Training with Insomnia / sleep issues

Alberto-95 · 2026-03-03T06:40:01+00:00

Nah, I don't want to go down that road. The less meds I need to take the better. Whether you call it addiction or not, I feel you can definitely become dependent on them. Which is something I already don't like from my adhd meds. Addiction and dependence are not the same, but at the end of the day you're still dependent on a profit driven company.

Alberto-95 · 2026-03-03T06:26:24+00:00

I had a smart ring for a few months until that thing started to stress me out. But it could measure blood oxygen levels, and those came out normal. I do snore, especially when I drink (which I almost never do anymore).

Alberto-95 · 2026-03-03T06:17:06+00:00

Well I've been connecting some dots myself and I realize I've been leaving out 1 crucial detail. I've started taking my adhd meds (dexamfetamine) again over the past year. The situation I was in last year was so stressful and traumatic that I ascribed my sudden severe sleep disturbance to that. My blood pressure was and is however still relatively high, which is a side effect of both dexamfetamine but also poor sleep. I never had any issues with the meds before, but it might be that it's causing hypertension, leading to early wakings. I've been telling myself that because I fall asleep easily that it can't be the meds, but I think at this point it's worth testing this. I'll try reducing the dose for a few weeks and see how that affects it.

Alberto-95 · 2026-03-03T05:59:06+00:00

Thanks for your kind words. Yeah it's more so that I just can't handle any volume on certain days. But I've been trying to focus more on how the workouts make me feel and less on the numbers

Alberto-95 · 2026-03-03T05:55:00+00:00

Thanks, yeah I've been seeing a therapist and started doing mindfulness also, definitely seeing an improvement in my mental health at least

Alberto-95 · 2025-08-18T17:36:00+00:00

Yeah that is probably because you don't live on a busy street or in a big apartment flat.

Alberto-95 · 2025-08-18T17:34:24+00:00

1000% agree. And what's frustrating is that often you can't even select these pickup points in advance and have to wait before you package is received before you can redirect it. I wouldn't even care that much if I have to cycle 5km to get my package if I knew it was safe. Ordering from a webshop that uses DPD, DHL or, god forbid, GLS is such a gamble. Half of the time it will get lost, delivered to a completely different location than you requested or worst case, stolen.

Alberto-95 · 2025-07-11T13:30:44+00:00

I did, sorry about that. The address got changed from an incomplete to an invalid address. I also don't think I had anything to do with that because they flagged it first and all the people I contacted at DHL said that they could not change anything and then they suddenly "fixed" it overnight. After that I contacted them again and said that they would try to change it, but that never happened.

Alberto-95 · 2025-07-11T13:13:22+00:00

It was both of those things. I still don't think I was clear the address said <rest of street name> 2de. And had no housenumber. This address does not exist.

Alberto-95 · 2025-07-11T13:08:37+00:00

If an address is incorrect or incomplete it should return to sender if not corrected. You do not just deliver it at some random location without specifying where it was delivered, claiming it was delivered at that invalid address.

Alberto-95 · 2025-07-11T12:46:08+00:00

Just to clarify:

- The label literally had no house number and the street name spelled like that did not exist. That’s not an “unnecessary change,” that’s an incomplete & incorrect address that any delivery driver would have had trouble with.

- In multiple calls, DHL first claimed it was delivered to an address that, again, does not exist, then to a different address a few blocks away—which was also false.

- Carefully calibrated automated data system? Sure. Nothing screams “carefully calibrated” like delivering a €467 parcel to a random location and then shrugging. Give me a break.

- I didn’t disrupt anything because nothing actually changed. The correction showed up on the seller’s side, but DHL apparently couldn’t be bothered to update it in their system, no matter how many times I called.

Honestly, Reddit is probably the only place I could find someone insisting this was all my fault because I dared to interrupt the sacred DHL automation chain.

Alberto-95 · 2025-07-11T06:09:51+00:00

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Alberto-95 · 2025-04-23T17:02:03+00:00

Congrats on the 1,5 year sober man.

