2026-04-07 03:13 UTC
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@lizzard@social.tchncs.de 2026-04-07 03:18
@autistics This happens after "bad" stressful days, but also if the day was just full. For example, I'm currently on holiday at home, quite relaxed in general, but had the relatives over for easter dinner. Of course there was a rush in the morning with last-minute cleaning and preparation, followed by a lot of socializing. I was pretty spent in the evening, and went to sleep easily, but I am wide awake since 4:30 am (it's now past 5). The usual sleep hygiene things are fine or okay: I love my bed, it's dark, cool and quiet, I have a sleep mask: this is usually a place where I sleep well. Just not through the whole night, on too many nights.
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@wizardponderingorb@mastodon.world 2026-04-07 03:24
@lizzard @autistics For me, stimming helps. Because it's impossible to just lay down when my head's processing all that info, but I also need sleep. Relaxing your muscles is one thing, relaxing your nervous system is another. Maybe comfort shows, joy items, etc. Sometimes handheld gaming helps me spend the mental energy. Be careful about dropping the screen on your face when you start to doze off though. :') Hope any of that helps for your situation.
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@tuban_muzuru@beige.party 2026-04-07 03:42
@lizzard @autistics I suspect it's a form of bipolarity. After an intense load, being suddenly relieved of it creates a sensation where the RPMs of the engine are still up, but you're no longer under load.
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@wizzwizz4@fosstodon.org 2026-04-07 04:12
@lizzard I find that reading a book with a plot that matches my mental energy, but then gets more sleep-compatible, helps. (However, if I misjudge the way the book's plot is going to go, this backfires heavily: I can end up getting more distressed, and staying up for much longer!) The safer option is to read a book that I know is sleep-compatible. So long as it holds my attention for long enough, this works; although sometimes the impedance mismatch is too high, and it does nothing.
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@Glenlivet@chaos.social 2026-04-07 04:31
@lizzard @autistics I am very interested in an answer myself, being in this state for several months now, with only medication as help 🫤
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@anne_twain@theblower.au 2026-04-07 09:57
@lizzard @autistics Melatonin.
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@superflippy@mastodon.xyz 2026-04-07 10:32
@lizzard I was just dealing with this yesterday. I like this yoga nidra to help me fall asleep. https://youtu.be/0fyqcTC0NtI?si=caiiSaWqRD2bTd1U
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@PetraPhoenix@beige.party 2026-04-07 10:34
@lizzard I get out of bed and do something that I want or need to do. Often after about half an hour I start to feel sleepy again and go back to bed. If I lie in bed worrying about things, I end up awake for longer and have wasted some time I could have been using to accomplish something I needed to.
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@Aspiedan@autistics.life 2026-04-07 11:44
@lizzard @autistics i have no answer, but am very very interested in one! I am always tired, and problem focusing and anxiety thinking at night. Then it becomes depressed resignation, followed by not enough sleep, and stress headaches the next day
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@knowprose@mastodon.social 2026-04-07 11:46
@lizzard @autistics 1/ I'm not autistic, just an adjacent neurodivergent. So it was weird reading this and understanding other people do this... and it's disruptive for them. For me it's normal. I guess not 'normal' normal. 👀 This is how I suppose you could say I 'cope'... I leaned into the early morning. No one else was awake, so it was peaceful and quiet... so it was seductive.no one expecting anything. Just me time. It never crossed my mind this was a problem.
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@cybervegan@autistics.life 2026-04-07 13:21
@lizzard @autistics I've had random bouts of insomnia for most of my adult life. They usually only last a few weeks, but are utterly draining. Something I've found useful to a limited extent - worked for about a year, but then I got burnout and it stopped - was "thought jamming" (my name for it). What you have to do is some mildly hard thinking like making up a constant stream of random things, or envisioning walking around a favourite calm space in as much detail as you can. If you find yourself thinking about anything else, you "just" have to adjust courses back to your chosen strategy. I guess it's like counting sheep on steroids. I heard about it on Mastodon, can't remember if it was given a name, and I was skeptical until I tried it, but it did work for a while.
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@fishidwardrobe@social.tchncs.de 2026-04-07 14:05
@lizzard @autistics well, this works for _me_, but i imagine if it will ever work for you, it will take practice: first, do your breath work, centering etc. now, let go of your burden. allow yourself to Know that all of those problems will be there for you in the morning; you're just putting them down for a while. i visualise literally putting down heavy bags of shopping. they're right there by my feet, perfectly safe; i don't have to carry them all the time… but perhaps some other visualisation will resonate with you better.