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Are you aware of the condition known as Pseudoinsomnia?
by WalterSear 9y ago
Are you aware of the condition known as Pseudoinsomnia?
- KGIII 9y agoI am. But, in thus case, I can tell you when the dog got on the bed, when the missus moved, etc... I'm very much awake and alert to my surroundings.
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- WalterSear 9y agoYou can be aware of those things in lighter levels of sleep. Some of the protocols used in lucid dreaming research rely on it.
- KGIII 9y agoI could but I think I will trust the doctor. We had this conversation. I can just lay there and do something, but I prefer to meditate as it seems to offer some level of rejuvenation.
- WalterSear 9y agoI'm not sure I follow.
- KGIII 9y agoBy slowing myself down to a restful position, it affords some of the same benefits of sleep. I am very much awake for those few hours, and then I fall asleep. There's no pseudoinsomnia involved. I stay nearly perfectly still, inasmuch as a human can, and meditate. Once I am asleep, I guess I toss and turn, as well as snore. I highly doubt that I am unique, in these regards. The proscribed medical solution is a rotation of pharmacutical sleep aids. I don't usually bother with them, as I dislike the groggy feeling that I have the following day. But yeah, I am very much awake. My pulse rate slows, as does my respiration. At some point, I'll change position and that's when I have actually fallen asleep. The duration varies, and I sometimes just give up and go do something else.
- E6300 9y agoSo it's basically a nap?