Health dangers of sleep deprivation

Re:Health dangers of sleep deprivation by arikrak on Monday April 30, 2018 @12:11AM (#16955663)

Based on the other sleep link posted here [1], this article itself warning people about sleep might be the thing harming people's sleep and health.

It's fine to tell people who are doing other things instead of sleeping that sleep is important. But many people don't sleep that well/long and I think this message about getting 8 hours of sleep is very harmful to them, since it causes anxiety and insomnia. It seems many people and cultures naturally sleep around 6.5 hours not 8 hours, so people should not worry if that's how long they sleep.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/apr/20/cant-sl...

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Re:Health dangers of sleep deprivation by Dylan16807 on Monday April 30, 2018 @01:44AM (#16956075)

How does a culture have different sleep needs?

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Re:Health dangers of sleep deprivation by arikrak on Monday April 30, 2018 @07:17AM (#16957592)

I meant the expectation of how much to sleep. It's often claimed that in the past people slept much more, but hunter gatherers actually sleep on average 6.5 hours a night.

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170220-the-surprising-trut...

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Re:Health dangers of sleep deprivation by jonsen on Monday April 30, 2018 @02:30AM (#16956262)

Siesta cultures a.o.

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Re:Health dangers of sleep deprivation by Dylan16807 on Monday April 30, 2018 @02:53AM (#16956361)

I meant quantity. That's moving some to a different time.

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Re:Health dangers of sleep deprivation by dgarceran on Monday April 30, 2018 @08:01AM (#16957795)

Siesta culture means sleeping an hour after lunch when the sun is higher and is more dangerous. You don't change your sleep hours because of that.

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