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I'm a 15 year old girl, and I was diagnosed with ADHD a few months ago. I've been experiencing pretty severe mood swings mostly recently, but I've also always been moody. My grandfather has bipolar ...

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Adult person should get at least 7 hours of sleep up to 9 hours of sleep every single day. However, for people who are suffering from sleep disorders will find it hard to obtain the required sleeping hours every day. In the case of oversleeping, some people spend more than 12 hours sleeping every night and still feel unrefreshed and tired in the morning.

According to The National Sleep Foundation, oversleeping or sleeping more than enough of the required sleeping hours can put you at higher risk for morbidity or even mortality. Oversleeping can in fact be a symptom by an underlying medical condition.