Do you sleep ALOT during depression?

[forbiddenxo]

I’ve always been one too oversleep (one of the reasons I had to be homeschooled) and one of the reasons why I am now self employed as making it anywhere one time is a challenge. I’ve been in a severe HA depression mostly for the past month or so and find myself sleeping up to 14 hours sometimes 10 or 12. When I wake up I’m still LAZY and tired !!! It’s like I can’t wait to go to sleep to dream about something good and just shut my mind off from thinking all these negative thoughts. I see a lot of people saying they can’t sleep cause of anxiety and depression but I’m the opposite. I wanna stay under my covers 24/7 :( is this normal for depression?

[.Poppy.]

Yes - loss of energy is very common. I had so much trouble getting out of bed, it was just preferable to be asleep.

I hope you get to feeling better soon. xx

[forbiddenxo]

Thank you for the reply! I see so many people having depression and trouble sleeping. I’m like the opposite lol. I hope to be back on track soon ! Thank u

[SarahNah]

I remeneber when I was younger and first dealing with depression, I would sleep for nearly eighteen hours a day! Yet I would be constantly exhausted. I know how hard it can be! Hope you find a better sleeping pattern soon x! I know how hard it can be!

[forbiddenxo]

Thank you so much. Feels better knowing this is common for some people. I’m going to try to find something to do during the day and sleep no more than 7-8 hours starting tomorrow. Let’s see how it goes :/ I know I’ve always been this way but back then I didn’t know I was depressed now I know for a fact I’m depressed.

[AntsyVee]

People require different amounts of sleep. There are some people who are satisfied with 5 hours a night, and others who need 9 or 10 to feel rested. I'm one of those people.



But when I get depressed, it's insane. I never feel rested. I can sleep 16 hours in a day...kind of like a cat. And I lose all my motivation, and it's hard for me to even get up out of bed.

[forbiddenxo]

Yes Antsy!!! That’s my same issue literally zero motivation. Like I want to stay under my comfortable sheets all day and night and forget about all my problems. Yet I wake up even more sleepy.

[AntsyVee]

Yep, for me medication helps.

[forbiddenxo]

I’ve been thinking about it but I’m scared to. It seems like people go through a lot just to find a med that agrees with them. I wish I had a magic pill that would make me happy fast lol

[Tyke]

Yes it certanly makes me tired all the time. It really messes up my sleeping patterns as I can easily fall asleep at the wrong times and then can't sleep when I feel I really should be sleeping when everone else is. I'm worst for falling asleep in front of the telly. I often miss the ends of programmes because I just can't stay awake long enough!