You just no longer need as much sleep because your growth is complete by age 20.
It’s common for people in their twenties not to be able to sleep as much as they did in their teens. After all, you’re no longer growing taller or physically developing while you sleep.
If you can’t sleep, why not read a book, play games, or otherwise keep yourself entertained? Try doing the opposite and make up your mind that you absolutely won’t sleep.
If you stay awake for 100 hours straight, you’ll eventually pass out on your own.
If you get a papa-katsu offer, maybe you could go for about eight rounds in the cowgirl position.
The moment you’re asking someone who isn’t a doctor about something unrelated to papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) in an anonymous papa-katsu Q&A box, it’s clearly②.
Please consult a professional. As a layperson, all I can say is that you should look for ways to manage your stress better.
You’re getting your medication prescribed at a hospital, right? In that case, I think you should go back to the hospital that prescribed it and discuss the issue with them. If that doesn’t help, though, consider changing hospitals.
Taking a warm bath can also help you sleep better. Try going outside in the morning to get some sunlight and take a walk. See if you can reset your sleep rhythm.
I’d also recommend visiting a hot spring. The cherry blossoms are starting to bloom in Osaka, so a day trip could be a nice idea too. Why not take a casual outing to refresh your mood?
Yes, the cause of problems like that is usually stress. I think crushing that stress is the quickest path to a good night’s sleep.
For now, let’s free ourselves from stress. Even if you’re busy during the day, work doesn’t usually chase you all the way to bedtime, right? Even if you get a heavy email or LINE message, there are probably times when you don’t need to reply immediately. Use that time as fully as you can. Decide the maximum effort you’re able to put in as part of your job, and reply as that “avatar.” If you think of it that way, a gap will appear between your work-avatar self and your real self. That gap becomes a space where your real self can take a breather. It may be small, but it’s important.
I’m not saying you should slack off at work. Everyone has their own pace. When you’re feeling good, you can work like crazy, but there are also times when you’re not at your best. If you can move at your own pace, things go smoothly, but when that pace gets disrupted, things don’t go well. Stress usually builds up in the latter situation. So slack off just a little and create some breathing room. Use that space to get yourself back into your own rhythm. I don’t know if I’m explaining it well, but this is really important.
Creating your own pace is extremely important. A little while ago, Hiroyuki caused a stir by saying that being late wasn’t necessarily a problem, but if you can perform at your best by moving at your own pace rather than forcing yourself to match someone else’s, the former is obviously better. The way he put it made it sound like bait, but I think he was just saying something perfectly ordinary.
Once you’ve secured some space where you can move at your own pace, you’re free within that space. It’s important to create your own rhythm for how you work and how you rest. Listen to what your body is telling you. If your body says you don’t need to rest, then it’s okay not to sleep. Seriously. If you’re tired, sleep. If you need to take a dump, go to the bathroom. If you want to have fun, have fun. There’s no rule saying you have to do something. Just do what your body wants. If you really listen, you’ll even start to notice whether you want carbohydrates or protein when you feel like eating.
I don’t think trying to fix a complicated situation with medication or something like that is the best approach. Natural is best, and what matters is figuring out how to get yourself onto a path where things can be resolved that way.
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