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If he feels that he has not done enough that day before his nap, he then compares himself to those who come home from work around five, after “putting in a good day.” If he has worked enough in his terms the comparison is not so bothersome. Beside this, there is sometimes a feeling of isolation, since you nap separately, and at times he has felt that to be a rejection—not in deep terms, but important enough so that that feeling is combined with the first one mentioned.

Also, he uses his energy differently than you, and needs to eat oftener. Coffee cake is no answer. Either he may be hungry and take his nap, or he may eat coffee cake for example that initially supplies energy that quickly depletes itself—just about the time his nap is finished.

(4. Why does Jane sometimes feel so blue when she wakes up from a nap?

Now, as to the blueness after naps.

[...] As I took my nap I asked for assistance from that source. [...]

Want to make a note also about feelings on awakening from nap—tho I don’t recall them too clearly. [...]

[...] Those who require more sleep would then take, say, a two-hour nap. For others a four-hour block sleep session and two naps would be highly beneficial. [...]

As many light snacks would actually be much better than three large meals a day, so short naps rather than such an extended period would also be more effective. [...]

[...] Six to eight hours of sleep in all would be sufficient with the nap patterns outlined. [...]

[...] Those who work the American working hours, for example, could sleep between four to six hours an evening, according to individual variations, and nap after supper. [...]

(After supper Jane took a nap. After the nap she still felt drowsy. [...]

(She told me that after taking her nap after supper she began to get “suspicious,” especially so when she became aware of her light hands. [...]

(Pause.) Many will find that a five-hour steady sleeping period is quite sufficient, with a nap as required. A four-hour block is ideal, however, reinforced by whatever nap feels natural.

[...] If you still feel the need for a greater amount of rest, then a two-hour-at-the-most nap can be added.

(We usually sleep six hours at night, then supplement this with a half-hour nap late in the afternoon. [...]

Nap–dinner.

[...] The idea of napping evocatively brings it to mind in less severe form, so that a nap was not a creative refreshing time, but a cop-out. [...]

[...] Rest or a nap in the middle of the day is the most literal and yet symbolic interpretation of a slowdown. [...]

[...] They showed themselves after her nap. [...]

(Today Jane’s right leg “definitely felt straighter this afternoon,” on two occasions, one of them being after her nap. [...]

Ruburt thought of wearing shoes, and when you came home he wore them until nap time. [...]

[...] Front porch— (Orlene[?]) Nap—dinner.

(The bare ground episode concerned a small experience I had as I walked into the kitchen before taking my nap. [...] The sensations went away, and I napped peacefully.)

(Humorously:) I would prefer the balance of nap time and psychological time altered somewhat. [...]

(I massaged Jane with Oil of Olay after I turned her, took my nap, checked the TV programs for the evening, said the prayer with her, and left at about 7:05. [...]

(Jane ate well again, after I’d massaged her with Oil of Olay and taken a short nap while she watched TV. [...]

(5:10–5:40 — Nap. [...]

[...] Did get that cry feeling after nap, first time in at least a week, maybe more; it used to be almost a daily affair. [...]

(As I drifted off into my nap at 5:15, after finishing my dehypnotizing massage of Jane, I remembered the dream I’d had last night. After the nap I described it to her, and said I’d wanted to do so earlier, so Seth could comment if he wanted to. [...]

While Rob went shopping, I did some mail and on his return we fixed a roast chicken dinner, put it in the oven and took a nap. [...]

[...] In the bedroom for a nap I did another verse of the poem and suddenly understood that physically I’d gotten in the habit of identifying myself with pain instead of pleasure. [...]

Take nap—terrific dream, see notebook.

[...] It came about because of a dream I had during my nap this afternoon. [...]

[...] She dozed or napped several times while I sat beside her, working with mail. [...]

(After my nap, Jane ate well once again. [...]

JANE’S NAP DREAM