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how's your week going, Beehaw (beehaw.org)

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things are in fact going extremely badly but we'll see if they pick up starting tomorrow night for reasons that will preclude me being here for about a week (seeing my SO)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Only 3 work days in this hellhole and im free to pursue shit that doesnt make me wanna die

Feels pretty good

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My problems pale in comparison to what it sounds like you're going through. I'm just swamped with work stuff

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

It's going ok!

My sons daycare had to close for the week because of a COVID outbreak so I've been daddy-day care all week. It's nice to spend quality time with him, but man 2-year-olds are a lot.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's great you're visiting a professional. Perhaps it might be nacrolepsy? Also try sleeping without light and sound by using the proper curtains and ear plugs. No alcohol or caffeine. Try sleeping a multiple of 1.5 hours, there's apps for that. Look into other kinds of sleep hygiene.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thanks for the advice. I saw a doctor today and he suggested doing some exams to narrow down the possibilities. Also got a prescription for a drug "in case I really needed", but I suppose I should try with improving my sleep quality first.

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

That's great. Yes as I mentioned look up sleep hygiene. People underestimate it and often ignore my advice. I had to learn it due to some meds I took a long time ago that kept we super awake.

Ear plugs require some practice, and there's many different kinds. I prefer wax. And if you have curtains that let any light through it is really worth the investment. IKEA has good ones for like 50 eur.

If you must drink coffee, just take a single cup in the morning. You can also replace it with decaf like I did. Tea you can replace with ginger and mint. And like I said avoid alcohol. Like even a beer before bed will have negative effects.

Of course your tech usage matters too. At least start using the blue filter setting on your phone and pc.

Then regularity goes without question.

There's a bunch of other things that help if you look it up. It's really a matter of trying everything out.

Finally you might want to look into meditation. Stress means bad sleep. Even a simple body scan can help here.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Which drug did you get prescribed, if you don't mind me asking?

As someone with years and years of, err, experience with sleep issues, I've learned a thing or two about sleep aid medication. Most of the ones that fool with your GABA receptors tend to be pretty terrible for sleep quality and cause dependence and all sorts of other issues. Pretty much one of the only sleep aid medications that won't fuck you up with longer term use is mirtazapine, which is an antidepressant but also inhibits your histamine H~1~ receptors (like older-type antihistamine drugs) so it'll make you very sleepy. Used in super low doses (something like 3.5mg, where the lowest used for depression is usually 15mg) its SSRI effects don't really kick in and it can actually increase sleep quality, and for most people at these low doses its only downside is that if you take it too late in the evening you'll have a hell of a time wrenching yourself out of bed. It can lead to the H~1~ receptors getting desensitized in longer term use, meaning you can build up tolerance to the sleep aid effects, but that's solved by taking a few weeks off of it if you do notice it getting less effective.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I hope your week gets better 🫂. Mine's going alright so far. Bought my girlfriends monster hunter this morning so excited to try that out! Tried a new edible and got uh oh high last night and I'm still walking that off lol. My works making me upgrade laptops so I have to 'pleasure' of setting up a new mac that full of mdm nonsense

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Less hot. I had an interview today.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Sorry to hear you're having a rough time!

My week's been good. Finally started my four week vacation time. Feels so good, though we don't seem to be getting any of that heat that the rest of the world is suffering under. It's been somewhat chilly and absolutely pouring outside almost 24/7 for a while now.

Wish it could be at least dry and somewhat warm. Still so nice to be off work though!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

seeing a concert tonight, which i’m very excited about!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Finished up a refreshingly boring week at work and this Sunday I will be traveling to Manhattan for employee training! I visited Manhattan last month and did all the classic NYC tourist stuff but I feel I missed out on the food side of NYC; the recommendations I got at the time were subpar. If anyone has tips for worthwhile food spots to check out nearish to Moynihan/Penn Station, lemme know!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been in a very dark place, mentally. I tried posting about it on a mental health community, and I attracted downvotes and trolls, so not good (some helpful people too, but not worth it imo)

I need to find a therapist, but I haven't had much luck in the past (had one who went on an unprovoked rant about how there's a MLK Day but no White People Day, and another who was obsessed with being so vocally anti-cannabis that I felt I couldn't be honest)

I'm thinking about staying with my parents for a while, but I can't afford to take time off work to go

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't have any words of consolement, but I'd just like to say that you were one of the first lemmy users I found on beehaw and I've enjoyed your comments and posts.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Good. Got my first piercings and started a project to convert a bakfiets to an ebike with a Bafang mid-drive motor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Been super busy this past month, finally done with my backlog and have time to enjoy myself again.

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