i used to get good sleep like one night a year and now i sleep well maybe 1/3rd of the time and my god this is so good. i feel like a calm, friendly forest giant
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it’s still avoiding screens at night that’s still the main intervention 😩 although last night i added in some more L-theanine than normal and some shaking. also burping
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avoiding blue light is probably helping but the main effect of avoiding screens afaict is that i'm more embodied. staring at screens all day has a tendency to reinforce dissociation / freeze states and when i'm unplugged i can start wiggling my way out
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the main sign i've been paying attention to is if my hands start warming up. that's a pretty reliable signal of coming out of freeze for me
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oh, forgot to mention that i am still taping my mouth, that's still surprisingly good
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also i keep forgetting to mention the oral appliance for sleep apnea. plus a sleep mask. okay that's my actual entire sleep stack i think
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i use this oral appliance for sleep apnea; it helps although it is also very annoying and i think it might be giving me TMJ issues :/
somnomed.com/en/patients/so
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a lot of my male friends are getting auto cpaps now to see if it helps btw. I got one but the pressure is kind of a lot, there's an acclimation period to see if it helps
(sleep apnea-like things are more common with males I think)
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Does pillow height/ keeping your shoulders on/off the pillow make a difference for mouth breathing vs. nasal breathing? The neck angle feels like it makes a difference