• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    thing is, this is basically just saying “just sleep bro”, i can’t do any of these things.

    if i go without screens i will go mad from boredom, if i go to bed the same time each night i will lie awake in bed until i go mad with boredom or get up because fuck that noise, and what does “set yourself up to get enough sleep” even mean? that’s terribly vague.

    i have yet to find anything that lets me get even vaguely consistently good sleep, i’ve tried all the things people say to do and it does NOTHING if it’s even feasible in the first place.

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      1 year ago

      Dude if you can’t go without screens for 30 min you might have other problems.

      But try reading books instead. Should be enough to stop you going mad (hopefully) without messing with your sleep.

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        1 year ago

        yeah no shit i’ve been waiting a year now to start getting diagnosed for autism/adhd

        as for books: finding a book that doesn’t bore me to bits is an arse, all the good stuff is digital.

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      1 year ago

      What’s happening with you when you get bored we tell people to stop using screens and coffee specifically because boredom is the goal you might need some medical attention if you can’t sleep when bord

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        1 year ago

        what does boredom have to do with going to sleep? you need to be tired, not bored. if i’m sufficiently tired no amount of entertainment will keep me awake and if i’m not tired them being bored is just going to make my thoughts spin in circles and make me restless.

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          1 year ago

          I know you got downvoted, but I do have autism and adhd and I feel this in my bones. It’s the opposite of neurotypicals— we actually need the stimulation in order to get to sleep.

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            1 year ago

            yeah, people just don’t even realize they’re being ableist unfortunately, as always neurodivergency is not taken seriously.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah people giving simplistic life advice generally don’t understand the actual issues because they don’t have the problem, it’s painfully common especially with things like insomnia, anxiety, and similar ‘just don’t worry about things’, ‘have you tried not being depressed and just going out and doing stuff?’, ‘just lay down and wait until you sleep’

      I can lay my head on a pillow after a long walk, no screen time and all the other shit they say and still spend the entire night caught in churning and bubbling anxiety that builds and builds until I’m as wired as a crackhead.

      I’m not saying don’t try things people suggest but I guess don’t expect them to work and beat yourself up with them. If you can’t find something that works for you then see a doctor about getting sleep drugs, while you meme seems to be pushing the Puritanical idea that anything but a natural life is bad that’s totally stupid and op should be ashamed.

      We’re complex biological machines that go wrong in a myriad of ways, it’s perfectly fine to require the addition of outside substances to moderate and control your health - honestly future generations will probably be shocked how few people used sleep aids.

      Of course not every drug works the same on everyone and many can have negative side effects so it can take some shopping around but talk to medical professionals.

      (Full disclosure I don’t take medical sleep aids due to other complications but I know many who do and swear by them)