• Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org
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        13 days ago

        Most people do take it without any preparation and in too strong dosages. Basically using it as a high dose stand alone sleeping pill rather than a sleeping aid in conjunction with general sleep hygiene, which starts already during the day.

        Like if i have to resort to the last method, i will be drowsy during the next day, but it’s better than being completely sleep deprived.

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          13 days ago

          That sounds a bit presumptive.

          Like most supplements, if you already have enough of whatever thing then taking more wont be beneficial.

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            13 days ago

            Not really presumptive if you’re aware that like 99% of the adult population are disrupting their circadian rhythm, and natural melatonin production, with screens and artificial light.

            But yes, like any supplement, don’t take it unless you have a deficiency.

      • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org
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        13 days ago

        Just a variation of general breathing exercises.
        Created to calm the body and nervous system down, generally used to help with anxiety, stress, insomnia.

        1. Breathing in while counting to 4(roughly 4 seconds).
        2. holding breath while slowly counting to 4.
        3. breathing out while counting to 4.
        4. waiting for 4 seconds before breathing in again.

        https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-box-breathing

        • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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          13 days ago

          I found putting a number of seconds on it made it much harder for me because I was concentrating so hard on breathing exactly x seconds. Just making it even and slow worked much better. YMMV

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            13 days ago

            I don’t necessarily subscribe to this belief but there are certainly purveyors of breathing excellence who would tell you that the count for each side of the box is important.

            I agree that counting is challenging.