This morning I went down into my 17-year-old brother's room and accidently tripped (we have to walk through his room to get to other parts of the house). I thought i'd wake him, but he didn't stir at all. I told my mom and she said, "watch this." she went in, turned on his light and yelled up the stairs, "nothing wakes him up."
i am the exact opposite (and three years older). If someone across the house has a tv on it brings me fully awake even if i'm exaughsted. I've always been like this and it gets to be very troubling. How is it my own brother sleeps so soundly, and I get less than five hours of sleep on average a night? I'm talking without caffine, with or without exercise, all that. Should I see a physician? I always was told i'm just a light sleeper, but my genetics don't seem to back this up. Any advice?