Daytime Sleepiness Gene

Lol, that pictures scared me for a second....
Well yeah I fall asleep during the day. Don't really try to stay awake...

Really, if I feel sleepy I try my best to sleep regardless of the situation.

Your body's autonomic responses shouldn't constantly be ignored. And people wonder why they develop cancer and die young. Never underestimate the power of a siesta.

He's got a face full of alien wing wong!

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=108

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postprandial_dip apparently I'm sometimes in the "irresistable drowsiness" pool. Lunch can put me to sleep half an hour later and I could never figure out exactly why, though lately I haven't been affected... Could it be that eating less sugar is helping me stay awake?

I admit to falling asleep on the trains in Japan. It makes the trip go faster most times and I so far (knock on wood) have managed to hear the "Shinagawa, Shinagawa des" and wake up on time.

I'm always sleeping around lunch, but thats do to not getting full rest. I have a feeling this could be the same thing happening to the Japanese. I hear they can work some crazy long hours and this could easily be the result.

I tend to sleep more during the day than at night. The warmth and light of the sun just makes me feel drowsy.

LOL at the picture.
When I was in university back in my home country, I always sleep a lot in daytime.... in class. ^^
Now that I'm a bum, I always get sleepy during the afternoon, I try to be awake by reading member news. ^^

Is it necessarily daytime sleepiness and not just people who need more sleep than others?

I'm surprised by the little sleep I need. My friend needs a good 8-10 hours of sleep or else he spends the who day walking around like a zombie, give him a comfortable chair and he'll be asleep in less than a min.

I feel sleepy all the time. I don't do much to try and stay awake aside from the occasional caffienating with something like cola, or the odd coffee.

I'm just about useless before lunch. Much tea and coffee drinking goes on.

Yikes, a Facehugger! I don't wish that on anybody.

I fall asleep during the day... when I sleep less at night.

I is also a sleepy one, but I usually just tough it out until I can finally sleep. Next time I'm going to try the toothpaste and Listerine.
While we're on the subject of sleepiness, my friend has it really bad. The other day I had to wake him up 6 times in one hour. (He only falls asleep when he's bored though)

The only time I feel sleepy during the day is when I sit down idle...and then I nod off in about 3-5 min...

that guy is gonna have one hell of a heartburn when he wakes up.
I feel sleepy only when ive missed a couple of hours of sleep but tea and cigarettes practically keep me wired for the rest of the day

I'm a night owl, so yeah, depending what time I went to bed and how early I go to bed, I'll feel sleepy during the day, stronger if I had to wake up in the morning ^^; (for exemple, I need to wake up in 6 hours and I'm still up XD). When I feel too much drowsiness, I'll usually either grab a coffee or an energy drink, that alway help me to be more awake. Also, eating usually help me with the drowsiness instead of making me feel more tired like some other.

I pinch myself and nod off again lol

I drink a can of energy drink (Full Throttle or Rockstar) whenever I have to work or stayed up late the night before, which is almost every night now... They're pretty effective, but maybe it's starting to lose some of its effectiveness ^^;

never been sleepy during the day, howeverever since the baby keeping me up at night. been starting to struggle and nod off after lunch. a dose of dannychoo.com sometimes help wake me up, however must give that mint toothpaste and listerine remedy of yours a try. ^^

I think taking a break is very important aswell, alot of people work their day straight and barely stop for food and endup falling asleep.
Sometimes its better to take a few minutes to eat and strech your body... wash your face and get fresh air, it boosts senergy and spirit.
Daily exercise its not just to keep in shape but also to prevent the less used muscles in your body to go numb over time and keep them active, thus reducimng the chance of falling asleep on top of your keyboard (like me sometimes ^^;) or on the train in your way onto somewere.

This is an awesome idea for a prank, too bad I'm no where near any major public transportation.
I would take one of those things and put a little motor in it so it looks like its alive (moving around, eating me), and just sit there like I'm sleeping.

ahahahhahaha!!! Alien face-hugger FTW! where can I buy something like that. *evil grin* XD

what the hell that face hugger in place like that

you freak me out danny

It's times like this my headphones come in handy. I tend to get sleepy at least once or twice a day. If what that artical says is true then it would explain a lot about my constant tired state.

