Is it normal that i feel better when

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Is it normal that I feel better when I don't go to sleep at all, then when I stay awake late then sleep?

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  • hellofrompa
    11 years ago

    I don't think it's normal to feel better with no sleep. Your brain needs time to rest.

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    • nerdygirly
      11 years ago

      acually your brain and your heart are the only things that do not rest. =}

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      • disthing
        11 years ago

        (I should have phrased my comment better :/ Sorry)

        In deep sleep the brain only exhibits delta waves - 1 of 4 wave types. Conscious thought ceases and it's understood our long-term memory is no longer active. Certain functions within the body are slowed (the digestive system), and blood flow to the brain is reduced.

        However, which I was wrong to imply is not the case, the subconscious is still very much active - the delta wave is slow but high amplitude. Many of the details of what the brain does in this phase remains a mystery, though there are theories relating to memory processing. A variety of hormones are mostly released during sleep (HGH, testosterone etc.) obviously initiated by the brain.

        So I was wrong to say bluntly the brain does rest. What I should have said is brain activity in the cortex 'rests', or our consciousness 'rests', whilst the subconscious remains active. Only part of the brain is resting during deep sleep.

        That actually gave me a good incentive to read up on sleep cycles again and it goes to show I was a little rusty :D So thank you.

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        • nerdygirly
          11 years ago

          no problem acually the only reason i implyed that was to see if somone knew the absolute truth about regular sleep patterns and u pasted even though i still have a little feeling that u copied and pasted that but ill let that go...(if you did anyway)

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          • disthing
            11 years ago

            I should say what I said in regards to the heart still applies, it does tend to slow during sleep below the waking resting-rate by around 8%.

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          • disthing
            11 years ago

            It's not copied and pasted, but it isn't entirely from memory. There are a couple of good sources for information about sleep I'd recommend:

            http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/

            http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

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  • bottomrow
    11 years ago

    Duh its normal that happens to almost everyone just go ask a friend bet they'll say that's happened to them on more than one occasion

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  • michaels4p5
    11 years ago

    after being on here all night i go to sleep can you guess what time that is.

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  • TheGirlWhoStoleHisHat
    11 years ago

    No I don't nap, I usually just end up in bed at like 7:00 pm

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