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Jul 9, 2022 4:38 AM
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picselator
dreammakeplay
May I recommend watching Bob Ross painting videos on low volume? It helps with my insomnia.
wankelmut
#5 that's the point when I get REALLY frustrated
Lisakip21
Thanks OP. People just don't get it!
CaptainHyperbole
#8 one reason I hate summer as much as I do. Fucking sun won’t stay down
floomby
An eye mask might help. If only my puppy didn't keep murdering them.
Mordy9
NotSteveWozniak
SXSam
Good sleep is sacred.
floomby
I read that as "Good sleep is scared" and thought, hmmm, makes sense.
LilLuners
I tried to go to my doctor for help and they gave me a pamphlet about sleep hygiene. The next time they gave another one. I have 6 now. @-@
Dandy8291
Wow
lmantooth
As a fellow insomniac, can confirm this is a solid dump
BirdBeakEggPlant
I’m sorry stranger! Therapy has helped me get over 18 years of insomnia. Nights I can’t sleep I find peace in knowing I am resting.
NotSteveWozniak
ButlerBunk
TellusEidolon
How did you get a picture of me as a kid?
roberSuperVoter
"jUsT gO tO sLeEp, iT's nOt tHaT hArD"
inthrees
No caffeine 8-10 hours before desired bedtime. White noise. Blackout curtains / no light. Set a schedule for same sleep/ rise times. 1/
inthrees
No phone or tv in bed. Sit up for those things, lying down is for sleeping. Imagine a black circle or disc. When you start thinking 2/
inthrees
about bs that keeps you awake, back to the black circle. Featureless black circle.
Fordbot
I picture a burning candle
farfie
Also make sure you've eaten throughout the day. Low/no food increases norepinephrine. Also take time to do something brain numbingly boring
farfie
each day. Overstimulation is bad for you.
partlyclaudie
Add "no sugar or fruit juice" to that list of things to avoid 8-10 hrs before
Raeilgunne
Only way to get to dreamland for me is to daydream. It eventually transitions over.
Dandy8291
My brain doesn’t know how to shut up long enough to daydream
LucidPariah
All this makes me sad... I am fortunate I work in a company of 3 including the owner and I can come in an hour later when I need to
JamesTDG
#34 all sleeping pills do is make me sleep worse, and yet my dad blames me not taking them is causing my insomnia
PassiveCommenter
University destroyed me, I would go days without sleep stressing over exams only to do poorly because I was tired and then stress more.
WisconsinHome
That first chirp pisses me off!
PickleRiiiiiiiiiiiiick
"Thank god its still dark out, tho." **cat moves blackout curtains to look outside** "Fuuuuuuuuuck." **vampire hiss**
victell
Its the worst. And its always happens much earlier than I'm expecting it to.
WisconsinHome
Exactly! Those little….
HaveYouEverEverFletLikeThis
I'm currently 39 weeks pregnant I have horrible painful acid reflux that nothing works to fix I've just gotten over pneumonia but'
HaveYouEverEverFletLikeThis
Still suffering from a fucking annoying cough that makes me jolt up in bed spluttering, and i have insomnia , so life's great atm
floomby
No worries, when the baby comes, they sleep all the time! MUAH HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAA
HaveYouEverEverFletLikeThis
Lol this is my 2nd so no
shawberry
Shit, I DONT miss trying to sleep while pregnant! It's the worst! On top of that, you are limited on the positions your allowed to sleep in.
shawberry
Good luck to you in your pregnancy adventures. Hope the rest of the pregnancy is easy on you
LazyTessa
Me yesterday: "3am, finally getting tired", some stupid bird: "how about no?"
WisconsinHome
GDMF birds!
quirkyburd
Ugh, currently stuck in a bad cycle. 2-3 hrs/night for the last two weeks and no signs of stopping.
DutchBoeremeisie
Had that for more than a month. It is godawful. It gets better? I hope.
quirkyburd
It usually goes away for me eventually but sometimes I try a reset. Force myself to stay awake for 48 hrs, dose NyQuill/Benadryl and crash.
quirkyburd
Next/last stop is medication
Samuri1286
@op I dunno if you live in a weed friendly state in the US or not, but I find that an indica really helps to silence my brain.
siberianhufky
What a fantastic way to develop a substance dependency. Please don’t rely on any drugs or alcohol for sleep, it just makes things worse.
stillnotawake
Not a time to be raw dogging sleep.
siberianhufky
otiumCatulli
Someone could post their ass fell off and someone would say have you tried [insert weed strain]
MyDogIsBiggerThanABanana
All weed has the opposite effect on me. Super anxiety nuclear mode. All strains, all kinds. Sux, wish it mello me like others.
feryooday
Yup I have panic attacks. everyone tried to push it on me, it’s really frustrating…
ligmabolz
Same here. I would never smoke weed if I was trying to sleep. It keeps me up all night. I had a few beers last night, got 4 hrs of sleep ?
sheanar
I also have chronic nightmares and cbd and thc both make the dreams more vivid.
lAmGnomeAnn
Interesting! THC dulls my dreams.
crasemana
Even edibles?
dreadedgrin
I remember the first time I just gave up trying to sleep and just did stuff.
floomby
One summer, when my marriage was falling apart, my insomnia was so bad I learned Turkish.
dreadedgrin
Damn bro
WisconsinHome
Exactly what I was going to say
DutchBoeremeisie
I've suffered from insomnia on and off the last twelve years. Currently in a bad stretch. More than a month of only managing 2-3 hrs a night
DutchBoeremeisie
Last few nights have been better, with 4-5 hrs. Have no trouble falling asleep, but wake up between 3-4 and then am unable to fall asleep
DutchBoeremeisie
Thes have been a joy, thank you.
shawberry
Mine is similar. Do you sleep at all during the day?
