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> As a coping mechanism, I learned somewhat to "half-sleep", where I would close one eye and relax that side while continuing to do things using the other eye.
by yitchelle 11y ago
> As a coping mechanism, I learned somewhat to "half-sleep", where I would close one eye and relax that side while continuing to do things using the other eye.
That is intriguing. Can you share some techniques on doing this? If I try to close one eye only, my brain would be full engage just to keep the one eye closed.
- cableshaft 11y agoI'm pretty sure I have sleep apnea as well, and I've done something similar. I will often let my right eye stay closed while I'm getting ready for work, or going places that aren't work, and that seems to satisfy part of my brain that demands sleep otherwise. It actually takes some effort to keep my left eye closed, but for some reason its super easy to keep my right eye closed and takes pretty much no effort at all. So it might be a biological thing. I also struggled to keep my left eye open enough to put contacts in it back when I bothered using contacts.
- solipsism 11y agoThis is amazing. My initial response to this was, "That's weird, I haven't experienced that." But, thinking back to being a teenager and getting little sleep because I was up on the internet all night, I remember taking a shower and getting ready in a state of half-consciousness.. and I remember closing one eye.
- Mo3 11y ago... me too! And since I read about it in this thread, I also have sleep apnea and ADHD. Very interesting :)