love that being anxious makes you bad at sleeping and sleeping bad makes you feel anxious, whoever came up with that really nailed it
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The vicious cycle continues
aug 31, 2025, 10:08 pm • 1 0 • view
Yes! Likewise, zero sleep will increase my Restless Leg Syndrome... which prevents me sleeping (or if I do, I am jolted awake by my leg violently kicking the wall).
sep 1, 2025, 6:06 am • 1 0 • view
Was there for several years, but finally made it out the other side.
aug 31, 2025, 10:03 pm • 0 0 • view
when you do all the right pre sleep rituals and get the buzz when you know you're drifting off. and then you awake at 2am, not just any awake but awake awake
aug 31, 2025, 10:41 pm • 5 0 • view
I haven’t had a bout of insomnia for months now, and I still feel like my capacity for a good night’s sleep is merely walking the corridors of the spaceship until the alien rears around the corner again
aug 31, 2025, 10:01 pm • 3 0 • view
Albeit I have the luxury of working for myself, I often work till 3 or 4am and then get up at lunchtime, none of this fucking around with insomnia any more!
aug 31, 2025, 10:13 pm • 0 0 • view
Yoga type breathing exercises really do reduce anxiety and improve sleep.
sep 1, 2025, 5:44 am • 0 0 • view
If you don’t favour yoga, I find that exercise with dumbbells burns off negative feelings like anxiety. Loads of basic stuff online.
sep 1, 2025, 5:56 am • 0 0 • view
The thing I found that works is to try not to give a shit if you sleep or not. Over-thinking and worrying *about* getting sleep is the worst doom loop to get stuck in. It absolutely sucks so I hope it passes quickly.
aug 31, 2025, 10:11 pm • 2 0 • view