me: damn, the stress is really getting crazy my body: I got you boss, I have the perfect thing for this, it's called sleeping terribly, you're going to love it - ThreadSky

niedermeyer.online • 156 days ago

me: damn, the stress is really getting crazy

my body: I got you boss, I have the perfect thing for this, it's called sleeping terribly, you're going to love it

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imagine0enigami.bsky.social•156 days ago

I feel seen.

qdc.bsky.social•156 days ago

Are you my wife?

cavandy.bsky.social•156 days ago

when we're all up at 3:00 am we should start a group chat

cavandy.bsky.social•156 days ago

and if anyone knows how to get rid of earworms of the most insipid tunes imaginable while failing to fall back asleep I am all ears

eschneider.bsky.social•156 days ago

I tend to latch on to the last thing I was listening to, so, I dunno, put on something you like and try to chose your earworm?

rekesk.bsky.social•156 days ago

I put this on and zone out. It's worked really well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf0pqG0eeVc

russellfrost.bsky.social•156 days ago

Maybe eat poorly as well.

Can I interest you in more unhealthy habits which might cascade into a serious condition?

niedermeyer.online•156 days ago

the fun part is that I'm doing all the things you're supposed to do, but the old meatsack really seems set on a spontaneous case of jetlag for Reasons

eschatonblog.com•156 days ago

unsolicited advice is annoying but this saved me and is *extremely easy to try* if it sounds like you - i fall asleep pretty easily but tend to wake up 1-2 hours later with the racing brain. seems to be nocturnal hypoglycemia for unclear reasons - a bit of fruit juice or honey or similar helps

niedermeyer.online•156 days ago

hmm, this might actually be a factor. Went through a version of this with hydration, and worked through that. This is more of a falling asleep problem than a waking up problem, but I'm ready to explore every angle at this point.

cmf406.bsky.social•156 days ago

I had good luck with a specific "Fast Asleep" gummy product from Wana (if pot is legal where you are).
Then I finally got some HRT for menopause, and welp. That was the actual answer.

niedermeyer.online•156 days ago

usually CBD/CBN gummies are pretty effective on me, the fact that they aren't touching this round is one of the things that has me spooked

snarkysteff.bsky.social•156 days ago

As a former nomad for half a decade who had a head injury, things I know I need to sleep:

Vitamin B 100 complex (quiets the brain)
Magnesium & Calcium (quiets the body)
Hydration BUT ALSO ELECTROLYTES

But ultimately I've needed to take (nonaddictive) trazodone to repair REM sleep structure.

princessofchaos96.bsky.social•156 days ago

I highly recommend restarting that nicotine habit you kicked years ago. Is it solving my problems? Absolutely not. Do I enjoy its toxic poisons anyways? Yes. Yes I do.

robinmalau.com•156 days ago

If you’re okay with smoking weed, then get a 1:1 ratio of THC and CBD, it makes it easier to sleep well. Works every time for me.

solive.bsky.social•156 days ago

baileymcc.bsky.social•156 days ago

Wait until you get to phase two where you're too tired to sleep so the body goes well sucks to suck

niedermeyer.online•156 days ago

I think I'm there? Every time I climb into bed I've been fighting to stay awake for hours, and yet...

baileymcc.bsky.social•156 days ago

If you do my trick for this is drink a coffee to go to sleep - but I don't think it works as well if you aren't neurodivergent

baileymcc.bsky.social•156 days ago

do you have ADD/ADHD by chance?

niedermeyer.online•156 days ago

yeah, and I already reached the point where forgoing medication (and thereby hurting progress on the stuff generating the stress) felt like the lesser of two evils compared to not sleeping, but that still hasn't significantly improved the sleep. I'm sure gravity will win at some point, but damn.

baileymcc.bsky.social•156 days ago

Single shot espresso is often my go to here it's less than a full cup of coffee but enough to even me out so I go to sleep

niedermeyer.online•156 days ago

I have such strong associations between the smell/taste of coffee and morning work hours that I fear it would offset any biochemical effect. Thinking too much about work stuff is kinda the root problem here. I think I'll try adding a couple hours to the workout, just beat myself to a pulp.

adamgrandt.com•156 days ago

I’m in this photo and I don’t like it

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