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 (DIR) Post #A0IG1Wfn5KR08JIRIO by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:47:06.789172Z
       
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       Honest question - are there people who are not tired all the time? How much being tired is normal??
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IGds1GAUynLEceGm by NotHylia@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:53:45.661768Z
       
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       @mk I could be pronounced legally dead if I skipped coffee for a day.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IGduUkxnlL1IREWW by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:54:02.323848Z
       
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       @NotHylia omg this is me! 😂
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IGkXR56021WusbM8 by FeartnTired@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:51:42.435775Z
       
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       @mk for healthy, or unhealthy?  I am never not tired, it’s just the degree, but I’m ill and I have been for a very, very long time.I know it’s not easy, under the circumstances and for many any time financially - but if you are supposed to be healthy and you are tired all the time, make sure there’s nothing wrong.  fatigue is a symptom of a very wide range of diseases and deficiencies.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IGlpdEvdIAFnBRPk by GalacticTurtle@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:52:54.852151Z
       
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       @mk I chose “I rarely feel tired throughout the day.” I’m 26 but never developed a caffeine intake habit. I’m not sure if that has anything to do with it. Most people I work with can’t function without coffee. I do a lot of those 12+ hour show business days but my activities and schedule switch up a lot including random weeks where I can sleep to my heart’s content after a festival or something similar. If I’d been doing M-F 9-5 the past five years like my friends have, I imagine I’d experience a lot more fatigue.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IH8jAd7O96sGidxw by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:59:37.758759Z
       
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       If you voted the last one - what is your secret??? Are you just a naturally energetic person and/or good sleeper? Or did changing something improve your energy, sleep, etc?
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IHmN7QWc5I487nEG by Childfree@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T18:06:30.918936Z
       
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       @mk Any woman who is tired a lot should get her ferritin (iron stores) tested. Sometimes blood iron level is ok but iron stores can be low and this can cause or contribute to fatigue. Doctors often don’t test for ferritin unless you ask for it specifically.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IHmgLb29hxhZtsS8 by NotHylia@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T18:05:24.806218Z
       
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       @GalacticTurtle @mk I think there’s much to be said for hard work that is relatively active and inherently energizing vs something you don’t even like that might also have you staring at a computer for 8hrs so you can avoid coworks you fuckin hate.I worked in a dog kennel for 3yrs and it was brutally hard on my physical body (and filthy working conditions, I was sick constantly) but I got up and did it 30-50 hours a week because I loved those dogs. Working retail, however much “easier” physically, drained the entire soul from my body and had me feeling like roadkill.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IILqLHremKpuWPdA by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T18:13:12.120965Z
       
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       @NotHylia @GalacticTurtle I feel this. I actually really like what I do these days, but it is entirely on a computer! I definitely sleep the best at night after I’ve had some hard physical activity during the day. Maybe I should exercise more…….. 😬 🙅
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IIvREWhFjPO3Kg08 by steph@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T18:17:24.282133Z
       
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       @NotHylia @GalacticTurtle @mk feeling much better now that I am farmer so outside all day and active than when i was a student sitting on my ass
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IIvRTPntdo8EIZCy by GalacticTurtle@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T18:19:07.066266Z
       
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       @steph @NotHylia @mk Exactly! I think being engaged in your work really goes a long way in keeping yourself energized. That and not staring at a computer screen all the time. During times of pre-production when I’m just at home with a million spreadsheets I need to give myself breaks… which I can luckily because I work from home most of the time when a show isn’t actually happening. I can open a window, turn on a radio, and get those smoothies and pasta from Panera I like! Only time I was truly exhausted was at this newly opened venue-from-hell where the owner was insane and insisted on having shows 7 nights a week. So I worked 7 nights (and days) a week for eight months before politely rage quitting feeling at any given moment that I was seconds away from exhibiting very atypical behavior that would certainly not go over well. I legit slept overnight there because shows would end at 2am but I’d have the next band’s bus arriving at 6am… over and over and over again… the silence in my life after I quit was heavenly lol. Also I’ve always stayed away from alcohol and have never been on any sort of medication longterm… just an occasional round of antibiotics. But other than that I’d say my diet is typical of any other American in that I don’t go out of my way to buy organic and I consume a lot of sugar. When my mom decreased sugar/meat in her diet though she said she felt a lot more energetic. (I’ve also wondered what it would be like to do farming type work but mostly because I’m obsessed with old TV westerns despite always living deep within cities). In terms of outdoor work I’ve also been working at a drive-in theater right on the river during COVID and that has been wonderful!
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IJDWd5NASHKqRcPo by NotHylia@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T18:22:13.600067Z
       
