How large is your sleep debt?


Determine whether you have a sleep deficit and find out how large is your sleep debt.


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Answer yes or no.

1. Do you usually need a loud alarm clock to wake you up in the morning?

2. Do you usually hit the snooze button to get a few minutes more of sleep when the alarm goes off in the morning?

3. Do you find it to be a struggle to get out of bed in the morning?

4. Do you often get sleepy after a large meal or from drinking a small amount of alcohol?

5. Do you sleep longer on weekends than you normally do during the week?

6. Do you often fall asleep within five minutes of getting into bed.?

7. Do you find that it is more difficult to attend to details or routine chores than it used to be?

8. Do you sometimes have trouble concentrating and remembering?

9. Do you sometimes find yourself getting very sleepy or dozing off when you are watching TV or reading?

10. Do you often fall asleep while relaxing after dinner?

11. When you’re a passenger in an airplane, car, bus or train and the trip lasts over an hour without a break, do you commonly find yourself getting very sleepy or dozing off?

12. Do you tend to get sleepy when you are sitting quietly at a public meeting, lecture, or in a theatre?

13. Have you sometimes found yourself getting extremely sleepy with the urge to doze when you drive and are stopped for a few minutes in traffic?

14. Do you drink more than four cups of coffee or tea (containing caffeine) during the day? (Remember to count refills; also count extra large take-out cups as two cups).

15. Do you often need a nap to get through the day?

RESULTS
If  you got more than 7 "yes", you will begin to notice the effects of your sleep debt by reduced efficiency and feelings of well-being.

If you got more than 12 "yes" your reduced effectiveness and changes in your disposition and mood will also be quite apparent to other people, including fellow workers and family members.

How many "Yes" did you get?



Source: http://www.bettersleep.ca/

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