I’m losing my mind man. I mmresly trying but I just can’t. I got to bed for 7-8 hours and always get 5-6 hours of sleep. I just want tot fucking sleep and I want to blow my fuckinghm brains out my fucking head

  • Yanqui_UXO [any]
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    2 years ago

    Exhausting myself with exercise seems to have been the only non-drug solution. I also noticed that, because have constant trouble falling asleep, I worry about it a lot which prevents me from falling asleep. On the rare occasion I forget to worry about it I fall asleep quite alrite. But it's like asking someone not to think of a pink elephant, idk how to control that. Honestly, in the past week or so I've started listening to those asmr vids in bed and they've been helping a bit, the secret i think is to find the sounds you like. Doesn't have to be asmr, sounds of rain are great too, or even white noise, youtube is full of them. This nifty website lets you set up all kinds of things, it's like an equalizer for rain sounds.

      • Yanqui_UXO [any]
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        2 years ago

        No, I think you are right, if you are feeling tired and still can't fall asleep exercise might not be the answer. One other thing I tried is skipping a night and then I'd fall asleep immediately, but that's super unhealthy and sounds like you have some other issue anyway. Honestly, if you can afford it, do a sleep study. A friend of mine did, he's an even worse sleeper than I, and they found some circadian rhythm misalignment.. He started meditating on the app called Headspace, and says it helps, but you really gotta do that regularly.

          • Hippocrit [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            How come meditation is nearly impossible for you?

            A lot of people have a misconception that meditating requires you to completely clear your mind, which isn’t really true. In my experience the approach is to try the best you can to not engage deeply with passing thoughts, and just recognize you’re having them and move on.

            I’m not flexible enough to lotus sit comfortably, so I just do it in a chair I can sit upright in.