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[–] 14 points 5 months ago (13 children)

It's important self-care. Do it for your mental health!

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Begrudgingly i agree, i wish it wasn't like that, but sleep is important and shouldn't be neglected.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Quality of sleep is also important and not decompressing before going to sleep will very much lower quality.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    And drinking caffeine too late in the day. No caffeinated drinks should be consumed 6h up to half a day before going to bed.

    Limiting caffeine only to morning has had significant impact to how deep my sleep is and over time, improved energy levels from better sleep have noticable reduced the need for coffee all together.

    Though can you elaborate a little more on what does the decompressing point. Like how it's done?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    The coffee thing depends on the person. I know some ADHD sufferers who say drinking coffee before sleep has made it much more peaceful.

    Same thing for decompression. It depends on the person finding something which works for them. For me, it's sudoku or crosswords. For others, it's having a drink with friends and venting about the day. Or letting the tv run in the background. Or having a small lamp projecting stars on the ceiling. A long, warm bath. A walk in the dark through open spaces. Cuddling. Having sex. Etc.

    It changes every time, but the idea remains the same, to remove the imprint of the day and allow the mind to move on.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    It issssss but sitting on your phone scrolling tiktok or Instagram or in my case Lemmy doesn't really qualify. People should play a board game or read a book, or sketch with pencil and paper. Or if they're gonna be on the phone, screen off and on a voice only call with someone. I love screens but before bed its just a horrible idea, it feels waaaay better to sleep if you haven't been on a screen for at least an hour beforehand, speaking from experience.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    You do make a fair argument. But at least in my case I have no one to play with, and with my ADHD reading is way too dang (idk if you can curse here) understimulating if I’m trying to get rid of anxiety in the most effective way (that will also probably make it worse in the long term)

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Oh wow you're brand new to Lemmy! Yes you can say whatever the fuck you want here for better or for worse. I mean, depending on the community a mod might get upset. Welcome :)

    And yeah that's true, it can be hard to be stimulated adequately with a lot of that stuff. Sometimes I like to listen to audiobooks, which I think can be more engrossing if you make it challenging for yourself by really trying to picture the changing scene like a movie. Other times I will 3D model structures in my mind or think about code or something like that. But I really recommend finding something to get off the screen, its so worth it.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Oh thank you so much for the warm welcome!

    Yeah, while I personally have a few bigger issues to solve, since I left Reddit I’ve been listening more to Legends of AVANTRIS podcasts and it’s a fun thing to listen along to. I’m currently listening to Icebound Ep6 and it gives me some much needed laughs.

    Ironically, responding to this message it’s 11:45 right now for me, so I should probably get off lmao.

    Once again thank you so much for your kindness and have an amazing morning/day/evening/night!

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