10 hours a night may not be a problem, especially if you feel fine during waking hours.

For most adults though, 7 to 9 hours is the recommended range.

Here's a couple suggestions to get going ... plan something really good in the morning, something that you really want to get up and go do! Something exciting, so you feel like you can't wait 'till morning comes.

Maybe plan spending some time with a special friend, first thing in the morning. You'll probably be rarin' go to.
sassypants1
sassypants1
You can always try one of those alarm clocks that are far away from your bed so you have to get up in-order to turn it off. Unless getting up does not actually wake you up, or like said above plan something every morning so you absolutely have to get up!
DancingYet
DancingYet
Different people have different sleep requirements. I have always needed 9 1/2 hours to feel optimal.

That said, you may want to search on the term hypersomnia to get more info.