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Anonymous Sat Apr 20 17:55:45 2019 No.10575586 [Reply] [Original]

Thoughts on this book, it's author, his conclusions?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:22:30 2019 No.10575847 >>10575586 >bestseller It's trash

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:27:22 2019 No.10575855 >>10575847 Do you dislike everything popular?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 19:44:28 2019 No.10575883 >>10575855 It's not a terrible heuristic

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 20:23:33 2019 No.10575952 Sum up the book. How many hours of sleep do I really need a night? Can I hack it to fit my schedule? Is CBD oil good for inducing sleep with people with anxiety?

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:30:26 2019 No.10576215

>>10575952
>Sum up the book.
Not getting sufficient sleep will negatively affect nearly every aspect of your body and mind.
>How many hours of sleep do I really need a night?
Around 8. Some can do with as little as 7, some will need up to 9. If within two hours after waking up you feel you could easily fall asleep again, you're not getting enough sleep.
>Can I hack it to fit my schedule?
You'll get healthiest, most natural sleep and dreams (which are also necessary) if you have a long, uninterrupted sleep period at night. You might be able to make it a little shorter if you allow for a 30-60 minute afternoon nap.
>Is CBD oil good for inducing sleep with people with anxiety?
I don't think it's mentioned in the book. Anything that sedates you (e.g. Ambien) is definitely bad.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 23:50:25 2019 No.10576345 >>10575586 >Best seller >New York times >PhD >Generic title You know there will be nothing in this book

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 08:17:54 2019 No.10577147
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>>10575847
>>10576345
Have you actually read it? It's pretty based and tedpilled in its critique of the pharmaceutical industry and electric lighting, among other things.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 08:22:05 2019 No.10577161 File: 69 KB, 640x628, 1449565283188.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >"dude just read a book before bed and turn the lights off lmao" Insomniac here. Put the Zopiclone in the bag.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 08:39:31 2019 No.10577205 >>10575586 >a whole fucking book because when it dark you can't fucking do anything useful can you

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 11:12:28 2019 No.10577491

>>10577161
I'm sorry about your medical condition, assuming you've actually been diagnosed and not just a typical NPC that doesn't realize that
>"dude just read a book before bed and turn the lights off lmao"
actually will work for most people if you actually do it.
With that being said, if you do have insomnia, Zopiclone might be counterproductive. The sedative just makes you fall unconscious, and your brain doesn't actually enter the sleep state that gives all the benefits of sleep. The author recommends CBT-I (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) as an effective treatment. Maybe give that a try if possible?

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 11:21:27 2019 No.10577524

>>10577491
Yeah I'll look into it, but I have a host of bullshit and I only made that post jokingly. But all my shit is diagnosed.
True on the Zopiclone but without medication I can unironically stay awake for days at a time, then when I sleep, I sleep a few hours and then wake up and I'll tell you right now my room is fucking made for sleep. Blackout blinds, comfy bed, quiet place, I have earplugs and an eye mask.

Though having depression and PTSD make for a really hard time of sleeping, at this point I have to cycle between a few different drugs, namely Zopiclone and Seroquel. The latter I'm not a fan of but it puts me to sleep, I stay asleep. Downsides I have to deal with is it takes a few hours to kick in, makes you insanely hungry and you can oversleep very easily on it (16+ hours isn't uncommon).

I have to have a strong cup of coffee ready next to my bed when my alarm goes off and I have a few tablets of amphetamines (prescribed) with that, then snooze for 45 mintues.

The author of this book would have a field day with me.

One last point on Zopiclone though, I actually do get decent sleep on it but you'd have to look at my brainwaves to tell whats going on where. The best way I can describe it my brain is very hyperactive but a lot of it is just annoying background noise, not big brained genius thoughts, I like a medication that just puts a hard stop down on a racing mind. One of the few times I feel truly relaxed these days is when I can feel a hit of Seroquel coming on and I know for sure I'll get a decent nights sleep.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 12:24:32 2019 No.10577667 >>10577147 >Have you actually read it? I don't read science bait books

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 12:28:32 2019 No.10577675 >>10577491 >just makes you fall unconscious This is something I struggle with (mind the sedatives, not medicated). Clock goes from 9 PM to 6 AM in the blink of an eye & I'm just there, lying in my bed, feeling worse than before.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:37:28 2019 No.10578300 >>10577667 Nice, thanks for your thoughtful input in this discussion!

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:47:47 2019 No.10578318

Any tips for someone who gets on average 4 hours of sleep per night, and cannot fall back to sleep after waking up? Also almost impossible to nap. Naps consist of laying down and maybe entering the first stage of sleep but is basically still conscious. Don't want to rely on medicine and they never really helped. Weed was the only thing that helped a lot but drugs are bad

Anonymous Sun Apr 21 16:58:20 2019 No.10578346

>>10578318
I read the book a while ago, the dude said that the best thing to do is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomina. It consists entirely of stuff you can do at home without any medication, but I don't remember exactly what it was. I bet if you google it you'll find some stuff on it tho

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 17:05:30 2019 No.10578362 >>10575855 "New York Times bestseller" is 99% chance of being trash

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Anonymous Mon Apr 22 00:07:50 2019 No.10579371

>>10578318
Buy some melatonin, it actually works pretty well and if you're up about it being drugs, it's what your brain naturally produces to get to sleep. It's also an antioxidant.
It's meant to be made when there is less light and the sun is going down, then you slowly get tired but of course in the modern era that process has been fucked with thanks to electric lights.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 10:39:03 2019 No.10580438 >>10579371 Melatonin is not terrible, it won't screw you up like sedatives, but apparently it's also not super effective.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 14:33:14 2019 No.10581064 >>10579371 melatonin works as well as a placebo

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 20:15:32 2019 No.10582066 >>10579371 it can help but its a hormone not just a vitamin or something and you shouldnt be fucking with your bodies balance just consume some good ol cannabis, indica of course

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 10:28:25 2019 No.10583652 >>10582066 kek

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