Heavy Sleeper - Need some help

I'm with @KT-B and @The_Mowgs on this one, talk to your HR and explain your situation, ask you doctor for proof, at least until you can get this sorted. I wish I could sleep that deep sometimes, even the dog farting outside wakes me up, even my wife turning around in bed wakes me, so I tend to very seldom get a good nights rest.
 
Again, I didn't ask for medical advice here.
It just happens to correlate with taking medication.
I don't have medical aid and rely on Government Health Care.
There's no real problem with the Doctors or their capabilities, but there is major problems with the type and quality of medications available to me.
Sometimes there's no stock. Sometimes I have no choice to use inferior meds and all of this causes issues.
I also don't have transport anymore since my motorcycle was stolen last year and don't have funds to replace it.
Work wise, everything sucks. I won't even go into the details, but I'm far from happy in my current job or town I live in.
Being mentally ill is not an excuse to suck in life, but the meds have a major effect on how my life goes forward.
I'm relying on other people for a lift to work and back and cover the petrol, but basic needs like going to buy something at a shop is an issue mostly.
Yes, I have positives in my life, but being depressed and suicidal as I am currently doesn't help me to see the light through the tunnel. All I see is darkness and it's calling my name.
 
|tera| said:
Again, I didn't ask for medical advice here.
It just happens to correlate with taking medication.
I don't have medical aid and rely on Government Health Care.
There's no real problem with the Doctors or their capabilities, but there is major problems with the type and quality of medications available to me.
Sometimes there's no stock. Sometimes I have no choice to use inferior meds and all of this causes issues.
I also don't have transport anymore since my motorcycle was stolen last year and don't have funds to replace it.
Work wise, everything sucks. I won't even go into the details, but I'm far from happy in my current job or town I live in.
Being mentally ill is not an excuse to suck in life, but the meds have a major effect on how my life goes forward.
I'm relying on other people for a lift to work and back and cover the petrol, but basic needs like going to buy something at a shop is an issue mostly.
Yes, I have positives in my life, but being depressed and suicidal as I am currently doesn't help me to see the light through the tunnel. All I see is darkness and it's calling my name.
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That is really sad. And looking for a new job while feeling this down, will only push you further down.

You rely on a lift? Perhaps ask that person to call you when they get up in the morning. Explain your situation - I cannot see them minding if it means you are ready when they get there.
 
KT-B said:
That is really sad. And looking for a new job while feeling this down, will only push you further down.

You rely on a lift? Perhaps ask that person to call you when they get up in the morning. Explain your situation - I cannot see them minding if it means you are ready when they get there.
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Thanks for your post.
To be honest I don't think a phone call will change things. I asked my mom a while back to do the same and after a few days I just let the phone ring and fell asleep again.
 
rietrot said:
Is the meds temporary? Stop the meds, fix the real problem you are taking the meds for.
Chronic medication doesn't fix whatever is wrong with you it only suppress the symptoms.
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Lol ok.
Do you also tell someone with a broken leg that they should get rid of the cast and just figure out why its hurting?
 
rietrot said:
Is the meds temporary? Stop the meds, fix the real problem you are taking the meds for.
Chronic medication doesn't fix whatever is wrong with you it only suppress the symptoms.
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So someone on chronic heart or blood pressure meds should just stop taking them? :oops:
 
|tera| said:
Thanks for your post.
To be honest I don't think a phone call will change things. I asked my mom a while back to do the same and after a few days I just let the phone ring and fell asleep again.
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Then, I am sorry to say, I have given you everything I can think of. Good luck.
 
Milano said:
Get a 2,5 year old. Those little ninja's have zero mercy. By the time she has turned the lights on opened the curtains and kicked me in my face and nuts half a dozen times I am wide awake.
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Sweet man. Nope. I'm not getting married or having children :) Way too responsible to not have anyone else deal with me.
 
Milano said:
Get a 2,5 year old. Those little ninja's have zero mercy. By the time she has turned the lights on opened the curtains and kicked me in my face and nuts half a dozen times I am wide awake.
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Yeah, kids don't have any mercy. Had my two give me a foot massage the other day and promised to pay them the next day (would have to go to an atm), got woken up at six, they wanted their moola.
 
KT-B said:
So someone on chronic heart or blood pressure meds should just stop taking them? :oops:
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Well that is exactly what people do that have a diet based health routine instead of a medication based one.

There is an underlying cause that can be addressed. Often medication simply ignores the cause and addresses the result instead.
 
Rocket-Boy said:
Lol ok.
Do you also tell someone with a broken leg that they should get rid of the cast and just figure out why its hurting?
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The cast is temporary to fix the real problem so that your leg can grow back.

Your analogy is a massive fail.
 
KT-B said:
So someone on chronic heart or blood pressure meds should just stop taking them? :oops:
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Probably not stop cold turkey. But fix their lifestyle and wean yourself off the meds gradually.

It is mostly "lifestyle diseases"
 
rietrot said:
Probably not stop cold turkey. But fix their lifestyle and wean yourself off the meds gradually.

It is mostly "lifestyle diseases"
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I was also always under the impression that its nothing serious and you should just stop being sad etc the entire time but reading more on depression and anxiety etc it becomes clear its a really difficult thing to manage.

Many people even say that when someone tells them to just get over it it actually caused more damage.
 
Dear OP, here is a sure-fire way to wake up

1 x time switch
1 x school bell, preferably the older type.

Set desired wake up time on the time switch...
And the next morning when it goes off you'll be awake and ready for the day.
 
The_Mowgs said:
I was also always under the impression that its nothing serious and you should just stop being sad etc the entire time but reading more on depression and anxiety etc it becomes clear its a really difficult thing to manage.

Many people even say that when someone tells them to just get over it it actually caused more damage.
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It is definitely difficult. I won't agrue against that, but for example exercise, going outdoors and a healthy diet has been shown to help with depression. (not just feeling sad, which people like to call depression). Now getting a depressed person to "invest" in his own health and to actually do things that's beneficial is difficult. Maybe drugs can be short term assistance.
 
rietrot said:
It is definitely difficult. I won't agrue against that, but for example exercise, going outdoors and a healthy diet has been shown to help with depression. (not just feeling sad, which people like to call depression). Now getting a depressed person to "invest" in his own health and to actually do things that's beneficial is difficult. Maybe drugs can be short term assistance.
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Ah ok I read it different then but I agree, diet and some exercise will do very good but I think the will to actually leave your bed/house is where the problem starts.
 
ArtyLoop said:
Dear OP, here is a sure-fire way to wake up

1 x time switch
1 x school bell, preferably the older type.

Set desired wake up time on the time switch...
And the next morning when it goes off you'll be awake and ready for the day.
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You wake me up like that and I'll probably **** myself. Although that might save him a trip to the toilet in the morning.
 
What about one of those alarm clocks that jumps off the bed and you need to catch it to switch the alarm off?
 
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