Rough patches · 3:49am Oct 1st, 2020
The things I anticipated to happen didn't happen. Nothing got forward and everything is still the same. I'm not sure how long I can keep this up. Especially when my insomnia got worse about a two weeks ago. And as if that wasn't enough, my lovely neighbors decided to make so much noise during the days that sleeping was impossible. Turning the sleeping schedule was pretty much impossible at that point so I went to my parents.
But there emerged the same old problems along with some new ones. It was hard to sleep at night because my dad always stays up until 3am so I have to as well. But... in here, I can hear some extremely annoying and weird humming coming from somewhere and nobody knows what's causing it ans my parents can't even hear it. Now, I can't be imagining it because the same noise doesn't appear anywhere else. It's not in my head! Am I actually about to lose my mind? I got prescribed some melatonin and it didn't do almost anything at first. But after a few nights, I have been able to get some sleep at least. Last night, I slept 11 hours. Oh boy did it feel good this morning.
I have also been quite agitated lately. By the most trivial things. I have been trying to work on that, but with little to no progress.
Tonight, I saw a weird dream. It wasn't a nightmare, but it had this eerie feeling to it. And it had very, very clear details for a dream, even if I had never seen the place before. I did very complicated things in that dream, like using my phone's flashlight to see around the house were were exploring with my brother. It was so weird. But then I simply woke up and couldn't get back to sleep anymore, thanks to that humming.
I guess I'll go back to my own home now and see if it's any quieter now in there. I have also been looking for a new place to move into, but so far no such luck.
I'm just going to put headphones on and listen to some music until the humming is gone...
Try sleeping with one of these playing in the background:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO14b9am1Y7iOM74NIrEXCjkTS2-dUd2p
It may help relax you, and prevent you from waking up to random noises.
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I actually did just that last night. When I was younger, I always had some music on the background, but as I got older, I needed absolute silence. I was worried at first that it would only disturb me, but it was okay with low volume. My PC also has this small fan noise that blocks some of the humming.
And thanks!
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Well, I'm glad it helped, even if only a little...
For me, music doesn't work that well - probably because the brain still tries to interpret words, and that takes 'processing power' so to speak. However, natural sounds are a different matter. The background noise just blends in and is very relaxing.
You may want to try different sounds and find what works for you the best (if you haven't, I suggest trying the howling wind from that list. It makes me just want to crawl under a blanket and close my eyes).
Also, if you don't have one, I would suggest getting yourself a cat - these furballs can do wonders for the stress relief
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Yeah, I have noticed that. The 12 hours track I used didn't have any lyrics or anything, though, it was more or less just some different kind of humming. But I will definitely try the ones you linked. They all sounded really good when I tried them.
Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in this place. Maybe if I move, I'll look for one that allows pets. I have always wanted a pet, but my brother was allergic to both cats and dogs so we never had one. Maybe some day.
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Whoa, that's unfortunate
- if you ever get a chance, you should definitely try to get one. Just get a large bed while you're at it, or you will be sleeping on the floor once your cat takes over 