Do you take naps? (1 Viewer)

[Optimus Prime]

Are you a nap person?

Not because you're sick with the flu or whatever

Just cuz

2 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon do you ever decide "I think I'll lay down for a couple hours?"

I do on occasion. It helps if that Saturday afternoon is a dead of winter, cold, gray rainy afternoon

The times I do, it's usually a combination of not sleeping well the night before, getting up early, having a busy day then just running out of gas

I'll also say my naps are more like mini sleeps.

I've never been one of those people who can take a 20 minute nap and somehow feel refreshed afterwards

 

[Arathrael]

I would love to take a nap, but the more I need one, the less able I am to have one.

 

[2009ring]

My wife literally gets angry if I consider taking a nap. Drives me nuts.

ETA: sometimes during my lunch hour I'll snooze in the car a little bit.

 

[longtime lurker]

Yes, I try to find time each day, even if it’s just sitting in my chair in my living room. It’s tough do without my cpap, but sometimes you just gotta crash to stay sane.

 

[TheRealJRad]

Almost daily. Set a 30 minute timer after work and just check out. I may or may not sleep the entire time, but I'm unplugged.

I used to work a 6-2 and more or less had to do one daily, a 20-something year old me wasn't just naturally going to go to sleep early enough.

Current day me started again once we started WFH. I started using the drive time as a nap time and it's just stuck. Saves me from having to try some late afternoon pick me up too.

 

[antipop]

i always want to take a nap...the idea sounds wonderful

in practice, it just ruins the rest of my day

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

sometimes naps happen, but seldom do i try to make them happen

otoh, my wife and most any woman i've lived with have been professional nappers

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Yes, but only while driving.

 

[jdf]

Twenty minutes does the trick most days. Usually after lunch and taking my meds (T2D).

 

[0rion]

I'm king of the nappers. 20-30 minutes and I'm a whole new person. If the weather is nice and/or I have stuff I have to do then no nap but you let it be raining or cold and I have no plans....I'm all over a nap.

 

[SaintRob]

I work 6-3. Try as I might, it's difficult to get to bed before 11:30. As often as I can, which is usually at least three days a week, I catch a nap from 4-6 - sometimes not the whole 2 hours, and sometimes I go until 7. My wife gets home at 6 and she doesn't want wake me. On the weekend, I sleep in until I feel like getting up.

 

[saintmdterps]

Been a dedicated napper since college. I get up at 5 during the week, so a quick 20 min nap after work keeps me from napping on the couch at 8pm. That 8pm 10 minuter will ensure a crappy night’s sleep

 

[0rion]

I work 6-3. Try as I might, it's difficult to get to bed before 11:30. As often as I can, which is usually at least three days a week, I catch a nap from 4-6 - sometimes not the whole 2 hours, and sometimes I go until 7. My wife gets home at 6 and she doesn't want wake me. On the weekend, I sleep in until I feel like getting up.

2 hours is a lot and probably why you stay up late. Naps are a delicate balance. Too long can start a cycle.

 

[mambodeath]

2 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon? I'm usually just waking up. A nap is the last thing on my mind.
If ever I feel like I need a nap, I take one.

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

I am a napping professional.