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CMV: People that take naps regularly don't get enough normal sleep.

This is purely anecdotal based on a few of my friends and my own experiences.

Personally the only times I end up taking a nap is when I am feeling tired beyond reasonable means for that day. This is usually due to not getting adequate sleep the night before. When I end up taking a nap it throws off my sleep schedule for that night. Say I end up taking a nap around 7pm, I'll then wake up around 8pm, feel a bit weird/flustered, then proceed to go to bed 2 hours or later past my normal bedtime.

Regarding my friends in question, they both take at least one nap per day. One of them is known to take multiple naps in a day. They seem to always be in a state of wanting to nap, taking a nap, or just finishing up a nap. They also talk about napping at least once every time we hang out. Now where my angle comes in is when we are hanging out and doing an activity like playing a board game or running a DnD session. I've caught them falling asleep during the sessions on multiple occasions. As a fellow player this frustrates me. The one friend that claims to take multiple naps in a day, I regularly see his steam account start up a game around 2am if I happen to be up at that time. I think the single nap taker has a more concrete sleeping schedule but I haven't really pressed them on it. 

Point being, seeing these two peoples activities and susceptibility to fall asleep when doing an activity combined with them worshiping naps has led me to conclude that the reason they need to nap so much is because they are they regularly don't get enough quality sleep at night. and if this is the case then what is causing it? I also don't think this is a case of narcolepsy as I have another friend that does legitimately have narcolepsy and he will fall asleep at the table in 10-60 second chunks. The two I mentioned will tend to to cosy up before they conk out.

I've done a little investigating as to what naps are and I probably should do more. But this is causing me noticeable amounts of annoyance when hanging out with them. In the end I don't want to be put in a position where I look down on them and others because they nap. But from what I've gathered with their interactions plus my own personal experiences with naps have drawn me to the conclusion above. Please change and open my mind and help me respect naps.
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Most mammals are polyphasic sleepers meaning they take multiple naps per day rather than one long nap. There are theories that we forced ourselves out of this type of sleeping habit to align with the 9 to 5 style of day that we are currently apart of.

People like Tesla, Edison, and Da Vinci were polyphasic sleepers. Some cultures still encourage a nap each day, siesta, instead of just one long nap. The body doesn't care if you get your REM sleep all at once or if you do it in spurts. All that matters is that you get it.