@tarazkp, It is admirable how you have found a way to deal with the challenges of sleep through writing, and how you continue to discover more about your mind and body after the incident.

**First, I want to congratulate you on your persistence and courage. Adjusting and finding ways to manage your life after such a significant event is no easy task, and you are doing an impressive job.

**Secondly, it is natural to feel sadness and frustration about the skills you no longer have. But remember that this journey is also an opportunity to get to know yourself better and develop new skills. You are reinventing yourself and that is something to be admired.

**Third, it's inspiring how you have found writing to be a mental release mechanism. Continuing this practice not only helps you sleep better, but it's also a powerful way to process and let your thoughts and emotions out.

**Finally, although your brain doesn't create images as easily as it once did, your ability to find beauty and meaning in music and everyday moments hasn't disappeared. It has simply changed its form. It's a reminder of the resilience and adaptability of the human mind.

I hope you continue to explore and find ways to enjoy life and connect with your environment in new ways. Remember that you are not alone on this journey; you have the support and love of those around you. Bella Smallsteps, a sleeping angel.

I imagine people went to bed earlier because light wasn't as abundant - it cost money or effort to fuel lanterns or fires - so it was just easier to go to bed when it was dark.  I read that for a long time in human history, people would sleep twice a night... maybe they'd go to bed at 7pm... wake up a midnight, read, have something to eat, sexy times, etc go back to sleep at 2am and wake up at 6am... the one sleep a night apparently is a recent invention with the light blub. 

I'm not sure that mindless brainwork is as much an issue as a sedentary lifestyle. If we don't use up energy moving our body then we'll use it up racing our brains.  This is why anxiety can be relieved to a degree with exercise. 

Super interesting about your brain wiring being so different now. The brain is endlessly fascinating. 

I have a friend who is one of those people we always seems to be going. Either working or puttering here and there. There are always things to do or something to get done. Whenever he does finally sit and just take a minute, he is often asleep within a couple of minutes. I am guessing it is something vaguely similar. Without the medical component.

Writing at night is quite an idea. Although for me I do most of my writing first thing in the morning. I usually prefer not to write at all once it gets dark. 

However, I also developed issues with sleep, especially when I started taking caffeine. But what I did then was watching movies. I made sure I put a movie I didn't like, so it won't draw my attention. The background noise helped me a lot back then. Because I always fell asleep less than ten minutes into the movie.

In the books Count of Monte Cristo was able to sleep anytime he wanted...But he was using drugs to achieve this. so that is not ideal.

I've never had any problems sleeping, I'm very lucky like that, I'm already sleeping before my head hits the pillow and nothing can wake me.

Writing is just like motivation it keeps the minds in track, however when the mind thinks it shows you've got responsibilities 

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Hello, @tarazkp

It's been a while since I've read one of your great posts.  My wife is one of those who find it very difficult to sleep deeply. I, on the other hand, usually fall into bed like an oak tree. In fact, I've been like that for as long as I can remember. Only at one stage in my life did I suffer from extreme insomnia. And it is a terrible thing.

Your state after the stroke is quite unique, not to say strange. On the one hand, it helps you sleep, but at the same time, it has taken away the wonder of seeing and feeling through your imagination. You win and lose simultaneously. Well, for those with special conditions, the only thing left to do is to accept and get used to the new reality. In my case, it is tinnitus. It doesn't even bother me anymore.

Yes, you are right, your anecdote will give me food for thought, but not when I go to sleep.

Greetings.

PS: Although my wife has tried hundreds of methods to be able to sleep soundly, sleep eludes her more often than not. Perhaps, she should be treated by some medical specialist. what do I know? What for one is a routine, for others is a feat. Nevertheless, we remain hopeful of overcoming this difficulty.

Yes, as we age, the brain starts to think. In fact, as we age, our daily conflicts and challenges increase, and this causes our minds to constantly wander to other things. Children sleep easily because they are not busy, but we adults face thousands of challenges. I wish we could clear our minds like a child!

Oh, my mortal enemy, the long time to go to sleep. I did find that making a plan for the next day, in my mind, before going to bed, and having a chat with my wife about the day drastically reduce the time needed to fall asleep. 

I even did a research with the University of Edinbourgh about this, which only marginally improved this problem. The most efficient ways to get this sorted was to go to bed around a set time, wake up at the same time every day (to catch up with the sleep after a while), not eat in bed or watch a screen (bed is only for sleep) avoid screens 2 hours before, do not eat 2 hours before and practice exercices in the morning not late afternoon. Reading also helps me, unless is a good book. All of these improve my issue a little.

Hmmmmm this is an interesting post! I wonder if my sleeping routine also improved due to my writings on Hive. I went through a period where I had difficulty falling asleep and I assumed it was just work stress. But in the past few years, somehow I never had issues falling asleep, which to be honest, I have no idea why. Now that I read your post, this period of change coincidentally overlapped with my activities on Hive too. Maybe I could get a Silver! Hahaha.

I think 'defrag' is a perfect word for it. They say writing a list or a journal helps so no reason why offloading on Hive wouldn't help. Hubs wakes at 3 and can't sleep as his mind is whirring so when it gets bad I put a notepaper and pen by his bed and it works brilliantly.

I don't really have e issues waking up, just the 4 am cortisol rising which seems common to woman my age. Sleep has been a battle these last five years but you know what helps the most? Being out in nature with no fucking phone. 


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I didn't use to have any sleeping issues, but as I age I started getting them. Sometimes in the middle of the night or around 4 AM I would wake up and am unable to go to sleep. My brain keeps coming up with things to think about and I am unable to shut it off. So I would need to get it occupied with something or do something to clear it, then I am able to go back to sleep.

I used to have a hard time falling asleep too. In recent years, I can fall asleep right after I go to bed. If I have a disease or illness, it takes a little longer to fall asleep. However, I generally fall asleep in a very short time. I think this is because I have learned to cope with stress.

Hive also helps me fall asleep. When I read the Hive feed until 1 am, I fall asleep well afterwards.

I admire those who sleep like that :) I have to be too tored to fall asleep like them. Otherwise, I will turn right and left several times to sleep :)