How rejuvenated are you supposed to feel after a nap? It doesn't matter how long or at what time, but I wake up groggy every single time I nap. Grogginess is supposed to be when you wake up before your sleep cycle is complete. I don't think it's a coincidence that I wake up before it's done every time. I usually don't set an alarm and wake up naturally. I need at least 45 minutes to an hour after I wake to comfortably converse with other people. It's hard to form words out of my mouth. It's like someone glued a brick to my throat preventing my voice box from projecting any sound. My face keeps one expression: a half frown with an old age wrinkle between my eyebrows. There's a dark cloud in my head, and everything sounds muffled and loud. It's a really bad hangover, though I haven't had alcohol in a few weeks.
As a caution, I like to stay away from people in my first stage of waking up. I become grumpy when I don't want to be, and I feel like I will regret how I'm acting toward them. I don't want to come across as mean or ignore people either. I tend to become a monk and hide until I'm ready to come out and be normal again.
Waking up in the morning is a little better. I still can't talk much, but I don't have the fog in my head and am not a grumpfest. It's probably from snoozing my alarm for an hour, testing my body for awakedom.
I found that the cure for a quick recovery is listening to something comical, whether it is a cartoon or a funny radio program. The bf and I couldn't be any more different after naps. He is a bundle of pep, while I am the queen of the blahs. His silliness is out of control, or that's what it seems like at the time. I am not quite in reality yet, and I am appreciative of him because my mood can improve quicker.
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