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Do You Get Enough Sleep? Quiz

Adapted from How to Sleep Soundly Tonight, by Barbara L. Heller (Storey Books, 2001).
Sleep is the physiological function that helps nourish our mind, body, and soul, essential for good health and upbeat spirits. Better sleep gives you more energy, improves your mood, makes you less prone to accidents and less irritable, and increases your life span.
The National Commission on Sleep Disorders says, “America is seriously sleep deprived, with serious consequences.“ Lack of sleep decreases productivity, effectiveness, concentration, decision-making abilities, and physiological immunity. Are you getting enough sleep for optimum mind, body, and spirit wellness? Take this simple quiz and find out:
How many of these statements are TRUE for you?
1. I need to rely on an alarm clock to wake me up.
2. I often feel tired and foggy-headed.
3. I often doze off while watching TV or while sitting and reading.
4. I sometimes fall asleep in public places such as movie theaters or school classes.
5. I sometimes get drowsy in a car–either as a driver or as a passenger.
6. Fatigue sometimes interferes with my daily activities.
If you answered TRUE to any of these questions, you could use more and better-quality sleep. We recommend How to Sleep Soundly Tonight for some valuable tips for getting more and better sleep.
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add your comment »I recently discovered I am an insomniac (in recovery). I have a few tips, too, if you're interested in checking them out:
http://buzz.prevention.com/community/miss-nosipho/dont-sleep-on-warm-milk
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Part of MY problem with getting a healthy amount of sleep (8 hours) is that I am Care Giver for my Mom; who lives about 20 minutes south of me. Loads of stress there. I rely on Tylenol P.M. and Advil P.M. These sort of help me, but not a lot.
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my sleep pattern has changed and i find i have to have a nap in the afternoon. i seem to stay up later than i used to as well. Is this afternoon slump in energy good or bad?
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I simply make sure I'm in bed at 9:30 p.m. and my alarm clock, (in my head)automatically wakes me up at 4:30-5:00 a.m.
7 hours is perfect for me, I'm 44 years old and I know what sleep deprivation can do (like change the color of your complexion even!) I make sure my sleep patterns are where they should be, regularly always and I function very well.
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