[HN Gopher] The Stages of Insomnia
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       The Stages of Insomnia
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2020-10-14 20:40 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | cpard wrote:
       | 45 made me smile. I remember being in Tel Aviv and running out of
       | Melatonin. I went to a pharmacy and asked for it. The guy, having
       | quite an attitude replied to me, "This is not the US, you need a
       | prescription for Melatonin". By the way, at that point I hadn't
       | even visited the US yet and my english accent makes it clear that
       | I'm not from the US. Anyway, I really enjoyed the post. I'm lucky
       | to not have to strangle with insomnia anymore, it can be very
       | painful.
        
       | the_only_law wrote:
       | I had a particularly bad bout of insomnia this year. I recall one
       | night just lying in bed and analyzing my entire life in my head,
       | all my actions and mistakes. Oddly the only other time I've
       | managed to stay so fixated on that topic was during a moderately
       | negative trip.
        
         | SftwreEngnr wrote:
         | Any stimulant/psychedelic/antidepressant usage that could have
         | caused that?
        
         | s5300 wrote:
         | Not trying to sound rude in the slightest - but if that's the
         | only tangle you've had with it... I'd consider yourself a bit
         | lucky haha.
         | 
         | 2-4 hours nightly for now half my life (young 20's) now. Caused
         | by other somewhat severe med issues, may hopefully be getting
         | under control soon...
        
           | the_only_law wrote:
           | Yeah I've never had it quite that bad. It's been on and off
           | for a few years. The peak was when I would maybe go a few
           | days without only a few hours, but I've mostly started to fix
           | things the past few months. I worked a night shift position
           | maybe 3 or 4 years ago and I wonder if that put me off.
        
         | ianai wrote:
         | Did you ever try writing it all out? Can help quell the mood.
        
           | the_only_law wrote:
           | I've thought about it but I'm very bad at expressing things
           | linearly and find myself having to jump around erratically
           | even in my head. I've had the same problem the few times I've
           | considered writing tech related material.
        
             | ianai wrote:
             | That's totally fine. Just write what you're thinking.
        
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