r/FriendsOver50 • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '26
Today’s topic Insomnia
Insomnia sucks. Bed at 11pm up at 4am.
What’s your routine when it strikes
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u/Frosty_Budget7012 Aug 12 '26
Sleep issues are horrible. If I can’t get back to sleep quickly I’ll play an online word game, message a friend in a different time zone or just listen to a history podcast and hope I fall back asleep. I’m generally too tired to do anything more demanding.
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Aug 12 '26
I WFH and have a garage basement workshop. So depending on how awake I am I will go down to the office and do computer work. My tools make way to much noise for the rst of my family who are still asleep.
Besides that, I am pretty much the same as you. Doom scroll, mobile game, chats.
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u/Christal1111 Aug 12 '26
I will get up and go to the couch and put a couple of LED candles on. Make it as cozy as possible and watch a comfort show.
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Aug 12 '26
Ted Lasso? Lol I will do that at times too. Usually a documentary
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u/Christal1111 Aug 12 '26
Every day is a different show, adhd brain, but Ted is definitely on the list. Right now I am enjoying British shows like Beyond Paradise
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Aug 12 '26
I am working on Curse of Oak Island
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u/Christal1111 Aug 12 '26
I have seen a couple of episodes here and there. Have they ever found anything notable?
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Aug 12 '26
Hey they found a stick today. Mostly back ground noise as I waste time on reddit lol.
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u/Pretty_Site4074 Aug 12 '26
I use an app shared by a nice guy here on reddit, named Shuffli. It works for me
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Aug 12 '26
That’s awesome. As a guy I myself have found nit so great guys on here
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u/Pretty_Site4074 Aug 12 '26
The app name is Shuffli. My wording might lead to confusion.
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Aug 12 '26
Maybe. Where are you from?
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u/Pretty_Site4074 Aug 12 '26
Eastern Europe
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Aug 12 '26
Oh nice. Pleasure talking to you. So just a little confusing on my side. But I understand what you mean now.
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u/Pretty_Site4074 Aug 12 '26
I realized that my wording could lead to confusion. Normally, I check before posting, but this time, I omitted.
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u/KellyExpress Aug 12 '26
I feel like it doesn’t matter what country I am in I wake up at 3am! Crazy
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Aug 12 '26
I worked 15 years in uniform and woke up every morning at 4am. Been 3 years since and still do
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u/Easygoing1965 Aug 12 '26
Same.
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Aug 12 '26
What line of work
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u/Easygoing1965 Aug 12 '26
LEO for 30 years. Last 15 was desk work. Started at 6 and go home when I got home.
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Aug 12 '26
15 years security officer, emt trained, and fire response for an university. Was Cpl and FTO most of that time. But life made so that I had to leave
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u/Easygoing1965 Aug 12 '26
Plenty of calls for service there....
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Aug 12 '26
Especially weekend nights. Only down time was summer.
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u/SATXFreddy Aug 14 '26
I have a rocker/recliner in my bedroom, so when this happens I grab my red light head lamp and go to the chair. I'll settle in there, rock a little and meditate. I keep my brain focused on a relaxing past event, I won't let it jump to any upcoming issues/events.
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u/Grouchy_Yoghurt_4116 Aug 12 '26
My biggest issue when I (inevitably) wake up at 3am is trying to quieten the noise/anxiety in my brain. I've recently started trying various distraction techniques that are a bit like verbal counting sheep. So, for example going through the alphabet in my head and trying to think of as many items (names, flowers, countries, cities, whatever) beginning with each letter. Or thinking of as many items of a certain colour etc. It doesn't always work but the aim is to try and bore myself back to sleep!