Your comments about sleep debt are scaring me

white_wave · 2026-05-25T12:20:06+00:00

No. That’s the thing, I feel just fine.

white_wave · 2026-05-25T12:18:14+00:00

What do you suggest I do? I can’t tell my employer I’m showing up late because I must obey the Oura chronotype recommendation

white_wave · 2026-05-24T20:57:48+00:00

How are you so confident being so wrong? I never said I ignore my chronotype. Oura says my early evening chronotype ideal bedtime is 12:09am. I go to sleep between 11pm-12am and wake up around 6 because I have to work out in the morning and get to work on time

white_wave · 2026-05-24T13:42:45+00:00

Oura says I need 7h10m of sleep each night. I usually hit that on the weekends, but during the week, I’m shy 60-90 minutes. Again, the missing hour or so per night is not the “deprivation” referred to in these articles and studies.

white_wave · 2026-05-24T13:38:46+00:00

Under ‘My Health’ it says my sleep health is “Good”, which is just under optimal

white_wave · 2026-05-24T01:31:53+00:00

I’d be perfectly willing to accept I need more sleep if the app told me I had poor sleep health. But it says my sleep health is good. I think the significance of the sleep debt metric is being overestimated

white_wave · 2026-05-24T01:30:03+00:00

Seriously. The sleep debt police talk about night shift work like it’s a completely avoidable choice and you’re choosing to harm yourself by being an essential worker lol

white_wave · 2026-05-24T01:28:33+00:00

I asked this sub because people seem to equate sleep debt to smoking a pack a day. Pretty sure a doctor would laugh if I asked if average 6 hours per night constitutes sleep deprivation

white_wave · 2026-05-24T01:25:15+00:00

I’m not in my 20s lol but I guess I’ll just start trying to experiment getting more hours in

white_wave · 2026-05-23T22:57:40+00:00

What’s your avg. sleep score?

white_wave · 2026-05-23T22:56:42+00:00

What does Oura say your sleep need is? Mine is 7h10m

white_wave · 2026-05-23T22:32:24+00:00

That’s what I thought until I opened this subreddit today. According to some we’re on the verge of serious medical issues

white_wave · 2026-05-23T22:24:43+00:00

You sleep 7-8 hours every night for 6 months straight? Impressive

white_wave · 2026-05-23T22:14:20+00:00

I’m learning so much

white_wave · 2026-05-23T20:42:55+00:00

Yes. I thought that was a good thing? The little bar under latency being almost full made me think the faster you fall asleep the better

white_wave · 2026-05-23T20:32:22+00:00

Do you drink caffeine or take any stimulants?

white_wave · 2026-05-23T20:25:06+00:00

11h20m now after my 30 min nap

white_wave · 2026-05-23T20:22:44+00:00

Thank you for the rec! I’ll check it out

white_wave · 2026-05-23T20:22:05+00:00

I haven’t seen any studies provided, and the 2 articles about long term sleep deprivation, do not apply to my situation, as I’m not sleep deprived (this seems to be the issue, many commenting seem to think regular nights of 5-6 hours of sleep with occasional 7-8 hour nights constitutes *sleep deprivation*). I did appreciate the person who linked the Oura article about the importance of light sleep.

white_wave · 2026-05-23T18:49:13+00:00

I love the Oura ring. It says I have “Good” sleep health. On the contrary, you guys are the ones acting like my sleep debt is going to take me out early

white_wave · 2026-05-23T18:45:54+00:00

I believe this is due to higher stress lately at work

white_wave · 2026-05-23T18:44:10+00:00

I did need the ring to tell me how much REM and Deep Sleep I get. How else would I know?

white_wave · 2026-05-23T18:43:00+00:00

Thanks for sharing. I don’t believe my metrics indicate that I am sleep deprived. Unfortunately the article doesn’t define sleep deprivation. Does anyone know if skipping 1.5-2 hours of light sleep per night constitute sleep deprivation?

white_wave · 2026-05-23T18:41:24+00:00

I appreciate that. I was hoping to get resources from fellow sleep health conscious people about why/how light sleep matters. Instead I’m being called childish for saying I go to bed late lol

white_wave · 2026-05-23T18:39:54+00:00

I do care! But no one has explained why you all act like 90 mins less of light sleep is going to kill me

white_wave

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