Trying to get more sleep today, but either people keep me from sleeping (being loud outside, being my boss and thinking I need to work) or my organism decides to pump out cortisol or adrenaline and that keeps me awake.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oh damn I’m sorry to hear about that, hoping things get better for you

idk if this helps but when there’s too much noise outside or too much stress inside I like to put on the radio quietly to drown it out, there’s something about being tuned into static-laden local broadcasts that makes me feel less lonely and more connected, not caught in the crazy buzz of the global internet but also not wallowing away by myself. It’s very comforting for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

there’s something about being tuned into static-laden local broadcasts that makes me feel less lonely and more connected

That's actually how the ingame music and ambience of Death Stranding made me feel! I know what you mean :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The radio is a good idea but I end up being interested by what's played or said in the radio and want to stay awake. I sometimes use white noise which works better for me, but is also pretty exhausting physically.

Having foam earplugs also really helps against the noise. Doesn't help when it's super warm and you wake up from that or when they fall out though, lol.

And my inner clock seems to have been set to 6:50 am because that's when I need to get up to go to work. If I'd sleep much longer on weekends, I would feel bad throughout the week because then my inner clock would be set to 9am but I still needed to get up at 7.

It will get better, I'm sure. Didn't want to make such a huge fuzz about it, just needed to satisfy the sidebar rule :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do something like this, but instead listen to recordings of the animals from where I grew up. (Frogs chirping, rain in forest, and Barn Owl calls. Really relaxes me.) Also, I have found that if I watch a bunch of something that will make me laugh before laying down it helps. (Stand-up, comedy panel shows, Try Not to Laugh videos, etc.)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

laughing helps because it makes you breathe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the adrenaline aspects... I had insomnia for years from anxiety+ issues. I know it might sound silly, but doing breathing exercises helped me calm my heart rate down to have a better chance to fall asleep.

I do a version of the 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise at this site: https://www.verywellmind.com/abdominal-breathing-2584115 (I do more of a 4-5-5 and don't bother with tongue placement. Just alternating nose/mouth breathing and holding breath in between.) It was recommended to me by a therapist and it helped my issues. I haven't tried the other exercises on there though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I tried 4-7-8, 4-4-4 and everything in between. For me it's mostly being aggravated, not having anxiety. I sometimes get bursts of inexplicable hatred which make my heart go brrrrt and my blood pressure go up so high my ears ring.