Does sleeping in the night make a difference?

[Anonymous]

is it healthier to get sufficient amoint of sleep in the night than during the day? or are both the same?

[Mesonfielde]

During the night, you produce more melatonin because the sunlight (actually, generally blue light) inhibits melatonin production, and melatonin makes you feel sleepy. So you are more likely to be restless if you don't sleep at night.

[Asker]

so if you don't sleep at night u don't produce enough melatonin and that in turn causes insomnia?

[Mesonfielde]

pretty much, yeah. Because if you stay awake with the monitor shining in your face, then your melatonin production is suppressed, which can indeed make you prone to have insomnia if it's regular long-term exposure

[Asker]

but then what if i sleep for long hours during the day?

[Mesonfielde]

Well if you can make yourself fall asleep and you can create a completely dark environment, then that is a question of just how well your circadian rhythm aligns with when you want to sleep. There are time intervals between which you start falling asleep, about 90 minutes from each other.

[Asker]

so its just a question of whether its a dark room im sleeping in and whether i will get or fall asleep? because i do get sleep in the afternoon when i got to bed such that i feel like getting up by 7-7:30pm

[Mesonfielde]

Well you must also not be completely exhausted, because if you only sleep ~4 hours a day and stay awake for 20 then you're straining your body as it doesn't have enough time to go through the cycles and regenerate.

[Asker]

okay. so what if i get 6-7 or 9 hours of sleep during the day in a dark room?

[Mesonfielde]

Then your day will be inverted but you will be totally fine :D as long as the lack of sunlight at night won't cause issues, but blue light from the monitor makes up for that

[Asker]

considering im in a dark room only during my nap, during the day?

[Mesonfielde]

I think that would be fine, yeah.

[Anonymous]

Night time is healthier, I heard people that work nights have a shorter lifespan , must be something to do with our internal clocks

[Asker]

even if they get enough sleep during the day?

[Opinion Owner]

I suppose if you can somehow fool your body as if your in a different time zone by making it seem like night time and getting enough sleep you might be ok but your days off will mess you up and never seeing daylight may have a depressing effect on you though

[Anonymous]

Humans are supposed to sleep at night, it's out nature.

[adquidorator]

night, definetley night