This is how to nap without negatively impacting your sleep pattern #shorts

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[lizaisgone]

oh i’m glad i always take early afternoon naps! i feel so refreshed afterwards.

[GenuinelyGiGi]

Unfortunately, I can’t do power naps… they don’t give me a burst of energy… only a splitting headache and the feeling of being disoriented 😢 plus it takes me a long time to fall asleep… I need to SLEEP sleep in order to feel awake and alert.

[kyokisaru]

The shorter the nap I'm attempting the less likely I am to manage it. I get so anxious about not waking up on time (same for early morning wake ups) and the harder it is to relax to fall asleep.

[jannaj]

This is spot on. I have experienced all of this. The shorter the nap the better. I used to nap all of the time and had no energy, they were about two hours long, then I would be lazy for the rest of the day.

[ParsimonyQueens]

Wow! Thanks for summing that up! Love the hair btw!! Name of products please?

[Safinitzine]

I wake up at 5am everyday so I tend to have very busy, intensive weekend mornings: hike, clean, groceries, wash... Then nap at 11:30am or 12pm and back to action in early afternoon for the rest of day. Although, I messed up a bit today and woke up at 14:30 after over two hours sleeping :D

[ahmedaraale]

I would like dr. marks to be my doctor 🤝

[mike_]

Right! Short naps for me are like hitting 'reset' on the computer .

[meme]

With my old job during lunches I was taking these naps because I used to be 100% work from home. Most of it was from slaving infront of the computer with a super demanding job, and a way to try sleeping off all the troubles a few people there caused me. But that 20-30 minutes was what I needed to mentally and emotionally make it. Totally recommend the naps.

[lauragadille]

Unfortunately my naps are 4 or more hours

[ToolsForLife]

Hi Dr Mark's, I'm new to the channel and am very surprised to see you recommending Mediterranean diet despite data regarding low carb diet effects on mental health. I am not diabetic but carbs have played havoc with my mental health.

[malachitestorm]

i don't understand how to nap. i either immidiately fall into deep sleep stage, either just lay in bed for hours.

[audreymo]

1.5 hr nap from 200-330p is ideal for me on the weekend 😉

[MrsD]

I think I only sleep in stage 1 and 2. I have autistic twins that dont sleep so I dont sleep, and when they do sleep, its rarely at the same time. . . Its been 8 years. My brain is full on broken!

[SueyK]

What about us who work different shifts

[seanpanigel]

When you can't possibly wake up after 1 hour of afternoon nap, only 3 hours minimum, and you don't feel freshed up when waking. Ever.

[brianjonker]

I seemingly can wake up at any point and be alert What does that say?

[roxywyndham]

My ex takes 5-15 min naps and I try and take 1 hour nap but than I wake up and it’s midnight 😳. My naps are basically me sleeping 😭😂

[ArcWelder]

So basically we need 4.5 hours of sleep ?

[phralmaBC]

Just lie down and don't sleep, after a while you won't feel like sleeping at all