> ...And I never get as little sleep as some of you seem to. For me not enough sleep means less than 6 hours more than one night in a row.

I used to be the same way. For a long time (we're talking years here) I had a very systematic need for 8 hours sleep. Anything below that, or even above that, would cause me to be tired all day. However, for the past month or so, it has severely withdrawn. I am getting about 5.5 hours a night right now. I'm sure it started with a couple of days of late night homework, where I forced myself to stay up longer than usual, but now it's become completely routine, even when there is nothing I need to do. I'm a little frightened at this because I don't think it's healthy, but so far I haven't found a way to get the sleep. Even going to bed early doesn't help because I just get up earlier and earlier. Of course this means more fatigue throughout the day, and I'm not really on top of things like I should be.

If anyone has any ideas on what I could do.. besides taking sleeping pills, please let me know. I haven't been to a doctor yet, but I think I might have to if this continues.