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Lack of sleep is terrible. I thought I had managed to get back on track with my sleep schedule, but then the expansion came out, and the game became really engaging again. Now I'm only sleeping five hours on weekdays, and there are a lot of people playing late at night.
Taking a bunch of vitamins helps me. I take magnesium, B6, C, D, and iron. After this cocktail, I feel like a human being, and even chronic sleep deprivation doesn't hit me as hard. The difference when I'm sleep-deprived is very noticeable. Without the vitamins, I fall asleep standing up and can't even figure out what's going on. With them, I'm just a little sad, a little aggressive, and have a headache. I've been diagnosed with anemia, so I take vitamin C to help with iron absorption, vitamin D because I feel awful without sunlight, and magnesium and B6 were just recommended by the girls in the artists' chat. Of course, this isn't a universal solution, and it doesn't help with the insomnia itself, but it does allow me to feel like a person after five hours of sleep.
And insomnia is an even bigger problem. It always hits me before important events. For example, after a three-week vacation, I couldn't fall asleep the night before going back to work. And before any trips to Moscow, I only sleep 2-3 hours because I usually take an early morning train and am afraid of oversleeping, so I spend the whole day feeling like I've been beaten with a dusty bag. I still feel embarrassed about it. I made plans with a friend to go for a walk in Tsaritsyno, and after two hours of sleep, I was whining, complaining, and unhappy with everything. I even had a meltdown and cried over something trivial... That was before I started taking vitamins and seeing a therapist, if that makes a difference. The combination of vitamins and therapy has brought back my desire to live 👍