Yikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
Thread of Dreams
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"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back in Whittier, they're not much bigger than two meters.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I haven't tried warm milk as I am not a milk drinker. I tend to avoid booze as I've read that it can make sleep problems worse. I was using sleepy tea (with valerian in it) or just straight up valerian, but I think I've reached tolerance. I sometimes use benadryl. I've also used melatonin before but I think that has more to do with sleep cycles than inducing sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:17pmYikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
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Is it an issue with falling asleep or staying asleep or both?eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:28pmI haven't tried warm milk as I am not a milk drinker. I tend to avoid booze as I've read that it can make sleep problems worse. I was using sleepy tea (with valerian in it) or just straight up valerian, but I think I've reached tolerance. I sometimes use benadryl. I've also used melatonin before but I think that has more to do with sleep cycles than inducing sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:17pmYikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Much more the former than the latter.matedog wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:49pmIs it an issue with falling asleep or staying asleep or both?eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:28pmI haven't tried warm milk as I am not a milk drinker. I tend to avoid booze as I've read that it can make sleep problems worse. I was using sleepy tea (with valerian in it) or just straight up valerian, but I think I've reached tolerance. I sometimes use benadryl. I've also used melatonin before but I think that has more to do with sleep cycles than inducing sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:17pmYikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
Re: Thread of Dreams
I may pick up some milk to try it out! But I haven't had a glass of milk in over fifteen years.
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
— Morton Feldman
I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy
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I can only speak from experience, but since drinking a couple glasses of red wine in the evening, it's relaxed me enough that I fall asleep really easily now.eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:28pmI haven't tried warm milk as I am not a milk drinker. I tend to avoid booze as I've read that it can make sleep problems worse. I was using sleepy tea (with valerian in it) or just straight up valerian, but I think I've reached tolerance. I sometimes use benadryl. I've also used melatonin before but I think that has more to do with sleep cycles than inducing sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:17pmYikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
Worst case, I guess pursue some hard-ass sedative so at least your brain can recover a bit with some decent sleep.
"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back in Whittier, they're not much bigger than two meters.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Having a hard time getting your mind to settle down?eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:54pmMuch more the former than the latter.matedog wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:49pmIs it an issue with falling asleep or staying asleep or both?eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:28pmI haven't tried warm milk as I am not a milk drinker. I tend to avoid booze as I've read that it can make sleep problems worse. I was using sleepy tea (with valerian in it) or just straight up valerian, but I think I've reached tolerance. I sometimes use benadryl. I've also used melatonin before but I think that has more to do with sleep cycles than inducing sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:17pmYikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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That tends to be my problem. I also suffer from some pretty severe insomnia and though whether it's an issue of falling asleep in the first place or waking up too easily seems to be random. But I often only get about two hours myself.matedog wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 2:50pmHaving a hard time getting your mind to settle down?eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:54pmMuch more the former than the latter.matedog wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:49pmIs it an issue with falling asleep or staying asleep or both?eumaas wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:28pmI haven't tried warm milk as I am not a milk drinker. I tend to avoid booze as I've read that it can make sleep problems worse. I was using sleepy tea (with valerian in it) or just straight up valerian, but I think I've reached tolerance. I sometimes use benadryl. I've also used melatonin before but I think that has more to do with sleep cycles than inducing sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑09 Mar 2018, 1:17pm
Yikes, that ain't good. Have you tried non-medicinal methods like warm milk or a glass of wine before bed to help you relax?
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I don't know if it was talking about it here or what, but I quite literally did not sleep last night. I just laid staring at the wall for 7 straight hours. I think I'm going to turn into vapor soon and float away.
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How's your drug consumption these days? That could impact your sleep.
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Mostly just beer and kratom lately, which usually knock me out. I should have spent the time reading—it would have been a better use of time than trying to sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 6:47pmHow's your drug consumption these days? That could impact your sleep.
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Do you sleep with a window open? Cool fresh air is often helpful. Just spitballin'.Kory wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 6:57pmMostly just beer and kratom lately, which usually knock me out. I should have spent the time reading—it would have been a better use of time than trying to sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 6:47pmHow's your drug consumption these days? That could impact your sleep.
"I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back in Whittier, they're not much bigger than two meters.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I have allergies that make that nearly impossible. I think I just have to do something that will force my eyes to get tired or something, like my taxes.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 7:04pmDo you sleep with a window open? Cool fresh air is often helpful. Just spitballin'.Kory wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 6:57pmMostly just beer and kratom lately, which usually knock me out. I should have spent the time reading—it would have been a better use of time than trying to sleep.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 6:47pmHow's your drug consumption these days? That could impact your sleep.
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When we were in school in NC, the Boss and I were both in a seminar where we had to read Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. My adviser, whom B was RAing for, asked what we were reading and we told her. She laughed and said she and her partner kept a copy of that book in the nightstand for insomnia moments. Perhaps not true, but, holy crap, it was infamously boring as fuck.
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I had a go at his book the Peopling of British North America. I don't think I lasted sixty pages.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 7:50pmWhen we were in school in NC, the Boss and I were both in a seminar where we had to read Bernard Bailyn's The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution. My adviser, whom B was RAing for, asked what we were reading and we told her. She laughed and said she and her partner kept a copy of that book in the nightstand for insomnia moments. Perhaps not true, but, holy crap, it was infamously boring as fuck.