The Stages of Insomnia
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The Stages of Insomnia
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#2I 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.
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#3I 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.
Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.
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#445 made me smile. I remember being in Tel Aviv and running out of Melatonin. I went to a pharmacy and asked for it. The guy, having quite an attitude replied to me, "This is not the US, you need a prescription for Melatonin". By the way, at that point I hadn't even visited the US yet and my english accent makes it clear that I'm not from the US. Anyway, I really enjoyed the post. I'm lucky to not have to struggle with insomnia anymore, it can be very painful.
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#5I 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.
Any stimulant/psychedelic/antidepressant usage that could have caused that?
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#6I 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.
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...
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#7I 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.
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...
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.
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#8I 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.
Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.
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.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.
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.
That’s totally fine. Just write what you’re thinking.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.
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.
Get it out first, and then if you want to you can linearize it.