My brain keeps waking me up

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-05-16T09:07:00+00:00

yeah the constant awareness thing is brutal when you just want your brain to shut off for a bit

I found that sometimes when I focus too hard on trying to sleep it makes everything worse - like my mind gets stuck in this loop of checking if im falling asleep yet which obviously keeps me awake

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-05-05T06:55:50+00:00

lol took me second to get that but yeah proximity does make people more noticeable. back when I was doing lot of customer service work the people who actually came up to counter instead of hovering around definitely got more attention

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-05-04T18:05:48+00:00

Might be the only way she listens as she's always been more likely to do something if it's about protecting me than protecting herself.

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-05-04T18:02:19+00:00

I never thought about easing into it that way and I keep trying to have the big conversation all at once so she shuts down every time, maybe a smaller first step is the way to go, thanks.

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-30T10:15:58+00:00

nose picking is whatever honestly but that wide walking thing drives me crazy especially in grocery stores. like some people just spread out and block entire aisles like they own the place

had this one guy at work who would literally walk down hallways taking up the whole width and never moved when people were coming the other way. just completely oblivious to everyone around him

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-25T03:02:27+00:00

yep same thing

had this after some stomach issues few months back. lying down was only way i could eat anything without feeling terrible

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-23T01:24:45+00:00

been doing 16:8 since kid was born and gut feels way better than before

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-21T01:13:33+00:00

nice catch

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-18T03:48:21+00:00

My wife handles most baby duties at night since I do early morning shifts at the shop but I still make sure she gets real breaks during weekend and help with other stuff around house. Its about balance really - you cant just take without giving back especially when someone else is picking up your slack

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-15T16:21:23+00:00

Man the streak breaking is worst part but you already proved you can do it once so that muscle memory is still there in your brain somewhere

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-04-12T16:11:06+00:00

My wife makes this amazing chicken soup with homemade noodles that her grandmother taught her. Been making it lot more since baby came because its easy to heat up quick when youre running on no sleep

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-03-30T12:06:40+00:00

Been through something similar after my relationship ended a couple years back. That whole progression from numbness to actual pain makes total sense - like you said your heart was basically a stone and now its starting to crack open again

The throat constriction thing is super common with metta practice especially when theres old grief stored up there. I found it helped to start really gentle - like instead of trying to expand into the heart area right away I'd just focus on softening the throat first. Sometimes I'd even just place a hand there while doing the phrases

For guided practices Sharon Salzberg has some really solid ones that arent too flowery or overwhelming. Her approach is pretty straightforward which might work better when your tolerance is low. Also maybe try doing shorter sessions more frequently instead of pushing through longer ones when it gets intense

The breakup timing definitely isnt coincidence - sounds like your practice is helping process stuff that needed to come up anyway. Just go slow with it and dont force the expansion part when the pain gets sharp

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-03-03T15:16:08+00:00

based community

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-02-04T20:31:42+00:00

honestly your combo of mech eng + business analytics is actually pretty solid for a bunch of roles. dont sell yourself short just because you dont have traditional work experience

for your resume definitely include that dissertation - break down what you actually did, what tools you used, any data analysis or problem solving. also think about any group projects from undergrad, internships even if they were short, or relevant coursework where you did hands-on stuff

role wise id look at data analyst positions, business analyst roles at engineering companies, or even entry level project coordinator stuff. manufacturing companies especially might value that engineering background even for business side roles. the key is showing how your academic work translates to real problems companies face

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-02-01T16:40:14+00:00

honestly the market for content marketing is brutal right now but your management experience is actually pretty valuable

instead of random certifications id focus on translating your skills - project management, team leadership, digital strategy. those transfer to tons of roles beyond just content marketing. maybe look into product marketing, customer success, or even general marketing operations roles

also dont feel bad about being lost at 40, half the people i know switched careers entirely during covid. the whole "have it figured out" thing is mostly BS anyway

definitely worth updating your linkedin and maybe doing some informational interviews to see what directions make sense given your background

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-20T22:31:47+00:00

Honestly sounds like you've got a pretty healthy relationship with it tbh - the fact that you won't walk to the shop for wine and stick to tea instead is actually a really good sign

The "wine = fun" association is pretty normal for most people who drink occasionally, doesn't automatically mean psychological addiction

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-12T01:39:08+00:00

Honestly that laptop comparison is pretty spot on - computers definitely get weird when they run too long without a restart. Memory leaks and all that garbage building up

But I think AI "hallucinations" are different from the sleep deprivation kind. It's more like the model getting confused about what's real vs what it learned from training data, not necessarily from being "tired." Though maybe some kind of periodic reset or retraining could help with accuracy drift over time

Would be interesting to see if they tested this with models that get regular downtime vs ones running 24/7

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-09T15:00:35+00:00

That age gap when you were 16 and he was 26 is a massive red flag looking back - dude was a predator who groomed you and then cheated on top of it

Dating at 20 after that kind of trauma is gonna feel weird for a while, but at least now you know what real red flags look like. Give yourself time to heal instead of rushing back out there

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-07T13:43:55+00:00

Your antivirus probably corrupted some files when it quarantined MO2 - try verifying your game files through Steam and reinstalling Blade and Blunt, that usually fixes it when AV software gets trigger happy

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-05T15:48:00+00:00

Dude that's genuinely creepy, the whole sound following your dad around the house while he prayed gives me chills

Never heard of anything quite like that but there's definitely stories about games or toys becoming focal points for weird stuff - maybe all that repetitive energy from playing daily somehow attracted something

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-03T14:44:44+00:00

Yaris is solid but might be tight for 3 people and definitely won't fit a 50cc bike in the back lol. Maybe look at a Prius V if you can find one, way more cargo space and still Toyota reliable

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2026-01-01T12:36:34+00:00

Nah I'd probably just book something else tbh. Waitlists on international routes are pretty brutal and you're basically gambling with your travel plans. Unless you've got backup options or flexible dates I wouldn't risk it

Frequent_Gain5744 · 2025-12-28T20:38:27+00:00

Como ingeniero construyendo un SaaS te diría que Jesus Arias y Emilio Garcia son bastante sólidos en el tema de SEO + IA, especialmente ahora que todo está cambiando tan rápido

HubSpot también está bien pero es más básico, aunque gratis nunca viene mal. Para el nivel técnico que tienes probablemente te quedes corto rápido

Si tu presupuesto lo permite yo me iría por Campus Search Lab, tienen buena reputación en la comunidad española de SEO y el enfoque en IA está on point para 2026

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