a quarter of us suffer from 'sunday night insomnia' – and it's all down to our fears of starting a new working week even commuting causes fretful nights, with 10 per cent of britons too worried about their journey to work on mondays to enjoy a proper night's rest, a study has found on average, britons manage just six and a half hours' sleep a night, which is far less than the recommended eight hours more than half only get four hours sleep or less a quarter of britons suffer from 'sunday night insomnia' as we are too scared to start a new working week  the study, carried out by the tune hotels group, reveals a nation suffering from a sleep deficit due to the anxieties about the start of a new working week jason ellis, professor of sleep science at northumbria university, said: 'as a general rule, the average person needs around eight hours sleep a night to feel the full restorative benefits 'this is particularly true of people who have very physically or mentally challenging jobs ''sunday somnia' is something i see a lot and it's important that people deal with the issues surrounding their sleep deprivation so that it doesn't have a knock on effect on sleep later in the week' commuting to work causes 10 per cent  to have a restless sleep on sunday night ahead of work the next day 
10 per cent britons jason ellis
commuting causes 10 per cent of britons a restless sleep on sunday night . most  manage just six and a half hours a night   less than is recommended . sleep science professor, jason ellis, admits seeing 'sunday somnia' a lot 