Becca is a writer and aspirational dog owner living in NYC.

To most of us, the idea of getting “too much sleep” sounds like a fantasy. Sleep is good for you; how could you possibly get too much?


Well, as it turns out, the amount of sleep you get is actually a perfect example of what can happen when you get too much of a good thing.

The same way it’s possible to drink too much water, or take too many vitamins, it’s possible to get more sleep than is healthy.

Now, we aren’t talking about hitting the snooze button on the occasional Saturday, but about chronic oversleeping that happens nearly every day.

Of course, sleep is a tricky topic. If you’re getting too much sleep, it can be a chicken-and-the-egg question: is too much sleep causing you to be unhealthy, or is your exhaustion a symptom of an underlying illness?


If you’re noticing that you’re suddenly tired all the time, it might be the latter.

However, if you’ve always slept a lot, it might be a sign that you’re a chronic “oversleeper,” and you’re doing harm to your health in the long run.

Scroll through below to learn more about what can happen when you get too much sleep.