Thread: Altering my sleep schedual for school

I have problems staying awake in school. In order to get there I need to wake up at 6:30. I usually sleep 10:30-6:30, a solid 7-8 hours. However I always feel tired during the day and I've fallen asleep in every single class at one time or another. Is there any way I can alter my sleep schedule, in order to get a more recuperative sleep while still staying within the confines of my day to day life? As a side note napping during study halls and free periods is frowned upon in my school.

Coffein, and really BIG sleeps in the weekends.

Originally Posted by MadHatter17

I have problems staying awake in school. In order to get there I need to wake up at 6:30. I usually sleep 10:30-6:30, a solid 7-8 hours. However I always feel tired during the day and I've fallen asleep in every single class at one time or another.

Too bad you can't have naps at school.
Maybe you could try to include a 30 minute nap AFTER school, before dinner, if that's possible. So you don't have a 16 hour waking period, but only 11-12 hours.

I wouldn't suggest you to cut on sleeping hours, because when you're learning a lot, your brain has a lot to process...

I know of some cases in which sleeping too much may make you tired when you are awake.

I don't know if drinking coffee could be appropriate for you, but I found that it greatly helps to prevent me from falling asleep in class, drinking a glass of sugar water also helps.

I am saying this from personal experience, I wake up at 5:45 AM and school is from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, I don't own a car, so I return to my house walking, when I arrive to my house, I do my homework and then I spend the rest of the day in front of a computer, I always end up sleeping at 12:30 AM or later (yeah, I only sleep like 5 hours a day).

I usually sleep at least 10 hours a day on weekends. I don't usually get much out of caffeine. I've tried eating chocolate covered espresso beans but I don't feel significantly more awake, and later I just lapse back into the same exhaustion. Maybe I don't take enough. How many beans would equal a cup of coffee?

I've heard that vitamin C tablets help wake you up, never tried them myself though

Originally Posted by Kraik

school is from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM

wow, that's gotta suck. I usually get up at 7 and school for me goes from 8:45 - 3:15

Maybe try to exercise to give you more energy, stretch or jump. Eat a good balance breakfast. Also on lunch time try to take a quick nap if it's possible. Instead of going to sleep at 10:30pm try to go to sleep at 8:30-9:30pm.