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[JackTheRadiaution]

Hello. :)

[Isabella]

How is everyone

[JackTheRadiaution]

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[Lucilyn]

I am great thanks!

[tulpa001]

I am tired. And excited. And sleepy.

[Guest]

Anyone have advice on keeping focused and clear-minded throughout the day? My sleep is exactly the same as it has been since the weird "waking up between 1-3 every morning regardless of when I went to sleep" update half a year/whatever ago, and I'm getting really bummed out because I can't keep my eyes open through my off-days. A coworker recommended some low-dosage caffeine pills with some other stuff in them but those kinda put me into a state where I can't really keep my eyes open but I'll also lay in bed awake for several hours because I can't sleep either. Which is my experience today. Exercising kinda helps for half an hour or so, then it's back to tired. Trying to devote my time off to drawing because it's about the most fun thing I do anymore, but I'm pretty useless after work on the other days, despite not always being tired. Been up about eight hours, too exhausted to do anything in that time, kinda.

[jean-luc]

What's your diet like? Are you getting all the nutrients you need? That's one thing to check.

 

Otherwise maybe don't ask on a random forum completely unrelated to the subject matter; We can try, but it's unlikely we'll be able to help you unless someone here just happens to be a doctor willing to dedicate some time and risk a lawsuit.

[Reisen]

You know, you said once getting professional help was out of the question, but.. With such a serious impact on your life, are you sure it's not worth it? Of course, the biggest problem (in my opinion) isn't spending money, it's spending way more than is technically necessary. That's really hard to avoid. You know what we'd do in a situation like that?

 

Ask Reddit! Find a (or multiple) health-related subreddit and make a post with details of your problem (how long it's lasted, anything you think you might be asked like diet/things you've tried), and note that you are not in a financial situation to spare even a dime more than necessary. While you will probably be told to seek a professional/spend too much money anyways, I'm sure somebody will have some good advice for you. I don't know if you've experienced such, but Reddit can be a wonderful place for these things. It's the place to go if you, for example, win the lottery and aren't sure what to do, or even simpler things like buying your first house. I will vouch for most popular subreddits' usefulness.

 

And because we can't help you here! I worry about your well-being, but we just don't have the knowledge to tell you any more than "try this and this" (which haven't worked in the past) and "ask a professional" which probably costs too much money.

 

But for all we know, someone on Reddit will be like "Just consult your local supernicemagicdoctor, they diagnose stuff like this for cheap all the time". Reddit knows things! (Because Reddit is just a whoooole bunch of people together in one place sharing what they know!)

[tulpa001]

I think low dosage caffeine pills can be used to regulate sleep cycles. But I don't think you take them before bed. Best guess, you take them about eight hours before bed.

[Vampire]

You can time out your sleep cycles and see if that helps. Waking up in the middle of a REM cycle will leave you feeling less rested than waking up at the end or beginning of one.

 

Here's a site to plan out your sleep time to wake up inbetween a cycle.

http://sleepyti.me/