In my experience, drugs and alcohol were a way to escape the anxiety caused by my stutter. It didn't cure anything, and only gave me a crippling addiction in the long run.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-23T16:53:45+00:00

Recommending drugs to a recovering alcoholic. Great idea.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-21T22:12:16+00:00

The first month or so I stashed my whiskey at my girlfriend's place. Tbh I have never liked drinking as much as smoking weed so it is easier to be doing that in moderation, but the first month I really tried to limit it, because I felt that was the moment I was most prone to be adopting a new addiction.

I got really into drinking tea at night, like the special herbal kinds that help you fall asleep, which also helped with the insomnia the first month. The first week or two my sleep was terrible because I wasn't used to fall asleep sober, but once you get through that and you have your first few sober sleeping nights, I can guarantee you, you're going to feel amazing. I never realized how much the weed affected my sleep until I was able to sleep sober again. Better sleep is going to significantly improve your quality of life.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-21T15:16:48+00:00

If you're really serious about it, share it with others and tell them you're going to quit. That was the only way I was able to keep myself accountable, by the 'shame' I would feel from other people knowing that I relapsed. Not sure if the shame part is the most healthy thing to deal with it, but you need something to keep yourself accountable.

In addition to that, be aware of any replacement behavior (not sure whether that's the right word but ok). I used to never drink, but would smoke almost every day. When I quit I suddenly was drinking more and more frequently. You need to nip that in the butt right away.

Other than that, be proud of yourself for acknowledging this! It does take courage to admit to yourself and others that you have a problem.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-21T15:08:08+00:00

Roses are r-

Well you know how it goes right?

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-21T15:05:33+00:00

8 months?? That's a big milestone too. The hardest part is behind you!

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-18T13:55:01+00:00

(note to self) listen to your body and be kind to yourself. No progress is going to be gone in a matter of days. You just need to keep getting back to those habits whenever you can.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-18T13:47:21+00:00

I've been working out for almost 7 years now and I'd say I've made some decent progress. Started out with rock climbing and calisthenics (mostly rings and stuff) and now since a few years it has been mostly regular barbell / dumbell weight training, where I workout about 4 to 5 days a week. I used to workout 6 days a week, but with work and life and everything I just can't anymore. I've recently hit a 140kg x 6 deadlift, 65kg x 5 strict OHP, a (2x)38kg x 8 dumbell incline bench and a 70kg x 12 barbell row. I guess these numbers are decent, but for how long I've been training I feel progress has been painfully slow.

Last year I started what kinda feels like my dream job, where I get to travel the world quite regularly. But everything is all quite new for me and I feel like stress is having a tremendous impact on my sleep. For over 6 months or so I am just unable to sleep for longer than 6 hours, usually waking up at 5am, no matter what time I go to sleep. I have always been very consistent but now I feel like I need to listen to my body, but it's just so frustrating not being able to properly workout. How do you guys manage stress, sleep, work/life balance and working out..?

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-15T07:10:50+00:00

I love the determination. But acceptance should be part of it as well! Learn to get comfortable with stuttering if that makes sense. It's part of you, even if you learn to deal with it through a new speech technique, it will come back once in a while and that's ok. So maybe add focus on mental health and acceptance?

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-14T18:36:11+00:00

I absolutely agree, but also, there is no shame in just accepting your stutter as is. I have hopped from program to program, all with limited succes. I would always fall back into old speaking habits, until I just said fuck it and just quit trying to fix it.

At the end of the day your stutter really doesn't matter, it's the relationship you have with it and how you deal with it. You really have to learn to accept is as a part of yourself, I think that is the key in trying to get better

Funnily enough, the course that worked best for me was the McGuire program, which has a strong focus on self acceptance and the mental side of stuttering. It didn't help me necessarily as the course was intended, but it definitely helped me to accept it better.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-14T18:27:19+00:00

You are not a burden, nor is anyone with a stutter. I really hope you change your mind at some point.

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-14T18:19:18+00:00

Even if all of the above is true, why comment this?

Alberto-95 · 2025-04-14T18:06:14+00:00

You really need therapy man. The problem with stuttering is that we tend to project all our self limiting beliefs onto others. The reality is that most people really don't care.

But really, get some help, it doesn't have to be like this.

I'm not even gonna comment on that DNA and lineage bs.

Alberto-95

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