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What are your tricks for falling asleep when you can't but you really need to? (lemmy.world)
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No pharmaceutical aids preferably

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[–] 9 points 1 day ago (14 children)

One unhealthy but guaranteed to work remedy:

One or two handles of your favorite liquor.

Warning: sleep quality will be ass. You won't feel better, but often worse. May induce vomiting, random urination, and depression. May also lead to liver failure or alcohol poisoning. Or death. May cause reliance/addiction to alcohol. Results may vary.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (10 children)

    Two handles? A third of one and my head is absolutely pounding for hours the next day. Two handles sounds like a fairly likely chance you won't wake up.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (9 children)

    I was (and still struggling with it) an alcoholic for a while. 2 handles is a joke amount, yeah I'd normally go for a third or so.

    Still wouldn't recommend it though lol

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Haha alright. I wish you luck with that struggle. Sometimes I wonder if I have a problem myself.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Thank you. If you ever feel like you do, talk to someone about it. Anyone, preferably one you trust.

    Best of luck to you as well, friend

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    Are you wolverine? How the hell are you alive??

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Hah! I wish. Adamantium bones would be sick.

    It took years of drinking to fight off insomnia while steadily increasing the amount to reach peak efficacy every time. I almost didn't survive, had a heart attack once. Or something like it, man it was painful.

    But yeah, very much not recommended to anyone. Alcohol is bad, mmk? Lol

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Nah I understand a little bit. I've resorted to the bottle too many times as well but never anywhere near 3 handles, I would be surprised if I ever hit 1 handle as a personal record. We need to get you on some edibles or something my man.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 child)

    Oh my man lmao. A third of a handle, not three handles hahaha. I'd definitely be dead. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

    The most I've ever drunk was two handles, but that made me black out and end up in the hospital. Not trying that again.

    I'm on weed now lmao, indicas help a lot. Still, it'd be nice to be able to not rely on anything.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    Oh lmfao Ok I see where I went wrong. I thought you were saying 2 handles was easy and you would go for a third handle as opposed to a third of a handle lol. Ya I would love to be able to sleep naturally again some day, cheers to a better future

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Ugh, I can't sleep well after drinking. Husband manages like that, coffee upon waking and a beer in the evening but I have to wake up naturally, coffee after being up a few hours, any drinking before suppertime only so that I can go to bed dead sober. Like I even would have coffee before bed if I feel a migraine coming on, and can sleep, but not with alcohol.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I think that's a good thing lol, alcohol is really bad for you.

    Honestly, it never actually worked for me either. I used to have a couple fingers of whiskey, which doubled in a month just to get the same efficacy. But never once was my sleep any amount of restful. Never felt better after waking up.

    So yeah I hear you, even though I was trapped in it for a while. I'm trying to sleep naturally now, but I'm still really bad at it lol. Though now I use meds.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago

    Good luck to you. My husband sleeps, but he falls asleep easily at just about any time he wants to, so my guess is his sleep quality isn't great either.

    I work a lot but in a lot of ways have an unusually pampered sort of life - like for the last 2 weeks it's been 9:30 to 20:00 but I wake up when I wake up, bike in and back from work, kids are grown, and husband helpful so I don't have to do much else on weekdays. I know not everyone has the luxury of that natural sleep cycle, but if you can get it, everything else feels better.

    I do love a cocktail on the weekend (obviously) and occasionally wine with supper, though not lately since work goes so late.

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