“Is it possible to fall asleep too quickly?” A sleep expert answers your questions
In this week’s Sleep Diaries, a 21-year-old freelance journalist and waitress finds out her habit of crashing as soon as she gets into bed isn’t ideal.
A little about me:
Age: 21
Occupation:waitress and freelance journalist
Number of hours sleep you get each night: 6.5-7.5 hours
Number of hours sleep you wish you got each night:8 hours
Do you measure your sleep in some way (with a phone or wearable): yes
How much water do you drink on average per week: 2 litres
How much exercise do you do on average per week: 250 active minutes a week on average
Day 1
I eat dinner around 7:30pm then sit and watch TV while drinking some Pepsi and sparkling water. I do a bit of online browsing for some new winter clothes and then go and make lunch for work the next day and pack my bag for the morning.