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After 40, we just don't sleep (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thank you, sorry for you as well. I have no trouble getting to sleep, it's staying asleep that's the issue. Seems to ultimately stump everyone.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    What wakes you?

    My partner has an issue, where she is tired and falls asleep. But because something is worrying her, she wakes with thoughts ruminanting in her mind. This will go on night after night until she deals with the thing she is worrying about.

    If this is happening to you, see what you can do to deal with the worrying situation.

    I had severe insomnia (10-15hrs/week) in my teens and early 20's, I couldn't get to sleep, so maybe not applicable. But what finally cracked it for me was rock climbing, I'd go after work and climb until physical exhaustion, climbing is good because it forces you to think about the climb as well as exercise. I'd go home after and have a cool shower and a very light meal. I ate my big meals early in the day.

    I am still a short sleeper, I only get 4-6hours (average 5:15) per night.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    It's thinking through and planning random things for the most part. It could be a work-related issue, or a random thing I just realized I had an idea about how to do better than I had planned, or a specifically-worded challenging google search I need to do to troubleshoot something.

    The thoughts themselves aren't usually high-stress, but my brain starts working on them regardless. Strategies to take my attention off of them might work for a time (counting, imagining a journey, etc), but even if I fall asleep I wake right back up soon enough. I suspect right now the main mental issue is symptoms of burnout, but I have physical eye dryness issues layered on it (all being separately worked on with different specialists - tried all the drops, treatments, strategies...).

    I could go on and on, but thanks, exhausting myself during the day is not a bad idea all things considered. At least it may reduce my physical capacity to wake up.

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