Miggs
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2nd marriage or 3rd?
Sleep trouble
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Red
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Yeah, it sucks. As you get older, you sleep less. I don’t help myself, up till 1 am most nights, staring at the iPad. I could do more to help myself sleep more.
2nd and last.
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One way or another, amirite?
Miggs
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That’s a lot of nightly visits to the bathroom. So there may be prostate issues involved.
You might consider having a sleep study to see if you have sleep apnea. I do, and I use a full face mask, so I can breath through my nose or mouth. But for sure those masks are not for everyone. And there are implants for sleep apnea now:
Sleep Apnea Treatment | Inspire® therapy
Inspire® therapy offers a proven sleep apnea treatment when CPAP doesn't work. No mask. No hose. Just a better way to breathe and sleep naturally.www.inspiresleep.com
I only sleep 3-5 hours per night. And I never fall back once awake. If you’re having trouble falling to sleep, or falling back to sleep, this may help:
Get to sleep in two minutes with the military sleep method
The sleep technique has recently gone viral on social media with users documenting supposed success stories.www.forces.net
That last link is funny. Close your eyes, do all this and you’ll fall asleep within two minutes! What???? The whole freakin thing will take like ten minutes!
Miggs
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That’s cute. You sound ***** whipped. In a good way.
Red
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Like fish said, don’t take my advice, lol. As for my age, I forget, lol….
How to Fall Asleep in 10, 60, or 120 Seconds
You can do a lot of prep work to make the perfect sleep environment. But if that doesn’t work, here are six other hacks to try.
www.healthline.com
I actually typed that out as the second sentence and deleted it, haha.
Never really wanted to be married especially the 2nd time and still care about my first wife and we are friends. But I sure as **** aint doing it again if it doesnt work out or she croaks. But I have been with her for 5 years and we love each other in a way that's pretty cheesy at times but great.
I do remember seeing you and your wife at a Jazz game a long time ago and briefly said hello at the end of the game. I cant remember who, but someone on this board offered free tickets and both of us took up that offer.
Here are the things that help me: I don't always do all these things, but I will if I find my sleep quality lagging.
- My room is pitch black. Zero light. If you are waking up in the middle of the night this will make it easier to fall back asleep and could help with your mind racing issue.
- I use a "natural light" alarm clock to wake me up so I don't have to use my phone. I find when I use my phone as an alarm I have paranoia about my phone being set to silent so I missed my alarm so I wake up to check my phone which wakes me up and makes it hard to go back to sleep.
- Don't eat anything substantial 3 hours before bed. If I eat a big meal too close to bed, I will be more likely to wake up in the middle of the night.
- Try to limit water intake 3 hours before bed. I will drink a chamomile tea a hour before bed to help my body relax.
- Intense cardio during the day. I have a desk job so I'm mostly sedentary through the day. I weigh train at 6 AM and I try get a hard cardio session 3x per week during the weekdays. I definitely sleep better on the hard cardio days.
- Vitamins D3 pills. I also don't get a lot of sun exposure during the weekdays, so I supplementation is the next best thing. If you can get 30 minutes of sun exposure that also works. On the weekends I'm able to get outside more and I definitely notice a large difference in sleep quality if I get sun exposure.
- Ear plugs. My SO has a pug that sleeps in the room and snores. I've mostly gotten use to it, but the dog will still wakes me up with it's ****ed up breathing. This would only apply to you if you think there are audio disturbances that are waking you up.
- Nasal strip. Allergies can be bad for me some days and these just help my breathing out a bit. Will only really use if my nose feels stuffy.
- Don't get up to pee. Obviously if you really really have to go, do it, but try to fall back asleep right away. If you do, keep eyes closed entire time, don't flush, try to think about nothing.
- AC set to 68 or below. I think the biggest reason I wake up is getting hot. I generate a ton of heat and I have to sleep with my limbs outside the covers. If I fall asleep with my limbs inside the covers I will wake up.
- No alcohol. One drink will entirely **** my sleep.
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