• Makan@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Please get lots of sleep tonight, if you can.

    Also, just in case, if you are taking Melatonin, Benadryl, and Valerian root regularly, it may be time to start tapering and wean off of it since it can go beyond just grogginess during the day and dependency later.

    Box-breathing does the trick for me when stuff like this happens, especially with the dark mood-drops during the day.

    Also, definitely try to cut screen usage; screen usage leads to screen fatigue which leads to over-stimulation over time.

    Erm, hope that helps in any way.

    • muhg@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 days ago

      Thanks for the concern comrade. It just so happens I was coming home from vacation today (by car) and drunk 4x the amount of coffee I normally drink (4 times 0 is still 0, but I’ll say it’s 1 coffee a day for maths sake). I don’t think it’ll be too hard to fall asleep tonight, given the 7 hour drive and all. Caffeine generally doesn’t affect my ability (or lack thereof) to fall asleep. I don’t take anything for sleep, if you are wondering. Given I am properly home now (and don’t have to wake up at 9 am) I should be able to get plenty of sleep (though from experience just getting that sleep doesn’t mean I’ll feel well rested in the slightest.)

      Will try to implement the advice too.