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CatrionaShadowleaf
You don't fuckin say that my anxiety might keep me up at night?!?!?! EUREKA
Sonicschilidogs
It's probably a combination of the blue light from electronics and the, once again rising, threat of thermonuclear annihilation
ballsoutflyer
*looks at the cost of everything skyrocketing* Ya think just maybe there's a connection here?
Emanresu18
Yes, and water is wet.
AZRAELSBLADE
How about fixing this corrupt end-stage capitalist hell-fuck-scape?
Allrighty
Yeah, it's nice that there's therapy available, but what about fighting the rise of mental problems at the source?
ilovebees
I really wished CBT worked for me. :( All it's ever done is make me more anxious.
januarylover
& a GIGANTIC LINK between both insomnia/depression & financial insecurity.
AtmaDarkwolf
And those awesome doctors 'Oh u can't sleep cuz your depressed' then (5 seconds later) 'oh your prob just depressed cuz you can't sleep!'
EmeraldLight
Hey, I have all three of those! CBT can fuck off, though. Did not like, not at all
RoboCoonie
I'm just awake because I hate that we have to be awake during the day to do things. With my ADHD and Depression.
PrizmRed
Had heart attack in April. I’m 38. Heart is ok, arteries great, cholesterol great. Said heart was tearing itself up from stress. Asked >
PrizmRed
About sleep and explained 5/7 nights a week I get less than 5 hrs sleep, if at all. Usually avg 20-30 hrs a week on sleep. Been that way >
PrizmRed
For years but now starting to get some traction and help with it since it’s causing other health issues. Will ask doctor about that CBT
Drosera
I solved my insomnia by thinking of Henry Cavill each night before bed. Can't say it helps much with the mental illness, though.
lddiaz
Hence the Ambien, Xanax, Lunestra, Melatonin....
Iamthedancingking
Problem is us nightshifters will never be able to have a well regulated sleep schedule. 14 years of Night Shift here.
IsolatedAsshole
My insomnia always acts up more when I'm having bad anxious/depressive episodes. I just assumed it was common knowledge.
imsurroundedbyassholes
"No shit"- anyone with a mental illness
KapteeniHai
Afaik getting diagnosed w/ anything is a double edged sword. Shit costs money and more importantly time.
GravyEducation
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
I have insomnia and I don't have a mental illness. Sure, I have anxiety, anti-social tendencies, and mild depression but. ... Ffffuck
MorallyCasual
"weeelllllll....." -me, a psychologist.
DerelictTwitterCrash
You forgot fear of rejection, compulsive need to please people, oversharing patter... holy fuck, shit.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Well shit. Thanks for punching me right in the nuts, friend.
DerelictTwitterCrash
Sorry friend, I didn't see you there, I punched so hard in mine, it blinded me for a few minutes.
OhIfIMust
This is painfully accurate.
Xecryo
Let me put it this way, I'm at the end of a 2 week vacation and I only slept poorly one day and that was when I drove most of the day and>
Xecryo
Arcygenical
I found it easier to correct my "sleep shift disorder" by abandoning my career and choosing a job during my typical waking hours.
GreaterDog
WFH has been a massive boon to me maintaining my career. No full days at the office miserable from migraines and lack of wakefulness 9-5
greatbam
Good job man! I tried to make night shift work for a few years like an idiot. Eventually I figured out that it wasn't worth the 10% extra.
path0sMathos
Last time I looked in 2020 my insurance posted $900/hour prices to speak with a psychiatrist.
tarnok
Where does one get digital CBT i
ejic
I want to know too. I’ve sort of created my own by playing the same playlist of classical music every night for 13 years. It’s helped a bit.
q2grapple
But if I sleep, then the Whisper Beasts can come into my room and do terrible things to me.
ParallelParkingInABurka
Thanks for posting this (& for the excellent cropping). ?
greatbam
Thanks for the appreciation. :)
heethin
I sleep better when I'm not on-line much. And sleeping better = less depression, so... are we ready to consider reducing our on-line time?
PlayingCroquetOnMars
Never!!!!
electronicbovine
What next, exercise? Eating a proper diet? Stop drinking coffee every day? I think not.
ActuallyAPirate
mkd64
But if you work remotely, how will you prove you're actually being productive? /s
schlockchurch
This is some fuckin heresy.
q2grapple
EternalStudent07
I dislike this as it makes it sound like drugs are never needed to help. Source: still don't sleep for crap. I've given up asking 4 help.
Captain71
Too tired to read all of this
jennym123
Oh shit. I should look into this.
RetrogradeLlama
Chicken or the egg.
WoodORama
I will not let someone tie me up and step on my nuts just because I can't sleep.
displacedgothamist
Recommend the book Say Goodnight To Insomnia. CBT based. It actually works.
alianMoonCat
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greatbam
Thanks. Your post deserves to be the top post!
displacedgothamist
Was part of a doctor prescribed clinic I took.
daria
Thank you. I will order it right now
displacedgothamist
The start of it is long and self congratulatory, but the rest is good.
greatbam
Thanks for the book recommendation! I'd say you've already helped 2 people get onto "the road of a better night sleep" :)
CoolioStallone
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murphyslawinpractice
Ordered!
IzzyB13337
My bf has chronic insomnia. I work from home during the day and he lays awake in bed all through my shift. At 7pm he's awake until 8am.
IzzyB13337
I see him maybe 5 hours a day. He refuses to do anything about it, refuses to get help. Not sure what to do.
Hemelsblauw
Why would he refuse to get help? Does he a job? Does he help around the house?
IzzyB13337
No job, he will help around the house when I ask him to. I've recorded him sleeping in his chair, he stops breathing for up to 30 secs
IzzyB13337
Gulps air then he doesn't breathe again for up to 30 secs. It's scary. It's scary to me, his mom, dad. But not him. He doesn't see a Dr
Hemelsblauw
If he doesn't want to get healthy and go out and have a life, maybe there's more to it, but I'm no doctor.
greatbam
I’d look into getting him a sleep study. Although plenty of Americans don’t take sleep seriously it isn’t something to mess around with.
CatrionaShadowleaf
He has sleep apnea and it can kill him.
PulpyOJ
I don’t have insomnia, but I can’t remember the last time I slept and woke feeling refreshed I feel like it’s a superpower some folks have.
Bombe
Had this back when my sleep apnea was untreated. Do you stop breathing a lot during sleep?
PulpyOJ
Had a sleep study done a while ago and was told no sign of apnea. I’ve been referred to a sleep psychologist, so we’ll see what they say.
WarmLiquidGooPhase
How do you treat it? Pretty certain I have it and I’m exhausted
Bombe
CPAP machine for me. Sleeping a whole night is so frickin’ awesome! :D
WarmLiquidGooPhase
Did you notice yourself wake up during the night before? Because I feel like I’ve slept through all the way through the night but …
WarmLiquidGooPhase
… my gf says I snore like a train and stop breathing constantly. I’m totally unaware of it