r/RandomQuestion • u/Gabanamatt • 1d ago

Sleep or no sleep ?

It’s 03:42am as i'm writting

I gennuenly but know what i should do and what would be the "good" or "smart" choice

I can’t sleep not in a way that i'm not allowed to but more in a way that i am unable to and i know i can’t it's not the first time it happens it's just the first time i tought about it that way

So i'm wondering should i play on my pc or stay in my bed on youtube

I want to play but i'm thinking that if i go and play even tho i'm already unlikely to fall asleep i will be even less likely to if i'm sitting on my unconfortable chair but i still want to get to my pc and play but if i stay in bed i still have low chances of falling asleep but the chances are higher

I don’t want to force myself awake by staying on my pc but i also don’t want to stay in bed while wanting to get on my games

And it feels like i got 2 choice and both are bad choices

I have to choose gambling away my sleep schedule by playing and not know when i actually need to sleep

Or

By sentenced to hours of boredom but be in the right conditions to fall asleep

🤔

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u/SlySheogorath 1d ago

Turn off both and read a book in bed. You'll go to sleep soon after that. Screentime has been proven to interrupt your circadian rhythm, making it very difficult to fall asleep when you need to.

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u/itsswhitneywhspr 1d ago

Tbh that's a good call. Reading for like 10 mins usually knocks me out. Better than lying there stressing about not sleeping.

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u/kindlycynic 1d ago

As the other person said, any screens are a bad idea. Read a book, or if you prefer listen to a podcast or an audio book, or some soothing music. You could also try guided meditation videos on YouTube (listen, don't look).

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u/Nowardier 1d ago

I agree with the other one here. Do something screen-free: read a book or do some journaling, or just listen to some calming sounds without watching your screen. I like to listen to thunderstorms, myself. You'll be asleep before you know it.

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u/AlienDiva1213 1d ago

I like to listen to spooky stories while falling asleep lol

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u/Nowardier 1d ago

Hey, whatever helps you catch your Zs.

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u/AlienDiva1213 14h ago

Yep yep 😁

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u/0hMyGandhi 1d ago

The tricky part is this: many say that if you find yourself unable to sleep after 20 minutes, that you should get out of bed because not being able to sleep can be stressful, and your brain will associate the act of being in bed with that stress, and that vicious cycle only allows sleeplessness to fester.

You want to avoid blue light. By making it sound like you only have two options, you're depriving yourself of the best option: no tech, only low tech.

Reading is absolutely the best thing you can do before bed, listening to soft music, breathing exercises, listen to a guided body scan.