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Sleeping well, but stress level shows high

I sleep well each night - I fall asleep quickly; I don't wake up; I don't eat or drink a couple of hours before bed; I don't smoke; my life stress is low; I exercise regularly; I feel rested in the morning. However, my stress level shows high while I'm sleeping - especially for the first half of the night. Then, my stress level tends to drop. Any ideas on what might be leading to this?

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0 8173072 over 3 years ago

Since the last update this is happening to me too.

0 jwillenb over 3 years ago

Has this gotten any better? This is exactly what’s been happening to me. I’m hoping someone out there has suggestions to help. The problem is that due to the stress my body battery barely gets charged and I have so little energy the next day. I haven’t been able to do even easy bike rides these days.

0 TJKCMO over 3 years ago in reply to jwillenb

Mine continues to show poor sleep and high stress.

0 jwillenb over 3 years ago in reply to TJKCMO

That sucks! Were your numbers good in the past, and now they’re bad? Do you feel well and have energy to do the things you want? That’s what really matters after all.

0 TJKCMO over 3 years ago in reply to jwillenb

Yes...I feel fine and am able to do all I want to do. The numbers have never been good. So, not sure what it is. I just don't pay much attention to that number anymore.

0 jabshier1 over 2 years ago in reply to TJKCMO

I have the same problem recently. I read another member say that if you sleep with your arm above your head or underneath you on the side wearing the watch that it could imitate stress. So, I tried wearing the watch on the other arm for a few nights, but that made no significant difference.

0 9895428 over 1 year ago

Me too. After an hour of sleep (and blue stress level) my stress consistently spikes for 2-3 hours while I’m sleeping soundly. It crushes my sleep score.

0 Stanford44 over 1 year ago in reply to 9895428

using the Fenix6 Pro and I must say that the night time stress score seems COMPLETELY made up by the little Garmin sleep fairies.

0 9895428 over 1 year ago in reply to Stanford44

Haha. So true. Also using Fenix 6s Pro, my sleep stress doesn’t correlate to my heart rate or HRV or sleep stages. Just the same bizarre pattern on its own….sleep fairies.

0 1172276 over 1 year ago

Alcohol will lead to stress until you’re completely sober. Can always tell when I’ve had anything to drink (even small amounts) from my data!