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How the fuck do I fix my sleep?
>be NEET
>go to bed most nights at around 4, sometimes much later if it's really bad
>stayed up 24 hours the other day to see if I could fix it but nope, tonight I still can't fall asleep early
>go to the gym every day to try and exhaust myself but nope
>somehow always manage to fall asleep on the sofa in the afternoon if I'm watching TV
>always...
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You still have a choice. That's the problem.
There are lots of people in this world who have no business making decisions for themselves.
Had the same problem, the issue being the room is way too quiet.
Have you heard of/tried White Noise or Background Noise players (A Soft Murmur)? They play calming noises like rain, wind, campfire, busy cafe, etc.
It helped me focus on the noise and not some fucking embaressing moments from 8th grade. Im a very big head-thinker, which doesnt help.
Also, turn off TVs, Computers, Phones, and Screens. You will sleep better in complete darkness, as opposed to being 90% of the population and staring at a fucking light all night and complaining.
I have the same problem, I tried the 24 hour thing three times and always fell asleep during the day after because I'm so sleep deprived, don't lay in bed during the daytime.
Any advice on using it?
Im trying to make beats, i've been looking a tutorials and im so far kinda good with it.
And by kinda im terrible. Any beat makers on 4chan?
>>16904611
Tutorials listen to music and make songs
Takes years
I've been thinking about killing myself for a long time.
I'm fucking exhausted. I was born in a small yuropoor country and I've been always taught that to be happy I should make some friends, get a girlfriend, find a good job and create a family.
When I was in highschool I decided that I'll try to be one of the 'alphas'. I went to the parties, drank alcohol, smoked weed and that kind of stuff. I was trying to pretend to be a narcisstic extrovert and it worked.
And now I can't take it anymore. Any traces of my true personality...
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>>16904593
Please seek psychiatric help
Regaining your old self will be hard.I was in simular boots as you. Spend more time with your parents try doing things you liked as a kid it may spark your old self back.
>>16904598
>do you have any ambitions in your life?
>no i don't
>you'll have to find one
Didn't really work
>>16904606
>Spend more time with your parents
I'll give it a shot. I haven't seen them in a long time.
How does one go about embracing their creative side? Like writing, drawing, painting, etc.
My brain feels like a huddled mass of so many ideas and concepts waiting to be put to paper or canvas but I can't seem to sort all of it out into anything coherent. It's all tidbits. I want to be able to pick apart my mind and write something thoughtful, or craft an image expressing my innermost thoughts, but I feel like I have no creativity whatsoever. What can I do to be more creative?
>>16904586
That's the purpose of art, to transpose the 'huddled mass' of ideas in your mind into a medium that you can use to clarify them. It sounds to me like you're waiting for inspiration, well don't, if what you're creating is shit it's not because you're uninspired, it's because you're not proficient enough in whatever artform you've chosen to properly convey what have in your mind. Instead of asking for advice on how to be more creative, you should be asking for...
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the best way to go about it is go out their and do shit. Pick up that pen, write down that thought, express your ideas.
What's a good spooky movie to watch with a girl?
>>16904577
American Psycho
>>16904580
Already seen it
I am in a relatively well-paying job that takes 80-90 hours per week and basically is 90% of my life. It has been getting increasingly destabilising emotionally and physically. As a result, I have very few friends and things that make me happy - music, gym and swimming, but in the last few months the work has taken away a large share of that as well. How do I avoid getting miserable or crazy? I feel like I could snap very soon, so would really appreciate your advice.
Take a vacation if you can, or request a day off or call in sick one day if you can't.
Break up the rhythm. Play hookie and step away from the monotony and mounting pressure, and do the things you want to do.
People in your situation have to be extraordinarily decisive about planning and making good on their recreational time. Your experiences make sense given the situation but we don't live in a fantasy world where you can just drop this lucrative position to go live out of a van. I also acknowledge that it's not as simple as snapping one's fingers to make a good work-life balance appear. I'm sorry that there's no magic answer in that regard. However there's also no other way to stumble into a solution. It only gets worse from here if you let it. You...
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>>16904575
Fuck you need a vacation. Seriously like at this very moment, preferably far away from your work.
What is the fastest way of resetting your sleep schedule?
I live a really good life when I go to bed 21 and wake up at 5-6. I live a really shit life otherwise.
And when I do mess up, I have no good way of fixing it.
Since I am not young anymore, i get stupidly tired if I try to stay awake on day 2.
>>16904559
Turn off all screens at least an hour before you want to go to bed: no tv, no laptop, no desktop, no phone, no tablet, no media player, no handheld console, no smartwatch, nothing. If you're bored read a book or masturbate or something. You might be able to get away with an e-ink tablet, i don't know
then go to bed
then wake up
after 2 weeks you'll be a functioning human being but you still won't be allowed to use screens before bedtime because it'll just fuck you up again
>>16904594
Silly person
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