Can an interrupted long rest be treated as a short rest?

[Tanarii]

Well, this helps. I would say that walking to the bathroom is not more strenuous then eating, drinking, tending wounds, or reading. I basically would pick an hour of my day and say, “I didn’t really do much,” and then think of the things that I did do. To me, read, play D&D, watch tv, eat, drink, get a glass of water, have a nice conversation, grab the mail, go to the bathroom, play blocks with my daughter, would all be SR.

This gave me a good laugh, because I find playing an exciting and challenging game of D&D is extremely strenuous. DMing even more so. After running a three to four hour session I'm more burnt out than any full day's work. (And yet I still often let players schedule me for back to back sessions on weekends. )