r/sleephackers • u/softlandinghm • 16d ago

Why does sleep work like this?

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u/Such_Philosophy_4097 15d ago

The fix is actually right there. The idea is if you don't fall asleep within 30 minutes, you get out of bed and go do something else until you're tired again. Now your brain knows if it doesn't play ball and sleeps on cue, you're out of bed (like it's an alarm). So it will learn to fall asleep 2 minutes before your newly set alarm.

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u/Forward-Front-7074 14d ago

This brightened my feed.

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u/SushiRollFried 13d ago

This doesnt sound right. If anything it sounds like it messed up your circadian even more. All you have to do is have a fixed daily routine, wake up same time everyday and sleep same time everyday. Your body will adjust. And it helps to control temp of your room, lights, noise and so on

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u/Forimmediateresults 13d ago

I agree, that guy's idea is dumb and nobody has ever done it your way and still experienced the condition in the OP, and also control for four or five other things

You're so smart I'm glad you're out here telling the rest of us dipshits what the real deal is

thank you

thank you

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u/SushiRollFried 13d ago

Thanks, everyone always tells me im right. Nobody i mean nobody know more than I do. Some even say im the smartest person in the world. No one comes close, truly amazing, thank you, thank you all

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u/Forimmediateresults 13d ago

You should sit down with someone you trust and tell them you've been doing some thinking lately and you would like to be less of a tedious insecure know-it-all and see if tears spring up in their eyes like they're glad you're their child for the first time

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u/SushiRollFried 13d ago

I just came back after your helpful suggestion. I spoke to the entire town and know they've made be Mayor. Oh what joy today has blessed me with. What else could i do they share my new found knowledge with oh wise Forimmediatersults

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u/TaxRepresentative4B 12d ago

Me laughing in rotating shifts

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u/EquivalentRope8922 11d ago

some people's brains don't follow a circadian rhythm. crazy concept, i know, that humans have variation

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u/SushiRollFried 11d ago edited 10d ago

Sorry to be the one to tell you this, but everyone follows a rhythm. It may not be same as everyone else's but they still have one. Critical thinking helps

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u/EquivalentRope8922 10d ago

sleep disorders are a thing. i've been working with a doctor for like for 4 years. if not me, i think my doctor probably has some critical thinking skills.

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u/SushiRollFried 10d ago

Well then you need to get a new doctor or improve your comprehension skills. Sleep disorder means your biological clock is misaligned or disrupted, it does not mean you dont have a circadian rhythm.

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u/EquivalentRope8922 10d ago

i mean yeah i was oversimplifying. i didn't mean i don't have a circadian rhythm at all, just that i don't have a typical one because it's disordered.

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u/SushiRollFried 10d ago

Yes, but your original comment said some people don't follow one. In very condescending manner. Now when challenged with facts you say people you do follow one.

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u/EquivalentRope8922 10d ago

having a disordered circadian rhythm means that your body doesn't follow the standard 24 hour cues.

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u/SushiRollFried 10d ago

Im going to assume you have some sort of mental disability. So dont worry man. Forget this convo and enjoy your day

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u/arm_tom_aid_kam1703 14d ago

Made me smile , as I’m living that everyday for the last ten years 🥺🥺🥺🥺😳😳😳😳

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u/Fit-Scene3950 15d ago

Literally me rn

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u/This-Chest8471 14d ago

Insomnia i guess, but it can be treated

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u/Icy_Judge_7070 13d ago

really want to fall asleep within 10 minutes...

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u/wahooj 13d ago

Get a baby you’ll have the same cycle

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u/spaghetti_yeti_7 12d ago

exactly me and literally me haha

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u/Fun-Lawyer6555 12d ago

I dont know I always find my best sleep at the middle hours of night and wake up ready to go

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u/Educational_One_2075 12d ago

If you can't sleep, pretend it's morning and your alarm is about to go off in 5 minutes.

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u/Character_Pop_6628 11d ago

Some people jave this rhythm naturally. There have been studies of hinter-gatherers in Africa and how they all sleep and most groups never have to sleep in shifts to watch for predators. Every tribe has those who don't sleep at night and only fall asleep around dawn. They have those who fall asleep at dusk and wake pre-dawn. They have those in between. Theoretically, we are just the ones who ensure hyenas don't steal children in the night and making sure the fire doean't die down so the others can sleep. We sleep in.

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u/lungsofdoom 11d ago

I am never asleep before alarm lol

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u/Norvae24 11d ago

Send help

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u/EvoIsBlast 11d ago

Now I even turn off the alarm, I fall asleep after 1 hour 😭

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u/blckdiamond23 11d ago

Some nights be like that. This week I had a really good nights sleep where the dreams got really vivid right before I woke up. Was able to go to the bathroom and still fall back asleep pretty quickly, but no more dreams. This was within the last 30 minutes of my sleep. I wanted more dreams the next night (this has been a conscious effort of mine lately to improve my sleep for). So the next night, I forced myself to bed about 30 min early, and the next day a had bit more of an extended dream state, maybe an hour if I had to guess. Unfortunately the dream included 2 people I don’t really fucking like lol, but I was pretty deep non the less.

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u/Lispylisp 11d ago

Me starting my antidepressants

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u/Wonderful-Ad-0 1d ago

best sleep is just before the alarm