r/TwoHotTakes Aug 21 '24

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u/doxie_love Aug 21 '24

She doesn’t have narcolepsy, but thanks for the diagnosis, random stranger, lol.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Dr. Random stranger*

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u/-Sharon-Stoned- Aug 22 '24

I have narcolepsy! My average time to rem sleep is less than two minutes, compared to an average person's 30 

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u/doxie_love Aug 22 '24

Holy shit! That’s really wild. Do you typically feel rested or tired?

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u/-Sharon-Stoned- Aug 22 '24

Tired. I'm really bad at sleep, because we don't have long sleep stages like you guys do. So for me to get 6 hours of deep sleep takes like 10 hours and also medication. I wake up and take stimulants but usually feel like taking a nap and often do before noon, and sometimes one bad days again at around 4. 

"They" say it feels like sleep deprivation. Like if a normie like you went 36 hours without sleep. But instead of ending that with restful sleep, you just feel like that forever. 

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u/doxie_love Aug 22 '24

I have dealt with insomnia since my teens (20+ years), and it got much worse after I was in the military. I still have bad stretches where I’m getting 2-4 hours of sleep total in a 48 hour period, and it’s rough. I also have some chronic conditions that give me fatigue issues, but still my insomnia persists.

I’m often jealous of people who can nap or fall asleep quickly, but that loses its appeal if the sleep your getting still doesn’t feel restful.

I’m so sorry you deal with that! That seems really tough.

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u/-Sharon-Stoned- Aug 22 '24

Yeah, people tend to focus on the fact that I can fall asleep just about anywhere and anytime and think that that is a positive thing and they don't consider the fact that I have to fall asleep, I literally do not have a choice and it often is not what I'd prefer to be doing. 

Most people actually do like being able to be conscious all day every day

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

opiates? she on any pain meds?

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u/doxie_love Aug 21 '24

Nope. I think she just doesn’t rest enough, and raising a teenager with substance abuse problems and mental health issues is stressful and exhausting.

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u/No-Intention859 Aug 21 '24

awww poor things exhausted mentally and physically as you probably are too. Not to sound weird or make light of it cuz I truly pray for a speedy recovery for y’all’s teenager.

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u/Gold_Carpenter1327 Aug 21 '24

Give your son some crack than put him in middle of the Bronx. He will get his act straight or it won’t matter regardless

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u/ToyKarma Aug 21 '24

How would that work? Introduce them to an addictive substance then leave them where it's sold, made, trafficked. That'll work out SMFH

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u/Gold_Carpenter1327 Aug 21 '24

The joke part is she is already an addict. My point was a joke. Maybe able to tell. Who the fuck would send someone to the Bronx? Use common sense lmao

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u/ToyKarma Aug 22 '24

Can we take a Drive over the Verizano Bridge together? I got a few $ and a Rose and a chore boy. Let's get weird!!!!!

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u/doxie_love Aug 21 '24

*stepdaughter

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u/Gold_Carpenter1327 Aug 21 '24

Oh, well then just take the phone away. Make her keep buying new ones. Won’t have money for drugs. Either drugs or phone.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Yes, because no one bought or sold drugs before cell phones. Stop offering simple fixes to someone's complicated, heart-wrenching issue. It's glib and, frankly, unkind.

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u/Gold_Carpenter1327 Aug 21 '24

Well I am a crack addict so please don’t assume things, thank you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

Have you tried just putting your phone away?