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       @mk @GalacticTurtle Yeah, I think the screen-life screws with our brains and ability to achieve restful sleep no matter how much you like what you’re doing on them. Probably another reason general malaise is on the rise! I dont think I’ve had restful sleep since the pandemic hit and I started looking at my phone for 18 hours a day.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0Ii7z8UyE7crbandw by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T22:19:09.488440Z
       
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       @mk By the way, to anyone who can afford it, I really recommend daylight alarm clocks. They typically come with multiple alarm sounds, a slow “dawn” light in the morning and often with functions for “sunset” light or soft sounds for falling asleep in the evening. I had a friend recommend one to me and at some point I bit the bullet and invested in one. Haven’t looked back since, it really makes a big difference for how easy it is for me to wake up in the morning. Of course it won’t work miracles, but in my experience (and that of at least one friend’s), it really helps.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0Ijs6vASSrGHcuoc4 by Biff@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T20:42:29.588065Z
       
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       @mk I recently read Lierre Keith’s The Vegetarian Myth and found it quite eye-opening.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0Ijs9SD2aTc8gOEOO by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T23:21:34.048913Z
       
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       @Biff I discuss my response to that book in this article, so I wont into it too much here:https://4w.pub/the-vegan-feminist-connection/
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IkF28mOj507LDFc8 by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T23:25:42.136261Z
       
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       @Biff *get into it
       
 (DIR) Post #A0IuK5uumewCoqmOPI by ArtistBristol@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T23:51:07.439940Z
       
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       @mk @Biff Found this about early feminist writers about veganism:http://www.lesliejlinder.com/2018/07/07/a-blazing-world-non-human-animals-as-the-subjects-in-feminist-science-fiction/
       
 (DIR) Post #A0JLJuzO6vzdgo0ojo by quixote@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-19T06:21:11.286223Z
       
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       @mk  The least thing tips me into insomnia. Ate too big a dinner? Or too late? Insomnia. Worried about catching a train the next day? Insomnia. Serious stress? Definitely insomnia.Two things make the difference for me, both essential: making sure I have my quota of B vitamins (I seem to need way more than most people), and exercise like hiking for an hour a day about 5 times per week. Or longer hikes 3-4 times per week. Then I sleep just fine even if I do have a train to catch :blobjoy:
       
 (DIR) Post #A0JrbD9X1sGvTl2xAe by steph@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-19T12:11:19.637750Z
       
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       @mk I also wanted to add that if you really are tired all the time it is not normal. last year i was feeling tired and very weak for months. it was cancer.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0K9DBhQZyjHCFazOi by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-19T15:40:12.759099Z
       
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       @steph Oh jeez, I’m so sorry to hear and hope you are doing okay! xxx
       
 (DIR) Post #A0K9JLd2ZkCJjGTsau by mk@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-19T15:41:19.889753Z
       
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       @quixote Worried about catching a train the next day? Insomnia.Lol me too! Anxiety is definite a big factor.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0MuQO46zzKlTVvClc by puppet@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:48:29.172647Z
       
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       @mk After I started taking wellbutrin I stopped being tired all the time. I used to deal with fatigue all day everyday and I think it was a symptom of depression for me.
       
 (DIR) Post #A0MuQOKm02f4JBiVjk by Givemetruth@spinster.xyz
       2020-10-18T17:52:30.800958Z
       
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       @puppet @mk antidepressants are a big “YIKES”.