I remember hearing something about melatonin, basically where your receptivity decreases as your sleep deprivation increases. This would affect both of us because it's a long-term thing. Something to research.
Also, what concerns you when you sleep? What helps you sleep? You don't have to answer here (though I am curious). Just something to think about.
If it helps, I had the worst time learning math and reading (some things still don't make sense - they never did - but I was forced to accept the inconsistencies of math and the English language). My mom used a 'mental chalkboard' trick for math: visualizing the numbers on a chalkboard so it made sense with my dyslexia/ADD. Reading…I guess my parents read to me a lot or I listened to stories/watched movies and I memorized them and caught on by learning to read things I liked (as opposed to things I was forced to read, which were horrible and probably a little bit helpful but I don't remember any of those "I before E" rules to this day - I just spell really well!)
Yeah, I've read about melatonin, but never taken it. We used to have some pills around here prescribed for my son, but he didn't take them much either. He thought the pills gave him worse nightmares than normal.
My interest in studying my sleep patterns is primarily in optimizing my life. I want to be productive and happy. I want to have focus. I want to feel more relaxed than I used to be. I don't want to feel oppressed, tired, or fatigued.
What helped me sleep in the past, when living with my ex, was different than now. Since the separation and divorce, I've generally worked up to the point that I felt sleepy, then got in bed and 9 nights out of 10, I go right to sleep. It probably helps that I cut caffeine out of my life last year and only have it once a month now. It's a 'special occasion' or 'desperation' thing instead of an everyday need. As things have been since the divorce process began, once I get myself in bed, I don't have or need any special routine to pass out. The problem is in getting myself into bed. Like now - here I am writing this when I'm nearly nodding off, my eyes are burning, and I know I have to be awake in 7 hours.
The question of what helps me sleep is one that I hadn't thought of. I had instead been focusing on all the different things I was feeling and reacting to as reasons not to sleep, but I need to think about the times when I don't have a problem and go to bed without a problem.
I think I'll go hit the sack before my available sleep hours is less than 6.
I had some additional thoughts after we spoke.
I remember hearing something about melatonin, basically where your receptivity decreases as your sleep deprivation increases. This would affect both of us because it's a long-term thing. Something to research.
Also, what concerns you when you sleep? What helps you sleep? You don't have to answer here (though I am curious). Just something to think about.
If it helps, I had the worst time learning math and reading (some things still don't make sense - they never did - but I was forced to accept the inconsistencies of math and the English language). My mom used a 'mental chalkboard' trick for math: visualizing the numbers on a chalkboard so it made sense with my dyslexia/ADD. Reading…I guess my parents read to me a lot or I listened to stories/watched movies and I memorized them and caught on by learning to read things I liked (as opposed to things I was forced to read, which were horrible and probably a little bit helpful but I don't remember any of those "I before E" rules to this day - I just spell really well!)
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My interest in studying my sleep patterns is primarily in optimizing my life. I want to be productive and happy. I want to have focus. I want to feel more relaxed than I used to be. I don't want to feel oppressed, tired, or fatigued.
What helped me sleep in the past, when living with my ex, was different than now. Since the separation and divorce, I've generally worked up to the point that I felt sleepy, then got in bed and 9 nights out of 10, I go right to sleep. It probably helps that I cut caffeine out of my life last year and only have it once a month now. It's a 'special occasion' or 'desperation' thing instead of an everyday need. As things have been since the divorce process began, once I get myself in bed, I don't have or need any special routine to pass out. The problem is in getting myself into bed. Like now - here I am writing this when I'm nearly nodding off, my eyes are burning, and I know I have to be awake in 7 hours.
The question of what helps me sleep is one that I hadn't thought of. I had instead been focusing on all the different things I was feeling and reacting to as reasons not to sleep, but I need to think about the times when I don't have a problem and go to bed without a problem.
I think I'll go hit the sack before my available sleep hours is less than 6.
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