I like to have a nice, cool breeze wash over my face to help keep me awake (aka fan).

Cool pic:P

Loving that pic lol.

I yawn alot, and am dopey sometimes, but thats probly more cos of my slight-anemia. A sleepy gene.... lol

Ahh hell I just slept through the afternoon for two hours...

I always feel yawny after getting in to work about 8:30. That's partly because of bad air on the tube train.

I feel really sleepy about 4 in the afternoon. I usually have to have a strong coffee to wake up.

I have been known to fall asleep in meetings, particularly when they are boring.

A good lunch makes me drowsy. I usually pop out for a strong coffee about an hour after lunch to keep me going through the rest of the afternoon.

I'm usually the sleepiest during the day if I spent too much time on Dannychoo.com the night before. 8P

I always feel sleepy right after lunch. The Spaniards (and I heard the Italians, but not sure) have this great idea called Siesta. Get to nap after lunch >.<

...Not so good for tourists like me though... When I was there, most of the stores would be closed from 2 to 4 (lunch there is at 2pm), except for stores like Top Shop (which I think is British?).

everyday i take an afternoon nap even on days when i dont have class so i guess it must be in my genes

I usually fall asleep around 4am and get up at around 2pm. I do fall asleep in class before, usually the classes after lunch.

when i was a student, i feel sleepy whenever my lecturer starts taking. boring presentations makes me drowsy too. that's why a good presenter must inject humour to make the presentation lively and keep the audiences awake.

i usually take a short rest after lunch at work. screensaver mode. ^^;

Gosh. That's a scary photo. Reminds me of Alien.
Nope, don't really fell sleepy during the day after I've woken up. Only challenge is WAKING UP!

Unfortunately i can't fall asleep on trains for obvious reasons.Plenty of coffee on early starts does the trick,but no sure if that works on face hugging aliens though.

I don't usually sleep during daytime... unless there is a boring work to do. A boring lecture is more powerful than a boring work. But at those times, I don't fight to stay awake. I give in.

I believe that I suffer from narcolepsy. Its been happening quite a alot for 2 years now. I can fall alseep anytime during the day and I cant fight it. Even if i get tons of sleep still can resist the urge. sometimes feel drowsy when im driving which isnt good.

I'm actually a diagnosed narcoleptic.. I used to take medicine for it, but I use a strict sleep schedule and sometimes a good ole caffeine kick to offset it.

It's not a fun disease to have, you can be turned down for certain things because of it. Like jobs, the military (which is good in this case), and etc.

I tend to get sleepy around the lunch hour, if I have a lot of work I drink a cup o coffee, if not I read Danny's or member's news.

i sometimes feel sleepy after lunch. what i do is chew mint flavored gum and drink cold water. the mint would run through my nose then to my head (just like eating wasabi). sounds crazy but it works

only during class

LOL @ the pic, alien?
I usually fall asleep in the day during lessons ins school...

i get a headache if i sleep for more than 6 hrs a day. i read somewhere that eating an apple helps to keep a person awake.

Drink tea

Hah.. I get pretty tired in the afternoon (don't get enough sleep, so..), but a pot of coffee with lunch usually keeps me up.

ya i would much rather sleep during the day
i tend to stay up during most of the night

Often feel tired during the day usually have some sort of energy drink or Chinese tea to wake me up (have a worrying addiction to Orange Lucozade energy drink :D ), much prefer to stay awake at night instead and usually feel much more awake.

heey i got it too, can i have my disability please?

especially after the breakfast

Always sleepy since I don't enought sleep at night.

lo1! at the pic. I hardly to fall asleep at daytime unless I'm sick or didn't sleep enough. I usually drink something that contain caffeine to keep me stay awake, but just few minutes though. -*-

Wow that facehugger really creeped me out

I like sleeping throughout the entire day and only get energetic midway through the evening. After lunch and/or stepping on any sort of transportation puts me out like a light. My average for a car is within 2 minutes; bus within 5; subway within 10.

ROFL... I don't think that's it... :P
Maybe japanese narcoleptics japanese have a harder time, but japanese who are not narcoleptics are probably victims of silent trains with heated seats and smooth rides... not to mention long commuting times and lack of sleep rather than genes.

