Tag: sleep
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Sleep as Self-care
The way I handle stress and pain is to sleep it off. Sometimes that’s four hours. Sometimes that’s twenty hours. The world knocks me down, and I stay down until I’m feeling a little more awesome.
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Notable Events (Follow-Up)
I went to sleep. That’s not notable. Help get my son to his day program. Also Unnotable. Played some mobile games. Typical. I haven’t had my coffee yet. The horror. I watched the cat play with a live mouse. That’s a little out of the ordinary, Let me know if you think any of that…
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Static, Walking, and Wind
In the space between my dreams I found myself in the sea of static againI was treading on the surfaceThe static was like small electrical shocksThe air had the same gray lines of energy Screeching and pummeling meI had to moveI started to swim against the currentsI did not want to be pushed wherever they…
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Feeling Groovie
I slept for 4 hours, woke up for an hour and a half, took 5 mg of DTHC9, fell back asleep for another six, had another 5 mg, and am mellow and alert. The funny thing is that I haven’t had any caffeine.
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Diaper Please
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? I usually wake up to that request. I also sometimes hear light bulb please and chicken nuggets please. That is a typical morning. Sometimes I pee first. When my adult autistic son is satisfied I usually crawl back into bed.…
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Saying No
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? My artistic aspirations require time which I do not always give them. I would like to be more financially secure and that means saying No to spending. I am not always good in either of those regards. I also have an…
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Sleeping All Morning
I got about eight hours of sleep despite being up very late. I’ve got a small headache but otherwise feel pretty good. Yesterday was a weird day which is usually good or at least feels good. But I am a firm believer in unintended consequences, so just because it feels good doesn’t mean it is…
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No Mornings
What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can? I like to sleep in. If at all possible I like to sleep in past noon. I usually wake up earlier and often need to wake myself up to deal with life. But I’d rather be in bed. It’s been a…
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Sausages
It is two o’clock in the morning here. I woke up after three hours of dreamless sleep. Now I’m not tired. I have Pharmacy today so I need to go back to bed. I already took an extra Trazadone to get to sleep the first time so that’s our. It’s too early in the morning…
Latter Day Sinner 