How has your sleep "solidness" (like how easily you fall asleep, stay asleep, sleep in adverse conditions or positions, etc.) changed as you've aged?
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I suffered severe frequent (multiple times per week) sleep paralysis through my early 20s which regularly ruined my sleep quality and then it stopped. Clearly better than it used to be.
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Started out horrible and has slowly slid down to "Sim character being tortured by Sid from Toy Story" over the years.
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I’m still a better sleeper than most, but at 37 the trend is clear. More comfort requirements for sleeping (I used to srsly be able to sleep on the ground with a rock as a pillow), more sleep guilt, and the occasional sleepless night once every couple months.
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Returning to grad school when I was around 30 destroyed my sleep schedule. Til then I was a perfect 7 to 8 hours every night. Been several years and some nights I just dont sleep at all. More naps and broken sleep. 5 hours in a row is a success
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I'm in my 40s. From my mid-teens to my mid-20s, I was more or less an insomniac. After my mid 20s, I'm now just a log.
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I sleep really well on days where I've spent time in the gym. Exhaust the body, and the mind will welcome sleep.
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I've gotten worse long-term allergies as I've aged (from 0 to 'why am i stuffy all the time, am i sick, wtf' within a span of like 5 years). Those allergies mostly don't affect my sleep, but my use of antihistamines definitely does affect it.
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My environment has changed so much so it’s difficult to compare what is caused by age.