I edited my post...

I don't think you understood the graph, or I dont understand what you mean... If you become sleepy when your body temp starts going down, then how does the hottest part of the day make you more sleepy?

:cool: Noone said anything about "randomly" sleeping. Taking a nap doesn't imply randomness...

What works for one person, will not work for another. I'm not a teenager but I need at least 8 hours sleep which for the past 5 years I haven't been getting. I can not survive on 5 hours because I have severe Anemia and if I get less than 8 hours I become very ill after a few nights of not very much sleep.5 years of insomnia has made my Anemia worse. Even though I have had to sleep during the day for the past 5 years, it causes more problems for me than it cures. MisaMisa: I'm like you, sleeping during the day does not make me feel good. The past few nights I have been sleeping right through the night. Without any day naps. Even though I get tired during the day, I stay awake until the night. I am starting to feel better healthwise to. I have a lot more time to do things. Right now my night sleeps are just catching up on sleep I have lost. Probably why I still feel tired when I wake up. It got to the point I stopped eating. Now my appetite has returned.
Well 5 or 6 hours is okay for people who have never had insomnia and those in good health. I have years of sleep to catch up on. Everyone is different.

Lol, if you think you need to catch up on "years of sleep", then good luck to ya!

Yes, things differ from person to person, but in that case, you shouldn't be asking for help from people that don't know YOU (we can't give you a cure suited for you and only you)! You really ought to go see a doctor... If you've seen a doctor and he/she hasn't been able help you, then you asking us for help is just idiotic!

Yeah Noodle I'm really sorry admittedly I'm not explaining myself well at all and I've confused myself, so I'm not surprised you are confused!

When it's a really hot day, I feel very tired. So the graph is strange to me because it implies that people become more tired when it is cold, doesn't it?

A nap implies randomness to me because people usually do it when they are tired, which is at random times depending on what they've done that day ^-^;

I also have anemia, so maybe this is the reason we need our sleep and feel awful in the afternoon. Anemia causes tiredness at random times and that's why I found you need a consistent sleep pattern or it makes you feel ill. If I don't have my 8 hours I do feel ill and I almost end up physically falling asleep in class, and not in a jokey way either. Eating and getting your iron intake is the most important thing when you have anemia though, therefore losing your appetite makes your whole wellbeing worse [I'm sure your doctor would have told you that,] so that's why sleep is probably way more important for us.

I don't think the graph implies that... We sleep at night, therefore, our body temp goes down at night. If you, slept during the day and woke up at night, your body heat will be increasing at night and decreasing during the day.

Of course I didn't mean random nap times. Randomness is bad for your sleep pattern... Because, well, it wouldn't be a pattern if randomness was involved. If someone takes nap times, they should do it regularly, hence me talking about places that have regular nap times/siesta!

I have this same exact problem, I never quite get to sleep when i should and end up getting yelled at later.
But i only get 1 or 3 hours of sleep at a time and end up falling asleep at a friends house.:eek: *worse thing that has ever happened to me*:eek:
My friends have been trying to help me out but nothing has worked for me and i dont eat or drink anything with sugar.

But to tell you the truth i had a big cup of cofe once and i fell asleep really fast and i made the cofe myself.:confused:

But i fell asleep at my bf's house about two days ago i think it was, i didnt get any sleep the night before and i was super sleepy, when i woke up only an hour had passed and my friend Jessica was stairing at me.:eek:

wait your telling me that I have to eat something, or else i cant get to sleep?
:confused:

well that might be a problem for me because i hardly eat anymore, only once a day, a ramen, or tuna sandwitch.

Are you healthy? Don't answer that. Just worried.

for any body having trouble sleepling consider reading this
Melatonin


Might help..

Begin an exercise program, and make sure you go to bed and get out of bed at the same time each day.

The exercise program should begin early in the morning, and last for at least 45 minutes. I took up cycling when I was having trouble sleeping, riding 5 days each week.

Not only was I able to sleep better, I had much more energy throughout the day, and the quality of my work greatly increased. Not to mention the fact that I lost several pounds of weight, and my resting pulse went from 64 bpm to 48 bpm.

I'm waiting for the weather to warm up some more so I can begin riding more seriously once more. There are so many places to ride here, and the scenery is wonderful.