[–] squataclops 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I quit drinking about a year ago and it's the best thing I've done for myself. Good on you guys
[–] Poohwhisperer 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Along with good sleep, not having to get up to pee in the middle of the night..perfect!
[–] Gigglestick ago
Or getting so drunk you actually did pee in the middle of the night...
[–] Chempergrill [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
[–] Gigglestick ago
How old are you? Where do you get this information?
[–] Chempergrill [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Nearing midlife. The glymphatic system rose to the top of science news aggregators when it was discovered, then it got buried. There's also a good TED talk about it.
[–] FuggBenis 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Slept pretty good last night, after having been awake for approximately 28 hours. I can't stand insomnia, but the reward of pushing through will be dreams. In the five years I actively smoked weed (every night basically), I sporadically dreamt. Can't wait to actually have dreams again.
On top of alcohol and marijuana, I've also greatly reduced my caffeine intake and am considering giving it up entirely. I love coffee with all my being, but I've come to realize it wasn't just the weed that was messing with my heart.
Thanks for all the infomation, a great OP once again.
[–] Native 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Fantastic post and yes, I slept like a champ last night Joe Rogan actually had a great interview with a sleep expert that I would recommend like you said three of the most interesting insights:
Alcohol, drugs and marijuana inhibit sleep. Which is a contradiction for many boozers feel like they have really good sleep when we drink and have incredible dreams. Here is actually what happens if you sleep for 8 hours and lets say that you had 6 drinks, you will spend 6 hours of your sleep detoxing and your brain won't be able to get into REM sleep then finally once your body is free of alcohol your brain will enter REM however because it has been delaying REM for 6 hours your brain will go into level 10 REM for the remaining 2 hours and that's why many people experience these powerful dreams. Problem is that it's not enough time to cycle through
If we don't get enough sleep it increases the risk for dementia because our brains don't have the time to detox and so the negative chemicals compound in our brains.
We never get our sleep back. We can NEVER recover from a bad nights rest. Let's say that you had only 5 hours of sleep one night and decide to sleep for 10 hours the next night to make up for the night before, it doesn't cancel out. Just because you got an extra 2 hours the next night it doesn't magically add 2 hours to the 5 previously.
[–] Chempergrill [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thanks man. That's a great summary and I'm glad you're sleeping well. #1 really hits home on the experience of drunk-sleep for me. I'll need to check that video out.