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I sleep to much . (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by 9to5@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
 

Yes im aware some folks would consider that a first world problem but it kills all of my sparetime. Like I just spent over 19h in bed yesterday. It completely fucks up my sleep rythm as you can imagine. I just enjoy dreaming to much and the peaceful oblivion that sleep brings.

How do I sleep less ? I had a sleep rythm before that wasnt optimal but I could work with it. If I set an alarm I usually get up before it rings and turn it of. I already set 2 alarms.

If you wonder how that works with work- I basically do freelance work and as long as I finish my work within the deadlines all is good. So I dont have set work times like a normal human bean... Which doesnt help. The last couple of years I have been basically a nocturnal creature.

I have like 0 willpower when it comes to sleep

Sorry for being a girlfailure doggirl-tears

I guess my sleep problems are the imho most embarassing thing about me. So now I have shared my very soul essence with Hexbear.

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[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Are you tired all the time when you're awake? If so then you need to see a doctor, it's probably something physiological that's out of whack.

Are you in bed awake and half-awake, or are you actually sleeping? If you're up but still in bed, you probably need to incentivize yourself to get out of it when you wake up, and orient your living space to steer you away from the bed.

If it feels like you're not getting good quality sleep, maybe there's something interfering with it.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Im not really anymore tired than usual when im awake.

If Im in bed I legit sleep 16- 19h just with like about 4-5 breaks inbetween. The breaks are anything from 1-5 minutes and I barely leave the sleep properly. Except for when I wake up to turn of alarms and probably 1 break for going to the toilet.

This is followed by staying awake for what is basically 20+h . I will usally nap 1-2 times in that time frame though . Naptime is 90min to 120min at most

Mind you this is a recent development. Which I hope to fix with a vacation coming next week.

In theory I only need to work today (Im awake and ready for work) and I need to work on Friday (so I have thursday to sleep)

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

This sounds rather like a longer or dilated chronotype then.

If you're not sleeping 19 hours out of every day, but instead doing something like 24 on and 16 off, who's to say there's something wrong with that? Except when/if there are regular obligations that you have to attend to.