Are You Getting the Best Sleep Possible? Answering These Simple Questions Can Help You Find Out!

By: Zoe Samuel
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
Are You Getting the Best Sleep Possible? Answering These Simple Questions Can Help You Find Out!
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About This Quiz

Sleep has gotten a bad rap in our society. Sleep is often confused with laziness. Sleep is emblematic of sloth. Sleep is, however, an essential part of health maintenance. While we are still figuring out exactly what sleep does, sleep is necessary for our health. One thing sleep does is allow our bodies to rid our brains of chemicals that build up in our waking hours, something only possible when the conscious processes shut down. Not getting enough sleep can lead to irritability, daytime fatigue, excessive sleepiness and yawning, of course. It can also cause problems with the central nervous system, the immune system and the respiratory system, including depression, paranoia, hallucinations, impulsive behavior and even suicidal thoughts.

Sleep deprivation causes your body to release higher levels of insulin than normal, which can cause you to put on weight and increases your risk of type 2 diabetes. It also reduces production of a hormone called leptin, which tells your brain that your appetite is sated. Given these changes alone, sleep deprivation can have harmful effects, influencing your weight, your organs, and in the case of type 2 diabetes, your limbs.

Concentrate: have you had enough sleep? Could you get better sleep? Time to wake up and find out!

How many days per week do you get up with the majority of your neighbors?
Never
Rarely
Usually
Always

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How often do you get to bed just before dawn?
A couple times a week
A few times a week
A few times a year
Never

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Who sleeps in the same room as you?
Just me
A newborn baby
My significant other
My spouse

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What do you always do before going to bed?
Set my alarm
I don't have anything set.
Brush my teeth
Get undressed

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How often do you get sick?
Several times a year
All the time
Once or twice a year
Once a year at most

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How often does your doctor tell you off for unhealthy habits?
Frequently
I've stopped going to the doctor for that very reason.
Occasionally
Rarely

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How difficult is it for you to make morning appointments?
Depends on the day.
It's very difficult.
Not too hard
It's easy.

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How often is your sleep schedule dictated by social obligations?
Never
All the time!
Occasionally
Only very rarely

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How often is your sleep schedule impacted by educational requirements?
About once a year
Five days a week
Almost never
Never

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How often do you feel confused at work?
Occasionally, if my schedule has been particularly wacky
A few times a week at most
Almost never
Only if the work is confusing

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Do you ever feel like someone is out to get you?
Rarely
All the time
Not often
Only once, but I was actually being followed

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How often do you make mistakes in general?
Rarely. I'm an old pro.
Frequently, but they are forgiven
Occasionally, as anyone does
I only make mistakes in judgement, not execution.

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How good is your balance?
Fine, when I'm working the line.
Sometimes I drop things, or slip. Sometimes both.
I get a little butterfingers, like anyone does.
I could work a trapeze.

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How hot is your temper?
Sometimes I just don't have the energy to be nice.
I have a short fuse.
I guess I'm about as angry as the next person.
I'm very patient with others.

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Do you ever take sneaky naps at work?
As much as I can. I am union, after all.
Of course! I owe no one nothing.
No, I don't need to.
I don't really need naps during the day.

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How often do you find yourself just going on Amazon and buying something you don't need or want?
When I have time, I do.
A few times a week
Only around the holidays
Never

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Have you ever been depressed for a long period of time?
Yeah, a couple times
A lot, actually
Rarely
Never

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How often do you wake up with a sore throat?
A lot
Almost every day
Very rarely
Only if I've got a genuine condition, like the flu

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How difficult do you find it to maintain a healthy weight?
It's not easy.
It's very hard for me.
It's only as hard for me as the next person.
I don't find it difficult at all.

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How long does it take you to heal small injuries like paper cuts?
A few days
A week
A day or so
Hours

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How often do you wind up with the flu?
Once every couple years
Every year
I can't remember the last time.
Once, when I was a kid

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Have you ever found yourself nodding off behind the wheel?
Yes, twice
That's why I don't drive anymore.
Once. It was terrifying.
No, never

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How often are you cited for carelessness on the job?
My record is fairly clean, but not perfect.
It's come up... a few times.
Not often
How awful! No, never

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Which job's lifestyle is closest to yours?
Local TV news cameraman
Man of leisure
Actuary
Shoe salesman

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How do you modify your diet to give yourself more energy?
Caffeine
Caffeine and whatever drugs I can get my doctor to give me
Tea, usually
I don't really need to.

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Do your friends consider you a party animal?
Not really. They think I'm a workaholic.
Hell yeah! Partay!!!!
No, not anymore
No, I'm too sensible.

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Are you still a student?
No, not in a long time
Yeah
It's been a few years.
It's been a couple decades.

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About how old are you?
30
19
35
40

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Do you have any kids?
Yeah, a couple of rugrats
Yes, triplet babies
Older kids, yeah
None who live with me

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How loud is your neighborhood?
Average urban
I live upstairs from a nightclub.
It's your average suburb.
It's as quiet as the grave.

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