http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_debt
basically the theory is that if your body needs 8 hrs. of sleep a night and you only give it 7, you owe your self an hour of sleep and will have a
"sleep debt" till the hour is re payed
One way to figure out how much sleep you need is to go to bed and sleep with out an alarm clock for a week ( i know it's hard to find a week
that you could actually do that) then average out how many hours a night you slept. I know that i need 7 hrs to feel rested.
There are allot of reasons why you could be falling asleep though, the best thing to do is talk to your doctor about attending a sleep clinic, maybe you have sleep apnea or some kind of sleep disorder that is preventing you from getting proper R.E.M sleep .
basically the theory is that if your body needs 8 hrs. of sleep a night and you only give it 7, you owe your self an hour of sleep and will have a
"sleep debt" till the hour is re payed
One way to figure out how much sleep you need is to go to bed and sleep with out an alarm clock for a week ( i know it's hard to find a week
that you could actually do that) then average out how many hours a night you slept. I know that i need 7 hrs to feel rested.
There are allot of reasons why you could be falling asleep though, the best thing to do is talk to your doctor about attending a sleep clinic, maybe you have sleep apnea or some kind of sleep disorder that is preventing you from getting proper R.E.M sleep .