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Mima23: 1 year ago via iPhone

Is it bad if I sleep for 8 hours everyday and my body feels so tired?

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TexasDogMom: 1 year ago | Last edited at 10:17AM on 5/17/2012

You are feeling tired because you are not getting enough sleep. Teens need 9-10 hours of sleep every night. Your brain is busy establishing new connections (synapses), and carrying out other functions that help it grow into an adult brain, and it needs a long period of time without the constant work it does every day just carrying out it's daily work to take care of you.

Your body is going full-tilt right now, hormones are raging, new bone is forming, and your body gets tired from the hard work it's doing to bring you to adulthood, and it needs ample rest every day.

The things that are happening in your body, and especially your brain, will continue until the age of 21 or so. This is the reason it's so bad for teens to put chemicals (drugs) into their bodies--their bodies are full of growth chemicals right now, and introducing foreign chemicals can have a permanent effect, especially on the developing brain. I know you didn't ask about drugs, I just wanted to mention it in case another teen that reads this might need to hear that information.

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Mima23: 1 year ago via iPhone

That's true and I have two kids. We go to sleep at the same time. I am always up and down with them. So I know I'm doing my work out with them. So I think I do need to do a check up.

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TexasDogMom: 1 year ago

I hope that things go well for you, Mima. :-)

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supermariostar2: 1 year ago

This info even helped me out, thanks!

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TexasDogMom: 1 year ago

You're welcome, Mario!

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scarface234: 1 year ago

sleep to the times your used to your body won't feel tired you will feel awake or there is something wrong with your brain.

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VENSFANS777: 1 year ago

i feel tired because of you

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Lyra96: 1 year ago

you could have a problem sleeping-like sleep apnea. you actually wake up many times during your sleep cycle which makes you tired when you wake up. try telling a doctor your symptoms and see if you cn have a sleep study done.