It’s exhausting because I spend a good portion of the day waiting for my mind to start working, and it’s pretty inefficient. I’m trying to figure out what this is all about, like is it temporary due to burnout, Strattera, or something else.
It’s exhausting because I spend a good portion of the day waiting for my mind to start working, and it’s pretty inefficient. I’m trying to figure out what this is all about, like is it temporary due to burnout, Strattera, or something else.
No.
I am exhausted and dysfunctional on anything less than 8 and a half hours of sleep. If I sleep 8 hours a day starting Monday, I have a headache and killer migraine by the weekend.
Way more people are like me than people realize, but society has somehow normalized 8 hours of sleep. That said, good sleeping habits are worth so much and improve your day by immesurable amounts. Once you start taking sleep seriously, there’s no going back.
Edit: Lol@ victim mentality. Up to you if you want better sleep or not
Good luck keeping on a lot of that with ADHD
It also doesn’t work for everyone even with following it strictly. Just because something works for some, doesn’t mean it works for everyone.
Exactly. I simply don’t wake up right away to my alarm. Never have. I have to have a second alarm because even with tasks to dismiss it I am not awake right away and will often fall back asleep. As for making sure you fall asleep and wake up at the same time, uh if someone is struggling to fall asleep and/or wake up, telling them to just fall asleep or wake up is like telling someone with asthma to just breathe. Not helpful.
Also, just because you do something and something else happens doesn’t mean A caused B. I could say that going for walks is why I don’t have heart issues but that doesn’t make it true.
Make sure you don’t have sleep apnea
Thanks for the concern, but completely fine ^^. Sleep is love, sleep is life.
This sounds like stupid counter culture bragging. Some people require 6 hours. Some people require 10. Listen to your body. Do what it says. No one is better or worse because of how much sleep is required.
It’s kind of sad that something as basic as feeling rested after sleep requires this much regimen.
Are we supposed to spend our whole life as robots? :(
That’s the secret - With good habits and schedules, you’ll know when it’s okay to take a cheat day or 2 :)
These don’t work for everyone. You can take your sleep seriously without doing all of these. Just because you do all these things and are awake right when you wake up doesn’t mean they are why you are awake right away. Some people’s brains simply take longer to wake up.
I would love to be able to follow such a tight schedule, but I also need 9 good hours of sleep and can’t keep a regular schedule.
I get most of my energy in the evening (or whenever the evening is based on when I woke up) which is when I can actually get shit done.
I’ve tried many times, but if I go to sleep without being tired then I might not fall asleep at all, so I just switch timezones instead, it’s simpler and I get enough sleep.