DutchBoeremeisie
I sometimes pass out from exhaustion. I'm lucky that I work from home (tutor), so I can take the time to do that.
DutchBoeremeisie
If I feel I'm about to pass out, I just cancel the lesson and apologise to the student.
shawberry
NO NAPS! It will be hard but I found that if I take even a small nap during the day my body will say "welp, thats enough sleep today"
WisconsinHome
Add tinnitus to this to increase your misery
AdmiralAlbatross
I don't know how long you've had tinnitus, but I've had it for 3 years and I barely notice it now. You adjust and it gets better I promise.
WisconsinHome
That’s really good to “hear” (haha) thank you
mt77932
As someone who has had tinnitus his entire life, fans are your friend.
WisconsinHome
That’s where I thought I’d start thank you
inthrees
White noise or white noise + rain drops.
WisconsinHome
Thanks I’m trying to find a white noise machine that doesn’t have lousy reviews
inthrees
https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/whiteNoiseGenerator.php
WisconsinHome
Oooo- thanks so much!
65454685132465846865163
Yall tried audiobooks with wireless headphones in bed? Even if it's not sleep, it's comfy and restful and entertaining
AuthenticEunuchHorn
I sometimes put on a documentary of shit I have no interest in. Sometimes it helps me sleep, and sometimes I find out shit's interesting.
Ghlargh
That used to work for me 20 years ago, now it just keeps me awake because i want to follow the story.
shawberry
You can't listen to a good or new story. It needs to be something boring or that you heard 100 times before
Kitsunekain
You could listen to something a 100 times and still be drawn into the story if it's a favorite.
shawberry
Then you should probably not listen to your favorite book..
ShoopDeDoop
My favorite "advice" people give me - "Just go to sleep!"
wankelmut
"why don't you go to bed earlier?" To not lie awake in bed even longer and get even more frustrated I guess
Asgth
Bonus points for the one my boss told me: "go to bead when you get home from work so you are fresh in the morning to be more productive" 1/2
Asgth
his idea was that every day was supposed to be nothing but work and trying to sleep afterwards in the name of "productivity at work".
WisconsinHome
Wonderful person to work for/s
feren
Are you my mother? Because that's pretty much her one-note song.
Dandy8291
DurendaI
Do drugs, you square.
Deathpunkin
gramma is that you? - "just lay in bed and close your eyes, you'll fall asleep"
anonymous6366
bet you haven't even tried it smh
FuzzyX
"Stop thinking too much!".
MrSquiggleTheManFromTheMoon
That or the people that constantly ask if you have heard of sleep hygiene
detectivekagami
Ya and I hate me too about it, I’m taking control as much of it as I can
SpacemanOdi
Yeh everyone's suddenly a doctor w a list.- exercise, no caffine, no screens, go to bed early, warm milk, read book, white noise, de-stress.
SpacemanOdi
it's like "gee thanks, I've had this for 30years and never thought to try solutions!"
RagtimeRaver
Well, fuck. Why didn't I think of that??
eatened
I used to have trouble sleeping because of Vitamin D deficiency.
ShoopDeDoop
Me too. Then I started getting more vitamin D. Now I know that wasn't what was causing it.
bigbadabooooooooooooooooom
Yaaa that vitamin D
AttentionDeficitHyperDepression
I have some bouts of insomnia but usually I need to sleep too much. And like you'd guess, it's pretty much "well wake the fuck up!". O RLY?
Fuckimgurcunts
I sleep 3 ish hours a night max until my body shuts down and I sleep 14. It sucks
jekath
I've found ways that work for me. Told my wife. She won't try. But she hates that I just sleep. Usually in seconds.
maito
Normal people sleep 48h on 25mg of Quetiapine. I sleep barely 6 hours on 125mg of Quetiapine.
WisconsinHome
Wow I don’t know what that is but those are impressive numbers
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
MY favorite "advices": 1. Have you tried powering through it? 2. Drink a coffee or something. 3. Go to bed earlier. I have MS with ... 1/2
Ifekinlovesauerkraut
2/2 ... moderate fatigue. I also had covid, so that doesn't help either. My brain just shuts down whenever the juice is gone.
Starlatan
Melatonin! Dice it, stick it in your mouth!
Starlatan
DON'T SNIFF IT--
RagtimeRaver
That was the first thing my doctor had me try. Had zero effect whatsoever.
maito
Does not help me. At all.
berniesmittens
Valerian root and magnesium glycinate have helped me too.
WisconsinHome
Tried valerian and puked/ found a study- women 50-64 with high cholesterol can have vomiting and nausea with valerian
bubblegutsfromcheese
Most of you are on your phones, computers, games until late and are shocked when your brains won’t settle. No tech an hour before bed.
Grenateh
Lmao following pop science bullshit that doesn’t apply to most people.
TellusEidolon
Bullshit. It's more likely people have different sleep patterns and needs of sleep. (or have some legit insomnia/health issues)
TheInternetDweller
sheanar
I wish you much luck. I had adverse reactions to all the sleeping pills my dr would let me try
hiyo365
Insomnia sufferer here, Ambien works well for me if you play by the rules. Good luck!
NOYLL
Used to have insomnia. Better now but man I miss Ambien. That stuff hits like a truck the first time you take it.
lAmGnomeAnn
Ambien made me sleep eat. I'm a fan of cannabis for my sleep woes.
justiPumpkinTaker
Cannabis for sleep is great, only thing that knocks me down for sleep. I don't get tired anymore though. Which sounds good, but really isn't
lAmGnomeAnn
For real, when I try to sleep without it my brain is just like... a l e r t . Here's hoping they federally decriminalize it soon.