Tired still

Just dream about sleeping and being well rested afterwards while taking a power nap. Ezpz.

One of my college roommates only needed six hours.

Jokes on him, he got to hear me hit the snooze for an hour every day.

Intelligent design, but the designer was on a tight schedule and had to ship the MVP

I'm with you there.

If this ::wildly points at self:: is intelligent design, then said intelligence clearly adhered to a strict "just barely good enough to survive and move genes around" work ethos. That, or over-doing it wasn't going to fit into the time and materials budget.

Source: anxiety, PMS, knees, shoulders, oversized skull, vulnerable gonads on outside of body.

To be fair, it's called "intelligent", not "omnipotent" design, but still.

Those types always claim omnipotency as well. So you'd expect an omnipotent being to make it perfect for everyone. Since it isn't, the being's either ignorant or sadist. Or, wait for it - a fucking fairy tale. And with ignorancy one can hardly claim a respectable level of intelligence.

Drag thinks humanity was created by the gods. Drag also thinks the gods are stupid. 13.7 billion years and the best those fuckers could come up with was evolution? What a joke!

Stress, poverty, poor health, overwork, poor mental health...

Cpap doesn't work for everyone, either. So don't feel like a failure when it actually makes your sleep quality worse.

Definitely see a doctor first. While a CPAP machine can do wonders, it really only works for those who stop breathing. If you don't stop breathing, it can actually do more harm to your sleep.

Narcolepsy here. CPAP is not helpful.

This mfer thinks we can afford a CPAP

I’m one of the unlucky ones that the cpap doesn’t magically fix everything. 😢

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. Do not accept medical advice from a sentient piece of sci-fi machinery. Talk to your ship's doctor instead.

I agree about different factors. Here are some things I've learned along that way that may helps folks here.

GERD might be a reasonable first diagnostic step: it can absolutely trash your sleep quality without mitigations. It's common and relatively easy to combat.

Good sleep hygiene is another set of practical things anyone can do.

Re: CPAP - Obstructive sleep apnea is no joke. Fuck around and find out. And by "find out" I mean "wake up having a heart attack or stroke."

Not to preach to the choir, but my sleep quality improved greatly when I started a very physical job. Not to say you have to do that, but moving around can be very beneficial

Let me introduce you to my friend Magnesium. It's improved my sleep quality substantially in the past 2 weeks I've started taking it

Considering what you've tried this might seem obvious but since I didn't see these explicitly mentioned:

Have you tried being really consistent with your sleep schedule? Especially the time you wake up? (Probably the most important thing one can do for sleep quality)

Have you checked wether the temperature you sleep in is ideal(cooler than normal)?

Have you eliminated lights and noise from your bedroom? It needs to be completely dark and insulated from noise.

Have you checked your sleep position and mattress? There are certain professional suggestions I've read about, like you should sleep on your side ideally with your dominant hand on top(fetal position) and the mattress should not be too hard or too soft and you sink into it too much and you should be replacing it from time to time(5-10 years).

Have you optimized your pre and post sleep routines? Like staying away from screens and blue lights, winding down(for pre sleep), not changing up the routines as much as possible.

Are you exercising enough and enough time before sleep?

Not to seem like an ad, but buying a cooling pod for my bed was game changer. I used to sleep like a rotisserie chicken and was always tired. Now I cool my bed all night and not only have the corners of my sheets stayed put but I'm just significantly less tired all around.

Have you checked the air quality in your room during the night? If the CO2 level is too high you will not sleep well and may wake up with headaches or otherwise feeling unwell.

Best to sleep with a window open to ensure some fresh air can get in.

Vitamin D makes me groggy. I still take it but I have to be strategic (eg, once a week on Friday night so if I wake up groggy Saturday it’s no big deal).

Something that has been helping me gain insight is a Garmin smartwatch I got earlier this year. Their body battery metric has been insightful to me. Turns out pushing myself too hard the previous day could mess with my sleep, which I didn't know.

What are you talking about? I love myself for 3 minutes before bed every night

Wait so sleep has momentum? Does sleep have mass? Is dark matter just all the sleep in the galaxy? Coffee is an anti-gravitational field??

You forget the falling asleep literally 12 minutes before your alarm goes off.

I'm American. What insurance?

their body is a little bitch