I had bad, bad insomnia for years. I got allergy screened and found that I had bad allergies to dust mites, which explained why things were always worse for me in the winter. When that didn't fix things, I later got screened for sleep apnea (which runs in the family) and was found to be borderline. I slept with a CPAP for about a year before I gave up on it. I then got checked for nasal issues again and got both a "cryoshrink" of my nasal turbinates as well as surgery for my deviated septum. This last thing made all the difference. I no longer have trouble breathing when I get a cold. I can sleep and breathe mostly normally all night, according to my partner(s). And best of all, I wake up mostly refreshed from sleep.
So my current sleep regimen is: go to bed when I'm tired (which is usually around 2AM), and get up about 8 hours later, sometimes 8.5h. I keep the room as dark as possible (this is an issue for me, light will wake me up very quickly). I allow no screens/Internet in bed, but I do allow myself to fall asleep to music/podcasts. (I've been doing this since my first Walkman in the 80s.)
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QI is fantastic. I am starting to love Sandi Toksvig more than I liked Stephen Fry, which is saying a lot. They've been decidedly...bluer this season, though, and I wish they wouldn't. They can do better. My favourite ep of all time is still probably Series E, Episode 4.
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Trial of a Timelord has moments I really like, mostly towards the end where they tie it all together. Terror of the Vervoids is one of the better eps of Colin Baker's run, even if the aliens look like romaine-wrapped phalluses.
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So my current sleep regimen is: go to bed when I'm tired (which is usually around 2AM), and get up about 8 hours later, sometimes 8.5h. I keep the room as dark as possible (this is an issue for me, light will wake me up very quickly). I allow no screens/Internet in bed, but I do allow myself to fall asleep to music/podcasts. (I've been doing this since my first Walkman in the 80s.)
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QI is fantastic. I am starting to love Sandi Toksvig more than I liked Stephen Fry, which is saying a lot. They've been decidedly...bluer this season, though, and I wish they wouldn't. They can do better. My favourite ep of all time is still probably Series E, Episode 4.
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Trial of a Timelord has moments I really like, mostly towards the end where they tie it all together. Terror of the Vervoids is one of the better eps of Colin Baker's run, even if the aliens look like romaine-wrapped phalluses.