For us older folks: Do you fight taking naps or just go ahead and nod off?

First, off, define ‘old’, lol! If I’m tired, I will lie down and take a short nap; 15–30 minutes will refresh me. And I’ve been doing it for years, when circumstances allow.

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I have believed in the “long sleep, short sleep’ theory of life for decades and have an afternoon nap as often as I can.

As I age, I rarely fall asleep before 1:00 AM so it all works out well.

This way, instead of drooping my way through the late afternoon brown-out, where I am incapable of doing much of anything, I have a snooze, a second wind and then a terrific part two of the day.

Only older people nap? Who’da thunk it.

Personally, naps make me feel like shit.

@ccrow Old-er. It’s partly a state of mind and partly personal physical reality. You is what you is.
I raised the question because my husband swears he never naps. Next thing I know he’s nodded off, but still insists he does NOT nap. so be it.

When I was younger I disliked taking naps. I would wake up groggy and disoriented, and I’d have a hard time getting to sleep that night. But nowadays, I love to taking short naps when the mood strikes, primarily on weekends.

Of course now that I’m older, I have a better sense of how fast time is moving and how much of it is devoured by sleep. The dB’s have a song for it: That Time Is Gone.

@Sunny2 Just how old is “older”? :-)

I <3 naps. However, I have to work, so I can’t nap on weekdays, and I am often too busy for that luxury on weekends.

I fall asleep watching TV in the afternoon at weekends on occasions and I love it. If you’re tired, I think you should be able to take a nap. No matter what your age. Power naps are supposed to be good for you.

@SadieMartinPaul It’s NOT a number. Check the answer two places back.

Naps kick ass.

A quick power nap when you are tired is amazing and good for you. The key word is “quick” like 15 to 20 minutes. As I get older, I appreciate them more.