1. You have some degree of Sleep Apnea – trouble breathing during sleep.
2. You have some emotional issues – stress, anxiety, maybe depression.
3. You go to sleep really late for some reason (why go to bed at 1AM?)

A few suggestions:

1. Do your best to go to bed early, like before 11PM.

2. Do what you can to open your airways before sleep.

3. Practice some relaxation technique, like meditation, especially before bedtime.

4. Generally I’d say you’ve got to deal with your emotional issues, learn to relax and appreciate life.

5. Make sure to follow some basic better sleep guidelines.

Of course, don’t forget to follow the tips in the above post, and set some short term goals, like: “I go to sleep by midnight” or “I drink only water or herbal tea after 6PM”.

I really hope I could help,

Rotem

How old are you?
28How long do you sleep? 10hrs+
What time do you go to sleep and what time do you wake up? 1am – wake up 11,12 sometimes 10am.

Do you remember a time when you used to sleep less? What was different then? I have always overslept since i was a teenager. I used to skip school due to the oversleeping and i have lost about 10 jobs since leaving school due to oversleeping. I grind my teeth heavily when i sleep too. I have just started going to the dentist and i now wear a night guardfor my teeth but my oversleeping makes me anxious because i miss most of the day.

Do you drink? sometimes, very small mounts- 1 glass of wine or 2 beers

Do you take any medications? hayfever tablets

Do you smoke? no

let me know if theres any more questions plese. thankyou for your time.

I have difficulty sleeping for an appropriate amount of time. It’s quite commong for me to sleep for 10 hours on work days (not getting up until the last minute to get to work on time) and sometimes even longer on days off from work. In fact, the other day, which was a day off from work, I slept for about 15 hours straight.
I don’t usually have to exert myself that much at all at work, but there is one problem that may be a factor; a high calcium level in my blood testing. My doctor had my parathyroid tested due to the calcium, but that came back normal.
Also, in November 2008 I remember inexplicably starting to have this problem. It seems like it just hit me out of no where. Before then, I used to be able to sleep for 8 hours and be quite well-rested.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

From time to time I’d work on the PC until late and then watch TV for 2-3 hours before I go to sleep. I won’t oversleep, but I’d wake up tired and then tell myself that I won’t do it again (which lasts some time until my next glitch).

Some suggest setting a bedtime alarm – to tell you to go to sleep. That’s an idea, but I don’t think it would work for me personally.

I’d say it all comes down to goals and motivation. You need to convince yourself that if you sleep well and wake up early you will be more energetic, happier, healthier and also more succesful as result.

Was that helpful? People, any other ideas?