This is something that happens to me from time to time since I was a kid.
I would take a nap after lunch, on a day like today. Then sometimes wake up feeling disoriented and depressed. Other times I’d feel fine.
What causes this specifically and why does it only happen sometimes?
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My 5 y/o does this. If she doen’t have school (weekends or school breaks) she goes for a 2 hour nap later in the afternoon and about 80% of the time, she wakes up in an extremely bad mood.
My 5 y/o does this. If she doen’t have school (weekends or school breaks) she goes for a 2 hour nap later in the afternoon and about 80% of the time, she wakes up in an extremely bad mood.
Sleep odd numbers your mood will be better
Sleep even numbers and you will feel grumpier
That’s why power naps is under one HR or three HR
Sleep odd numbers your mood will be better
Sleep even numbers and you will feel grumpier
That’s why power naps is under one HR or three HR
Please anyone who sees this, try this once. This is a trick popular by navy seals and is such a great tool to have in your back pocket. I used to take long naps and wake up and my day was ruined, never fully felt like I woke up
Whenever you have a desire to nap here’s what you do: lie down on your back, elevate your feet 6-12 inches above your heart, and set an alarm for 10-20 minutes. You will wake up feeling more rested then ever and it’s almost therapeutic.
I have done this in many ways, on the floor with my feet on a stool, in my bed with my feet on 3 pillows stacked, and on a couch with my feet on the arm rest. I will set an alarm for usually 15 minutes, throw on a podcast and just lie there.
I have ADHD so this can feel difficult when you first lie down. Keep this in mind, you may truly never feel like you fall asleep and that it isn’t going to work. I find myself falling asleep while still sort of being awake. The first 5 minutes I spend moving and adjusting cause I can’t help myself, but every time without fail once I get a grip and just lie there, it works it’s magic. Don’t feel like you are doing it wrong, 10 minutes in you might not feel like it’s going to work but I promise just lie there and distract yourself and you will be shocked at the results.
Please anyone who sees this, try this once. This is a trick popular by navy seals and is such a great tool to have in your back pocket. I used to take long naps and wake up and my day was ruined, never fully felt like I woke up
Whenever you have a desire to nap here’s what you do: lie down on your back, elevate your feet 6-12 inches above your heart, and set an alarm for 10-20 minutes. You will wake up feeling more rested then ever and it’s almost therapeutic.
I have done this in many ways, on the floor with my feet on a stool, in my bed with my feet on 3 pillows stacked, and on a couch with my feet on the arm rest. I will set an alarm for usually 15 minutes, throw on a podcast and just lie there.
I have ADHD so this can feel difficult when you first lie down. Keep this in mind, you may truly never feel like you fall asleep and that it isn’t going to work. I find myself falling asleep while still sort of being awake. The first 5 minutes I spend moving and adjusting cause I can’t help myself, but every time without fail once I get a grip and just lie there, it works it’s magic. Don’t feel like you are doing it wrong, 10 minutes in you might not feel like it’s going to work but I promise just lie there and distract yourself and you will be shocked at the results.
I also believe mood on wake-up has to do with dreams you might have been having during sleep. Very good answers here. I’ve noticed that when I remember my last dream vividly, and always fairly pleasant, I wake in a better mood. When I wake up, and I remember buts and pieces, but can’t remember finer details, I am more anxious and irritable. I wonder if my brain is blocking the bad dreams but my subconscious knows what it saw and didn’t like it at all.
I also believe mood on wake-up has to do with dreams you might have been having during sleep. Very good answers here. I’ve noticed that when I remember my last dream vividly, and always fairly pleasant, I wake in a better mood. When I wake up, and I remember buts and pieces, but can’t remember finer details, I am more anxious and irritable. I wonder if my brain is blocking the bad dreams but my subconscious knows what it saw and didn’t like it at all.
This use to happen to me until lately i discovered that when you nap you should sleep for approximately 1 hr 30 min, this is approximately one cycle of rem and is much easier to wake up from then if you were to wake up in the middle of a rem cycle(45min nap approx), if you wake up in the middle of a rem cycle you’ll find its really hard to wake up have heavy eyes and get moody and takes the body an hour just to wake up.
This use to happen to me until lately i discovered that when you nap you should sleep for approximately 1 hr 30 min, this is approximately one cycle of rem and is much easier to wake up from then if you were to wake up in the middle of a rem cycle(45min nap approx), if you wake up in the middle of a rem cycle you’ll find its really hard to wake up have heavy eyes and get moody and takes the body an hour just to wake up.
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