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"Choices" by Mr. Lovenstein (files.mastodon.social)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

alt textTitle: Choose your own adventure!

Option A: Stay up late. Panel depicts person sitting up at night behind a laptop with an energy drink.

Option B: Go to bed early. Panel depicts person sleeping restfully at eight o' clock.

If you chose option A: panel depicts tired person holding a cup of coffee saying "I'm so tired..."

If you chose option B: panel depicts tired person holding a cup of coffee saying "I'm so tired..."

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[–] Isoprenoid 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'll be a stickler, you need to make the same choice consistently over several nights. Just because it's the weekend doesn't mean you get to stay up late.

Unless you like punishing yourself, then go right ahead.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

As someone with kids, my nights are sacred and I will gladly sacrifice my my health to maintain the small amount of personal time I get.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which in the long run results in less personal time, that's a consequence that should be considered.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I crash once every couple weeks to catch up. It's all strategic.

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

Hate to say it, but when you get older it's no longer that easy. Getting 9 hours of sleep every night for years at a time is not the same as getting 6 hours of GOOD sleep. In my case it turned out to be restless leg, I was sleeping straight through the night but apparently was tossing all night long and I never felt rested. This went on for nearly 10 years before my doc was able to find something that helped. Now I'm back to doing well with 7-8 hours a night... Would love to be able to do well with 6 hours again but I think those days are gone.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sleep apnea is a real thing. No matter how many hours you sleep, you're always tired.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I am on day 2 of my CPAP after a mild diagnosis 15 years ago. I tried CPAP then and it didn't work. Over time it got worse and now it is severe.

Now... now the machines and masks are better and...now it works for me!

I'm just walking around experiencing life not tired, without a headache, and it is surreal. I'm scared it won't last...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It will last. It is incredible.

Congratulations on a new more shiny life. You deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Sorry for the late reply. Congrats on not being tired. I will look into that as well cause I feel it's getting worse for me.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude I've been reading a lot of your memes for weeks now and I'm pretty convinced that you have scurvy.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

scrolls through 74 posts

doesn't get it

goes to previous account

scrolls through 290 posts

still doesn't get it

Please explain T_T

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Fatigue is a symptom of space fever, also, which is like cabin fever but in space and with fatigue. Somelotsoftimes I'm just not funny.

Β―\(ツ)/Β―

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Constant fatigue not resolved with sleep is a sign of illness.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The clue is the coffee. Caffiene addicts are all the same.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

WE ARE NOT!! AND WE'RE NOT ADDICTED!!!

(Sorry, haven't had my morning cup yet)

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

I'm a completely different person before my first cup of coffee when beginning the day, and the contrast between me with and without caffeine keeps increasing.

Won't stop drinking coffee though. Depression already took most of the enjoyment I could have, I won't sacrifice coffee.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I got rid of caffeine, I feel normal now, and tiredness isn't as extreme anymore.

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

The coffee could just be another 'symptom' of something else. ADHD affects sleep and people with ADHD also tend to use coffee as, or to supplement, medication. Correlation does not imply causation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Isn't it an indicator for it tho?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

8 o'clock is too early. Go to bed at 10 or 11 p.m.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Depends on your wake time but try to get ~7-9hr sleep.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sounds like sleep apnea maybe? Could also try taking half of a 25mg benadryl.