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Are you an "early bird" or a "night owl"?
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I'm a definite night owl.
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I'm a early bird.i'm often up from about 4-30AM. NOT A VERY GOOD SLEEPER AT ALL .
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I’m a baker have been for 49 years so I’m used to early mornings but ever since I was diagnosed with RA it’s a battle to get out of bed normally takes me 30 minutes to get out of bed and get myself ready for work my problem is my hands are my tools of working so as I’m getting older the job gets harder lifting trays moulding bread and I don’t think it’s going to get any easier
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I am definitely a night owl and have been ever since I was born. My Mother told me that I kept her up every night, probably for at least my 1st year or 2 and 1 of her doctors (I was born in the US but have lived the majority of my 71 years in Lancashire/Cheshire) told her that I had "my nights and days mixed up" except no 'interventions' ever changed this! As a teenager I could sleep for elongated lengths of time but as I grew older, I seemed to naturally develop a more 'normal/acceptable sleep pattern, receiving between 7-8 hrs. Presently, my sleep pattern has "gone awry" which is probably due to having MS (for 44+ yrs) although I gratefully remain largely independent. I have increasingly & unintentionally, been recently falling asleep, while watching television, and this REALLY "throws a big spanner" in my best intentioned goal of establishing a better balance between getting enough sleep and never possessing enough energy to achieve anything I'd planned for any particular day😅! Currently I have NO problems in quickly falling asleep but incessantly waking up feeling so cold❄ , shivery⛄ , my limbs being so spastic (stiff/rigid) & my mind feeling MORE confused than it is when I'm wide awake🙃, my reluctance to getting up has become 1 my biggest battles! I WILL "win this" and wishing everyone here, continues to win (or least better manage) yours💗 x
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I am definitely an early bird always have been always will be I prefer to get everything done in the morning as I find I'm getting more tired during the afternoon. Always making sure I make my NHS appointments morning afternoon is a killer for me.
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@KPangela Unfortunately I am both a late to bed and early to rise person so I am in a permanent state of sleep deprivation! However, I seem to be happy !
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The main thing is if you’re happy it doesn’t matter whether you’re a night owl or early bird , best wishes to you and keep smiling 🙂
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Not sleeping well. Go to bed between 9.30 and 10.30. Finally settle down about half hour later. I get up between 5.30 and 6.30 and feel like I've not been to bed. So I start and end the days feeling tired and worn out.
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Hello everyone,
How are you today?
Though we can't hear it tick, our body has its own internal clock - the circadian rhythm. Our personal circadian rhythms, or "chronotypes" vary from person to person but may also run in families. The two main chronotypes are what we commonly refer to as "early birds", those who tend to go to bed and wake up early, and "night owls", those who tend stay up and wake up late.
If you'd like to learn more, don't hesitate to read our article: Can waking up early benefit our health?
What about you? Are you more of an early bird or a night owl? Has that changed as you've aged? Would like to be one more than the other? Have you ever tried to change your sleep cycle?
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