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02 Sep 2011, 5:13 pm

I myself am finding that on an avarage day I attend university and doing things involving interaction with other people, I need at least 10 hours sleep to feel rested. Compared to my peers, this is really a lot, as they seem and claim to do with a lot less (6 to 8). I was wondering if other people have this, and if it is related to AS.


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02 Sep 2011, 5:17 pm

I need at least 8 just for a regular day. 9-10 isn't unreasonable, and more than that if I have sleep deprivation from the previous night.


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02 Sep 2011, 5:22 pm

I make due on 8) hours too



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02 Sep 2011, 5:32 pm

I sleep 8-9 hours a night most nights. being social physically exhausts me.



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02 Sep 2011, 6:09 pm

9 is my minimum. 12 is more like it.



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02 Sep 2011, 7:01 pm

Depends on how well I get to sleep. It can vary between 45 minutes and 12 hours.


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02 Sep 2011, 8:02 pm

Ten hours? I get four every night.



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02 Sep 2011, 10:05 pm

8-9 hours on average, 9-10 if the previous day was fairly tiering.


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02 Sep 2011, 10:17 pm

I need a minimum of 9 hours on average days. If I'm using a lot of energy during the day (i.e. exhausted at the end of every day) I might need 11 or 12.....



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03 Sep 2011, 3:04 am

Why do my friends seem to only need 6 hours and they're fit again? I have a lot of trouble going to sleep, so when it takes me 3 hours to go to sleep, I spend most of my day in bed. Anyone has got some advice to get rid of this?


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03 Sep 2011, 3:20 am

I have 9 to 10 hours sleep 12 hours if I have had a big day socializing.



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03 Sep 2011, 3:42 am

In order to feel normal(or as normal as I can be) I need at least 10 hours a night. I can sleep up to 18 hours a day, but when I do that I feel bad for wasting the whole day. But I have to say that I much prefer sleeping to be awake given the choice.


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03 Sep 2011, 4:51 am

I generally sleep 8-9 hours but if I spend a lot of time in a bright environment I need more than this to recharge.


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03 Sep 2011, 5:16 am

I sleep for the normal amount of time. Unless like others have mentioned; I've had a day with lots of social interaction, then I would be more tired.

Luckily I haven't spoken to many people for the past few weeks :) I guess that will change when I go back to college :/


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03 Sep 2011, 6:57 am

I can easily sleep for 10-12 hours, anything less than 8 and I feel tired


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03 Sep 2011, 8:03 am

I can sleep 9-10 hours, but I feel even more tired afterwards. 7, at most 8 hours is ideal for me. Any amount of social interaction doesn't change this.