On work days, after your alarm goes off, how long do you remain in bed before you actually get up?

What do you find yourself doing between that first alert and actually getting up?

Do you have wake up rituals?

How long do you let it continue?

  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    16 days ago

    Oh thank you so much! I’m proud of you, that’s awesome!

    My partner and I drank together, and are quitting together. MOSTLY quitting—we still have some drinks on Fridays and Saturdays at this point, but nothing like we used to. Sleep is slowly getting better on weekdays! Waking up DOES feel suuuper weird!

    I used to wake up and feel okay until around 1-2PM, then the hangover would hit me. Maybe I was waking up still kinda drunk. Now on weekdays, around midday when I’d usually start feeling shitty, I just… keep… feeling good? What a strange feeling!

    The biggest thing for me is driving. I only ever drank in the evenings, and never drove after I had a drop. When I was drinking heavily every night though, driving during the day would give me horrible anxiety and I had a panic attack twice on the highway. Now I can drive like a normal person and I feel normal doing it! MAGIC

    • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      16 days ago

      Thank you mate! 🙏

      Oh amazing, it’s good to have somebody there with you and it’s great that you’re both on the same page with your goals here!

      Taking it down to a level that’s healthy for you is the ultimate goal, whether that’s drinking on the weekend (which is absolutely fine and not any less of an achievement) or going teetotal – we’re on the same journey as long as you’re trying!

      The painful stages of sleep recovery are certainly miserable but once you’re back to where you need to be, it feels so good to be able to wake up actually refreshed! I haven’t slept well this week (for other reasons) until last night, and this morning was a genuine joy waking up and realising I didn’t feel like a bomb had gone off inside my head lol

      Getting rid of that overarching anxiety makes such a huge difference too! It’s crazy how totally normal things suddenly feel novel and magical when you’re not putting your nervous system through all sorts of chemical topsy-turviness all the time, right?

      I’m glad it’s working for you! 🥳