the importance of good sleep

[seigfried]

bad sleep is if not probably one of the worst things you can do for your mental health. the last 4 days because of work i've had 3 hours of sleep a night and i can tell you SO MANY bad thoughts were going through my head these last few days, last night i finally got good sleep after what feels like forever ago. and though my mental health isn't perfect after one night the fact it's moved the needle atleast enough that im actually happy enough to do things to improve my psyche and body it tells a lot. and i dont mean just good sleep you need to perfect your sleep. look at cats and dogs these mfs are happy as shit because they sleep for 12 hours a day and sungaze whenever they can. remember we're not some sort of machine made to do do do. were animals and should treat ourselves as such. remember one of the worst forms of torture they can use in interigations besides beating tf outta you is to deprive you of sleep. and 75% of us are doing to ourselves for no fucking reason. if you have a bad sleep schedule please perfect it for the sake of your mental health. i'm not saying it will make everything okay but your psyche will thank you. the shift from sadness to being optimistic is crazy.

 

[lack]

oh, i totally agree.
and, also, i lay in bed for hours. all night . every night.. sleep rarely comes, and when it does, it isnt good.
*shrug*

 

[Forveleth]

Have had chronic insomnia my entire life. Lack of sleep is one of the fastest ways to physically and mentally fuck up yourself. I no longer have short term memory. I am exhausted all the time. I luckily have a job that can accommodate my sleep schedule, but I would be fucked if I did not. I would gladly continue to live as my abusive partner, and my depression, and the world as it is, if I could just. fucking. sleep.

 

[seigfried]

oh, i totally agree.
and, also, i lay in bed for hours. all night . every night.. sleep rarely comes, and when it does, it isnt good.
*shrug*

have you ever done a sleep study?

 

[dragonofenvy]

I sleep for about 2 hours per night in my apartment since the neighbors are super loud. When I house sit for my parents I can sleep for 5-8. It's uncanny to sleep for that long. It clears my mind and makes me feel so much less irate. I used to be able to sleep for 10 hours when I was a teen but now it's difficult. Strangely, I'm not a zombie. I guess I got used to sleeping so little.

 

[seigfried]

I sleep for about 2 hours per night in my apartment since the neighbors are super loud. When I house sit for my parents I can sleep for 5-8. It's uncanny to sleep for that long. It clears my mind and makes me feel so much less irate. I used to be able to sleep for 10 hours when I was a teen but now it's difficult. Strangely, I'm not a zombie. I guess I got used to sleeping so little.

that sounds rough. i get pissed if at my family when they wake me up after 6 hours of sleep i would've called the police or yelled at my neighbors if they fucked with my sleep. my depression is amplified 10x when i get bad sleep. maybe you've just gotten used to the feeling and fixing it would make you feel way better. in my opinion you should invest is some earplugs and an eye mask. after getting good sleep last night i will never again in my life put anything above my sleep. i have blackout curtains and a huge fan to keep my room cool and thankfully my neighborhood is silent but if your neighbors don't shut the fuck up definitely invest in some earplugs.

I sleep for about 2 hours per night in my apartment since the neighbors are super loud. When I house sit for my parents I can sleep for 5-8. It's uncanny to sleep for that long. It clears my mind and makes me feel so much less irate. I used to be able to sleep for 10 hours when I was a teen but now it's difficult. Strangely, I'm not a zombie. I guess I got used to sleeping so little.

that sounds rough. i get pissed if at my family when they wake me up after 6 hours of sleep i would've called the police or yelled at my neighbors if they fucked with my sleep. my depression is amplified 10x when i get bad sleep. maybe you've just gotten used to the feeling and fixing it would make you feel way better. in my opinion you should invest is some earplugs and an eye mask. after getting good sleep last night i will never again in my life put anything above my sleep. i have blackout curtains and a huge fan to keep my room cool and thankfully my neighborhood is silent but if your neighbors don't shut the fuck up definitely invest in some earplugs.

 

[a great green gem]

Also a warm shower in soft water. My biggest suicide trigger was my hair, my fucking specialty, going to shit bc the apartment I moved into didnr soften their water. I now shower in a single stall bathroom at school

 

[dragonofenvy]

some earplugs and an eye mask. after getting good sleep last night i will never again in my life put anything above my sleep. i have blackout curtains and a huge fan to keep my room cool and thankfully my neighborhood is silent but if your neighbors don't shut the fuck up definitely invest in some earplugs.

I wear ear plugs and have sound machines blasting in both ears. The issue is that I not only have sensitive hearing but misophonia as well which sucks. Hopefully I'll be getting out of there in the next couple of months.

 

[seigfried]

Also a warm shower in soft water. My biggest suicide trigger was my hair, my fucking specialty, going to shit bc the apartment I moved into didnr soften their water. I now shower in a single stall bathroom at school

investing in a hard water filter helped fix my hair. i didn't know it was such a issue until i took a trip to LA with my family and the airbnb shower made my hair stiff asf. now when i'm traveling i use bottled water on my hair but at home i have a filter and since i have curly hair only wet it every other day and not every day.

 

[a great green gem]

investing in a hard water filter helped fix my hair. i didn't know it was such a issue until i took a trip to LA with my family and the airbnb shower made my hair stiff asf. now when i'm traveling i use bottled water on my hair but at home i have a filter and since i have curly hair only wet it every other day and not every day.

Truth nuke... what filter do u use / recommend

 

[seigfried]

Truth nuke... what filter do u use / recommend

this is the one i personally use, its $36 usd on amazon and is pretty easy to setup. also buy some pipe tape so there's no leaks.

I wear ear plugs and have sound machines blasting in both ears. The issue is that I not only have sensitive hearing but misophonia as well which sucks. Hopefully I'll be getting out of there in the next couple of months.

hope you do bro, remember depriving someone of sleep is used a torture method by most countries. that should show you how much of an effect it has on your psyche. maybe you can try melatonin but don't take it too often because you'll build a tolerance and need it everyday to sleep. sometimes my mom gives me nyquil and it puts me out but any sleep medicine shouldn't be abused because of course it will make taking naps and such things impossible. also lifting heavy weights or cardio help me sleep far better.

 

[violetforever]

ur so right ;c i really need to fix my sleep schedule but i stay up later to talk to people

 

[Pluto]