November 25, 2002
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How many hours of sleep do you need to be fully functional in the morning?

With six to seven hours, I'm good to go.

Ryan, 29
Morton, IL USA

I'll let you know...

Remus, 31
Rome

I need 8 to 9 hours of sleep every day in order to function well. Anything less and I'm dragging and grouchy. And now that I'm older, it's very difficult for me to sleep past 7:00 in the morning.

Laura, 37
Lowell, MA USA

6

Cindy, 41
VA USA

At least 6 hours. But i can survive on 4.

Ashley, 20
Jacksonville, FL USA

Five. To be fully functional and happy... six.

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

9 ish

Stephanie, 25
TX USA

I usually need about 9 hours of sleep in order to be fully functional.

Melissa, 20
PA USA

To be functional yet ill, 4 hours. To be only slightly ill, 6 hours. To be fully functional, 8 hours or more.

Keri-Jade, 23
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

Seven.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

I don't know as I've never gotten enough.

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

i guess probably at least 6 to be really functional, though i can get by with less, and would prefer more!!

Cara, 18
Valparasio, IN USA

About 8. Though after the initial overwhelming urge to stay sleeping in bed, I'm fine no matter how little sleep I've had.

Aly, 17
Cardiff UK

Im never fully functional in the morning, but then i never get more then 5-6 hours of sleep. So more then that, probably

Talia, 25
Redding, CT USA

About 8 1/2.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

I need about 7 hours. I rarely get it.

Cathie, 53
Novi, MI USA

I need about 8 hours but I usually get no more than 7 hours. I do fall asleep on the train (for 20 minutes) on the way home at night. I sleep late on the weekends and a nap if I can get one in.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

If I sleep under four hours I'm ok. If i sleep past four hours I need to have 6 to not fall asleep in class.

Em, 16
Harrisburg, PA USA

That depends on what day it is. I go to sleep most nights around midnight, and during the week, I need to be up at around 6 in the morning. Therefore, I usually need about 6 hours of sleep in order to be ready for college in the morning.

Jared, 0
Crestline, CA USA

I'm almost always fully functional in the morning no matter how much sleep. It hits me about midday if I didn't get enough sleep.

Doug2, 30
Overland Park, KS USA

On a regular basis, probably 8.

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

These days I need at least eight hours of sleep a night. When I'm battling some sort of illness, I can sleep the clock round.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

It's been so long since I had a regular sleep pattern, I have no idea. I can get up, get ready and be at work ready to go on 6-7 hours sleep. I wouldn't however, call it fully functional!!!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

That's a bit of a trick question. Sometimes in the past I have functioned better on 4 hrs of sleep than on 8 or much better than on 12 or so. However, if I *consistently* get only 4 hrs of sleep, I start
getting *bchy* and can't think straight. So maybe the answer is *various*?

Firelady, 24
Frisco, TX USA

8

Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH USA

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