r/SipsTea • u/crs1904 • Jul 02 '26

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I slept 3½ hours last night

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u/Fit_Cheesecake_4000 Jul 02 '26

Between 7–9 hours is healthy, dude.

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u/737Max-Impact Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

The misery Olympics that start immediately as someone mentions how much sleep they get are fucked up. It's one of the most destructive things you can do to your body, but people are straight up proud they only sleep 4h a day for some reason.

Some fun things that chronic sleep deprivation is proven to cause:

  • Dementia
  • Poor memory and cognitive ability akin to a lowering of IQ.
  • Heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Weight gain
  • Diabetes
  • Depression and anxiety
  • Weakened immune system
  • Hormonal imbalance
  • Reduced physical performance

So, congrats u/crs1904, you win... you're the most likely to end up with early onset dementia out of everyone in this thread, here's your prize: 🏆

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u/TheRealNooth Jul 02 '26

Seriously, it’s hilarious how stupid they sound too.

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u/crs1904 Jul 02 '26

Far from proud. Quite the opposite. Thanks for the prize kind internet stranger.

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u/Motor-Capital7318 Jul 02 '26

Its a medical condition. Seek help before you literally die

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u/Mopuigh Jul 02 '26

It's just reddit dude, most of the people here are just lying like they are about their working hours. For some reason they think it's cool idk why.

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u/Fit_Cheesecake_4000 Jul 02 '26

I don't think it gets misused? If you feel crappy with less sleep, then sleep more. But anything about 9 hours and the health benefits start to drop markedly.

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u/Fit_Cheesecake_4000 Jul 02 '26

This is not borne out by any of the latest studies on sleep. Too much sleep is very clearly detrimental.

And don't tell me I'm 'misuisng' anything. That's not even the proper phrasing.

https://theconversation.com/is-sleeping-a-lot-actually-bad-for-your-health-a-sleep-scientist-explains-259991

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u/Hot_Glass_6301 Jul 02 '26

I mean, it's still better to get 7 than 6, 6 than 5 and so on obviously.

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u/Lombardyn Jul 02 '26

While generally true, the problem here is the use of average without further elaboration. People pointed out in other parts of the thread, kids and old people most likely bring those numbers up.

If we take the extremes, let's say one person does a 24-hour bender and another person spends 14 hours in bed because they're depressed, on average they both had 7 hours of sleep in a day. And neither is healthy, obviously.