Post ARBjr4OSe2tOSa2wWe by iramjohn@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #APl7Wy07qIXxOAvHNI by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:00:42Z
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so since I am here now, allow me to do some SLEEP PROPAGANDASLEEP IS GOODSLEEP IS IMPORTANTSLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY EDUCATION OR JOBand the fact that we are forced to compromise on sleep in order to fulfill duties to capitalism is an immense injustice and health risk.lack of sleep obviously increases stress levels and therefore the risk for all kinds of diseases, but it also damages your brain on a cellular level because SLEEP MAINTAINS THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR BRAIN.
(DIR) Post #APl7WzfHel40Y7BfAO by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:03:02Z
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you should also be aware of the fact that everyone has their own "internal clock", and their own circadian rhythm - meaning everyone's body has specific times at which it would like to be asleep.adjusting this schedule by external means, commonly known as "sleep hygiene" (light levels, activity levels, social interaction, cognitive stimulation, eating / drinking, ...) is normal, and in fact necessary to maintain a schedule. most people do it without thinking about it, others need to work on it
(DIR) Post #APl7X1J1YURjdemukS by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:07:36Z
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but this "entrainment" of your internal clock has limits.not everyone has the physical ability to train their body to sleep at the desired time.and some people can do it, but have very poor sleep quality during that time.so basically... if you feel best when you sleep at an unconventional time, that's not you being "lazy" or "weird", that's just a perfectly natural and INCREDIBLY COMMON human variation. it's easy to imagine the evolutionary benefits of this variability as well.
(DIR) Post #APl7X30fDiwqvIDHPM by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:08:29Z
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a lot of studies have been done and found that people who go to bed late have poorer sleep, poorer performance in life, more stress etc, but not a single one that I've seen has mentioned, let alone examined, the effect of social sleep norms and expectations, so I find them all questionable.especially because many of them not only do not correct for, but in their methodology and their analysis actually reproduce and reinforce stigmatisation of "undesirable" sleep times.
(DIR) Post #APl7X4havasoAjJ4xk by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:10:49Z
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this is, once again, a case of the medical establishment reinforcing social stigma against normal physiological variations.how many doctors tell you to just go to sleep earlier and tell you that sleeping late is unhealthy? this is just the same bullshit as always.I'm here to tell you that your body knows what it needs, and if you listen to your body's signals and give it the amount of sleep it needs at the time when it needs it, you're doing everything right.
(DIR) Post #APl7X6LKpKGXGGuKXo by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:12:42Z
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barring very few specific medical conditions, "too much sleep" is not really a thing either.you know how they tell you "too much sleep is as bad as too little sleep?"bull.shit.too little sleep = your brain does not get the time it needs to repair its neurons, degrading your cognitive function, memory, impulse control, emotional regulation too much sleep = ??? you might get back pain???
(DIR) Post #APl7X82cVsU4WoAPeS by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:16:42Z
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in fact, "too much sleep" is in many cases simply catching up on sleep debt. pulled an all-nighter for uni? went out after work and then got to work again the next day on 4 hours of sleep? kept waking up with indigestion? YOUR BODY IS GONNA NEED THAT SLEEP BACK.it is absolutely normal to sleep much longer than usual for several WEEKS after you've had to restrict sleep time for a while.
(DIR) Post #APl7X9jYDkQ1mFGDCq by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T21:21:23Z
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so in short- sleep when you want, as much as you want- different sleep times are a normal human variation- too much sleep isn't bad for you- naps are good - sleep is THE most important factor for keeping your brain functional- doctors are full of shit and reproduce social stigmatisation of normal differences- sleep time variations are artificially pathologised- they turn into real disabilities because they deviate from the supported norm, see: social model of disability
(DIR) Post #APl7XBMaA7EapaWtgO by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T22:22:10Z
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if you have kids: allow them to skip school to catch up on sleepif you're an adult: allow yourself to take sick days to catch up on sleep (I know it's not always possible but it SHOULD BE because it is NECESSARY)if you can't get the sleep you need at night: allow yourself to take copious napsif you find yourself pushed to the fringes of society by unusual sleep needs or patterns: it's not your fault. I shall talk about temporal accessibility another time
(DIR) Post #APl7XCssVWf7Y2eCf2 by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T22:47:55Z
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our society is set up in a way that favours people whose natural circadian rhythm includes an early sleep time.they are the people who end up in positions of power and influence. everyone else is too sleep deprived to keep up and/or has to carve out spaces in odd jobs that work for them.so the doctors who end up defining what's "healthy" end up being people who sleep early.the bosses that define work times too.the politicians making laws for time management too.self-reinforcing system
(DIR) Post #APl7XEaAC4seoZuHlg by skye@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T23:23:59Z
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PS the AMOUNT of sleep a person needs is individually variable as well. usually I've seen it said that something between 6-10 hours is normal, but when illnesses, stress, medications etc are present, it can be more. of course there's a point at which narcolepsy / hypersomnia / apnea etc need to be considered... but if you feel good after 12 hours and tests are fine, maybe that's simply the amount of sleep you need.we are not all the same and we should stop expecting everyone to be
(DIR) Post #APl92o86BBsVzhOnXk by otyugh@pouet.chapril.org
2022-11-19T10:58:03Z
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@skye I guess by "too much sleep" it's about "depressed sleep". I know when I feel bad, I can sleep again and again 12h a day (and feeling like shit waking up).To me it's not only the amount that matter, it's how you feel waking up. If whatever you do doesn't work, try something else. Sleep is not solely a thing of amount (even if it's crucial), it's also a question of how good the quality will be : the setup is important, your mind setup too ! Stress kills it. Yes. Work is problematic. :(
(DIR) Post #APll8BJvBHclcnv0a0 by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2022-11-19T18:04:17.664614Z
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@skye Yeah, weird sleeper here, if I try to conform to the normal schedules imposed by things like work I get tired a lot and get things like insomnia.While if I just sleep when I feel tired then I'm fine and it's also much easier to wake up, so the occasional need to be awake at specific times works fine.
(DIR) Post #ARBjr4OSe2tOSa2wWe by iramjohn@mastodon.social
2023-01-01T04:44:53Z
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@otyugh @skye That makes sense. I was trying to figure out what "too much sleep" is supposed to mean. But "too much sleep" as a symptom of depression is definitely something I'm conscious of.
(DIR) Post #ARCUNEdsfhklP6XCim by moth_ball@shitposter.club
2023-01-01T13:26:22.472437Z
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@skye >doctors going to sleep early>doctors having a normal cicardian rhythmCome on now
(DIR) Post #ARCW2Mivd6zgIM4WIa by amerika@noagendasocial.com
2023-01-01T13:45:01Z
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@skye Either that, or it rewards the obedience. These tend to have early sleep times.
(DIR) Post #ARDofzkUSg9UxLoCpM by boss@xarxamontgri.masto.host
2023-01-02T04:48:23Z
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@skye 1 breath2 drink3 sleep4 eat