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Members shared widely varying sleep experiences in response to someone asking how much sleep others need, with the original poster needing a... Read more

Members shared widely varying sleep experiences in response to someone asking how much sleep others need, with the original poster needing a full eight hours to function at work. Many community members described struggling with fragmented sleep patterns, waking multiple times throughout the night, or feeling exhausted despite getting what appears to be adequate hours, with several members explaining that fibromyalgia prevents the deep restorative sleep needed to truly feel rested. Several members found relief through medications like Amitriptyline, sleep aids, or cannabis, while others shared helpful tips including biobulbs for seasonal depression, daytime naps lasting several hours, and the simple validation that needing eight hours of sleep is perfectly normal and nothing to feel embarrassed about.