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[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago

Me starting my new job in 2 days that requires me to be awake at 8am while my current sleep schedule has me waking up at 4pm.

(Chuckles) I'm in danger.

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Wake up at 8am tomorrow. You will be very tired, but stay out of bed. You want to be as tired as possible. Next night go to bed earlier and you shouldn't have too much trouble falling asleep before your job.

Also, if that doesn't work, don't worry too much. Your first day on the job is usually easier and you'll be able to pull through.

[-] MrOzwaldMan@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 months ago

Amen brother, using the same tactics for my exam tomorrow.

[-] shalva97@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

In case of exams it is easier to stay awake all day. Or even better play Dota all night, every time I tried it I got bare minimum and passed all exams

[-] WillFord27@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I feel like not sleeping at all at the usual time would work the best here, assuming OP is falling asleep at 8am

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I just want to let you know I pulled through. I went to bed at my normal time and just woke up exhausted and just pushed through it all day. That night I passed right out after being home and it fixed everything.

I only wanted to let you know because you put a decent bit of thought into your response.

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Congratulations! I knew you could do it.

[-] pm_me_your_quackers@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

Does anyone have tips for this

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago
  1. Do all the usual sleep advice: no caffeine the day before, no electronics in bed, no bright lights, etc. Make sure the only thing keeping you awake is anxiety.
  2. If anxiety is the only thing keeping you up, then the only way to get sleep is to reduce the anxiety. Different things will work for different people, it's worth experimenting to see what works best. There are a million different ways.
  3. If you can't calm down, just accept that you may not get any sleep. For the vast majority of situations, a night without sleep will not hurt you or your performance as much as you think. Sometimes the best way to calm down is to realize that the stakes are not as high as you imagined and that you are going to be okay.
[-] illah@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Bonus tip re: your last bullet is just try and lay in bed and keep your eyes closed, almost like an extended meditation. I let my mind wander etc not like a structured meditation, but just try and physically rest. This def takes the sting out of lack of sleep.

Also, a big part of dark bags under your eyes is not letting them rest. This helps a ton with that even if I’m only getting a handful of true sleep hours on a given night. And psychologically, not having the “heavy eyes” feeling helps when I’m awake.

[-] Ooops@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

even if I’m only getting a handful of true sleep hours

Wait... you get more than a handful on a regular night? Now I envy you.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 11 months ago

Point 3 only applies if you otherwise get healthy sleep

If you usually get sucky sleep anyway, a night with even less or none will absolutely affect you

Source: I only sleep like 5.5-6 hours a night

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's true. My advice is for people who only lose sleep when they're anxious.

Why do you have trouble with sleep?

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

All the "sleep hygiene" advice helps, but I also find listening to a lowkey podcast in the dark distracts and relaxes me. When I start drifting off I stop the playback and (usually) fall asleep.

[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Mantras.

As you’re trying to fall asleep, repeat in your mind ‘I will awake at seven alert and refreshed’. (e: or six or five, or whatever, but keep a rhythm.)

If your thoughts are intruding, say it aloud. Keep your phrase to four beats (awake, seven, alert, and refreshed should be even beats). Keep saying or thinking it, over and over, until you fall asleep. Sync it to your breath and heartbeat.

It sounds stupid and simple, but it works.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[-] PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi 4 points 11 months ago

I'll do that from time to time. A little Benadryl will do the same for me, too.

[-] Bondrewd@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I took benadryl to sleep exactly once. I didnt sleep but atleast it made me hear creepy shouting when drifting off and some weird body feel.

[-] PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 11 months ago

Good to know! I'll keep that in my pocket. It is sometimes used off label to treat anxiety, so I can see it causing unwanted effects.

[-] Bondrewd@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

It might be, but not in a way that also makes it good for sleep, atleast for me.

[-] zip@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

It affects me like that, too. It also makes my legs all restless and kicky. It sucks!

[-] Faresh@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Paying attention to my breathing has sometimes worked (though not always) (not changing it, but feeling how your chest goes up and down and hearing the air rushing in and out and maybe even picturing the rhythm in your head). It distracts me from other thoughts and calms me down.

If that doesn't work, I try to distract myself with an interesting fiction book. That normally brings my head to less adrenaline-inducing thoughts (since now when trying to fall asleep I will be more focused on who the murderer of the dead child could be, or why the Zogophonts abandoned that resource-rich planet)

[-] evranch@lemmy.ca -2 points 11 months ago

Cannabis, heavy indica. Some sort of Kush usually that I keep in reserve, I rarely smoke these days otherwise. Knocks me straight out in this sort of situation, great sleep.

Don't overdo it or you'll be all baked and goofy feeling, you just want to be relaxed and sleepy.

[-] udon@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

Would be a cool game mechanic to play with. Typical RPGs just assume you can go to bed, instantly fall asleep and get up at the correct time. What if your character had insomnia due to stress/trauma/...? Any game that does this?

[-] ummthatguy@startrek.website 12 points 11 months ago
[-] shalva97@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Just another Monday

[-] Purgatoryemployee@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Very nice 3D meme you made for us

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