I also get very sleepy after eating, and if the bed is confortable enough, I can go sleeping for 12+ hours straight. :P

The only problem is, specially during classes, nothing seems to wake me up.
I tried coffee, energy drinks, washing face, eating something spicy, poking myself with pencil, slapping myself in the face.

Sometimes napping for like 10 seconds and having an abrupt wake up (teacher shouting at me, or like when you doze off and wake up scared, with that falling sensation) will work. :P

Breakfast doesn't really help me get up in the morning. But lately I've been drinking this 100% fruit smoothie thing called Naked. Not only is it funny for it's name (shouting: "Hey let's get Naked") but it's good for you and the bitter taste would make anyone awake.

i have to take a nap in the middle of the day every day cuz i get so tired for some reason. I'm not sure why but its become a ritual. lol

I get sleepy in the morning as soon as my morning java wears off...which is around 11am...then 3pm is another bad time haha

I don't get to sleep much at night so it's only natural to fall asleep during the day, occasionally in compromising positions which, thankfully, no one takes advantage of.

oh, so I wasn't thinking my eyes are going insane when I saw a face huger on that guy's face. Ouch...

Interesting to see that this was actually proven through a scientific study. I've been extremely tired myself lately. I haven't figured out why yet...

Past few days, I've been super busy helping a friend out. Sometimes I'd just crash on their couch for a short break. (er power nap) ^^: But since yesterday, my habits are out of whack again. But I think I may have had more than one sleeping disorder, on different occasions.

I feel sleepy every time around the afternoon. Since I'm mostly at school I try to keep myself awake but because of that I fall asleep whenever I commute back home. I do manage to wake up before I arrive at my stop x_x

I usually feel sleepy in the afternoon that is after I'm back from school. But that's most probably cuz I'm sleep deprived. I only get about 6-7 (sometimes less) hours of sleep each weekday..

Lol at the alien pic. Kinda reminds me of Half Life too.

Quite difficult for me to get sleepy during the day unless i didn't have enough good sleep from last night or the lesson I'm taking is too boring to cradle me to the bed. If none of these happen, then I'm good to go all day long without any sleep coz i'm no bat.

Well....that is the normal case, in paranormal case of mine, i do get drowsy and sleepy if some entity were near me at the time or got inflicted...

Yes, and this would explain a bit. So it's all my parent's fault. ^_^

Yes, I get very sleepy during the day. Quad espresso usually helps keep me awake, although office meetings are still a big challenge to stay awake throughout.

Well, mostly I'm getting during the way home in the subway. Well, luckly I'm not the only one so it doens't matter ^_-

That photograph is so bizarre. It's like he has an alien on his face going, "Num num num. . ."

I usually have a cup of tea or two and then I'm okay for a while longer.

I fall a sleep quite a bit at times

Coffee is the key in keeping me awake.
My boss calls it 'thinking medicine' xD

Holy Sugar Honey Ice Tea, that face hugger pic was brillant.

For me Mathematics is the ultimate tranquilizer, the moment I walk into my maths-classroom you can literally countdown to when I sleep, it takes about 2 minutes after everyone settles down and I'm out. XD
However I don't really do anything to combat sleepiness but there has been several instances where I've slept for FAR too long... say about... 42 hours? That probably wasn't very good for me but hey~ it was school holidays and I only missed nearly two days.

I get sleepy usually around 4-5 in the afternoon and in the morning.

Usually it's when am really really bored or doing nothing

I do get sleepy sometimes, but I can't really sleep during the day; more like an in-between slumber/awake state. In which case I visit you-know-what-site... XD

I just thought it was because they so hard working. Now I know why. I always wondered how they never missed they stop on the JR???

If I just ate, and the weather is nice outside, but I'm stuck inside, I get sooo sleepy...
When that happens, I just go to a meeting room and take a nap ..it's the best feeling in the world to sleep when your sleepy... haha

I am very inconsistent with my sleeping patterns. One day, I'll sleep four 8 hours. The next day: 3. So, in turn, there are moments in which I sleep during the days.

I so need to pick a day in which I can sleep all day long.

Not so much of a gene just as it so much as jsut habit that people make for themselve over time.
it si jsut being lazy.

At least he didn't fell asleep driving, very scary.

I have a friend who sleeps after 2 minutes on public transports. Been robbed many times.