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I had a particularly bad bout of insomnia this year. I recall one night just lying in bed and analyzing my entire life in my head, all my actions and mistakes.

I had a particularly bad bout of insomnia this year. I recall one night just lying in bed and analyzing my entire life in my head, all my actions and mistakes. Oddly the only other time I've managed to stay so fixated on that topic was during a moderately negative trip.

ianai 6y ago
Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.
- the_only_law 6y ago
  I've thought about it but I'm very bad at expressing things linearly and find myself having to jump around erratically even in my head. I've had the same problem the few times I've considered writing tech related material.
  - ianai 6y ago
    That’s totally fine. Just write what you’re thinking.
    - nefitty 6y ago
      Rubber duck your brain. Take a drive, turn on voice recording and pretend you’re expressing your problem to someone else.
      - phobosanomaly 6y ago
        That's a really cool idea. Do you listen to the recordings? What do you do with them?
        nefitty 6y ago
        I don’t usually listen back. I think the act of recording makes my brain take it more seriously. This was sparked by research I heard about regarding thinking out loud: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/smarter-living/benefits-of-talking-to-yourself-self-talk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/smarter-living/benefits-o...
  - tomjakubowski 6y ago
    Get it out first, and then if you want to you can linearize it.
SftwreEngnr 6y ago
Any stimulant/psychedelic/antidepressant usage that could have caused that?
s5300 6y ago
Not trying to sound rude in the slightest - but if that's the only tangle you've had with it... I'd consider yourself a bit lucky haha. 2-4 hours nightly for now half my life (young 20's) now. Caused by other somewhat severe med issues, may hopefully be getting under control soon...
- the_only_law 6y ago
  Yeah I've never had it quite that bad. It's been on and off for a few years. The peak was when I would maybe go a few days without only a few hours, but I've mostly started to fix things the past few months. I worked a night shift position maybe 3 or 4 years ago and I wonder if that put me off.
- yelloweyes 6y ago
  jesus. how are you still alive? I've been sleeping 4-5 hours since the pandemic started and I feel like I'm about to die
- zikzak 6y ago
  I can sympathize. I am finally (late 40s) able to sleep several hours in a row after decades of not being able to sleep continuously for more than an hour or so. Ironically, I need to get up at 4:45am for my job but can't go to bed until 11pm. Ha ha. I get to sleep in a bit on weekends so can't complain. My issues were related to chronic illness. I hope you get some relief.
  - kulig 6y ago
    How does your body cope with such little sleep for so long? Ive been having some trouble sleeping since the pandemic started, but I can still sleep 4 to 5 hours a day, and I feel like I aged 5 years in 5 months.

ianai 6y ago

Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.

the_only_law 6y ago
I've thought about it but I'm very bad at expressing things linearly and find myself having to jump around erratically even in my head. I've had the same problem the few times I've considered writing tech related material.
- ianai 6y ago
  That’s totally fine. Just write what you’re thinking.
  - nefitty 6y ago
    Rubber duck your brain. Take a drive, turn on voice recording and pretend you’re expressing your problem to someone else.
    - phobosanomaly 6y ago
      That's a really cool idea. Do you listen to the recordings? What do you do with them?
      - nefitty 6y ago
        I don’t usually listen back. I think the act of recording makes my brain take it more seriously. This was sparked by research I heard about regarding thinking out loud: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/smarter-living/benefits-of-talking-to-yourself-self-talk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/08/smarter-living/benefits-o...
- tomjakubowski 6y ago
  Get it out first, and then if you want to you can linearize it.

SftwreEngnr 6y ago

Any stimulant/psychedelic/antidepressant usage that could have caused that?

s5300 6y ago

Not trying to sound rude in the slightest - but if that's the only tangle you've had with it... I'd consider yourself a bit lucky haha. 2-4 hours nightly for now half my life (young 20's) now. Caused by other somewhat severe med issues, may hopefully be getting under control soon...

the_only_law 6y ago
Yeah I've never had it quite that bad. It's been on and off for a few years. The peak was when I would maybe go a few days without only a few hours, but I've mostly started to fix things the past few months. I worked a night shift position maybe 3 or 4 years ago and I wonder if that put me off.
yelloweyes 6y ago
jesus. how are you still alive? I've been sleeping 4-5 hours since the pandemic started and I feel like I'm about to die
zikzak 6y ago
I can sympathize. I am finally (late 40s) able to sleep several hours in a row after decades of not being able to sleep continuously for more than an hour or so. Ironically, I need to get up at 4:45am for my job but can't go to bed until 11pm. Ha ha. I get to sleep in a bit on weekends so can't complain. My issues were related to chronic illness. I hope you get some relief.
- kulig 6y ago
  How does your body cope with such little sleep for so long? Ive been having some trouble sleeping since the pandemic started, but I can still sleep 4 to 5 hours a day, and I feel like I aged 5 years in 5 months.