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View Poll Results: Are you more tired lately?
I'm not especially tired lately. 21 16.80%
I'm a bit tired lately. 36 28.80%
I'm very tired lately. 39 31.20%
I'm really, really tired most of the time! 29 23.20%
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Old 06-25-20, 02:51 PM  
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Are you tired?

I don't know about you, but the "new normal" has left me mentally, physically and emotionally exhausted. I'm tired!

Definition of tired

1 : drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion


The fireworks and gunshots at night from some of our knucklehead neighbors doesn't help. My sleep isn't great during the best of times.

The past few months, I really have to force myself to work out.

If this is going to be the "new normal" indefinitely, I'm going to have to figure out some better motivation!!

Are you tired?
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Old 06-25-20, 03:02 PM  
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Yes! We do not have gunshots, but we have had fireworks most nights for weeks. I am not a good sleeper either.

I had been doing well with exercise, but I hit a wall this week. I am sorry you are going through a hard time.

Eating has been awful...I am staying off the scale right now.
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Old 06-25-20, 03:33 PM  
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I'm tired. Mostly of talking about the pandemic and the "new normal". Seriously, very sick of it all.

I feel really bad for my kids, too. They aren't sleeping well and dealing with anxiety.

Ugh.
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Old 06-25-20, 03:35 PM  
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We had a friend over last night. We stayed in our front yard six feet apart wearing masks. It was great to see him, but weird. I miss having friends in our home very much.
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Old 06-25-20, 03:39 PM  
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I'm exhausted all the time. I've had insomnia for probably 18 years now and have an enormous amount of stress right now - mostly pandemic-related, but other things, too. It definitely affects my relationships and quality of life.

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Old 06-25-20, 03:40 PM  
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I feel really bad for my kids, too. They aren't sleeping well and dealing with anxiety.

Ugh.
I'm sorry, Jackie.

Sorry for everyone else, too. Life is so much harder when you're tired!

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Old 06-25-20, 04:04 PM  
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O gawd, the fireworks!

Driving me bat **** crazy. I had a flash bomb firework go off at 455am on Monday. What the hell, people?
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Old 06-25-20, 04:10 PM  
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O gawd, the fireworks!

Driving me bat **** crazy. I had a flash bomb firework go off at 455am on Monday. What the hell, people?
Oh, that is insane! That would scare the crap out of me!
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Old 06-25-20, 04:20 PM  
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O gawd, the fireworks!

Driving me bat **** crazy. I had a flash bomb firework go off at 455am on Monday. What the hell, people?
We've heard a lot of fireworks lately, but they usually stop by 11 or so. I would be PISSED if someone in my neighborhood set off fireworks at 5 am! So sorry you're dealing with that!
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Old 06-25-20, 04:38 PM  
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I guess I'm feeling lucky that I sleep on the quiet side of the house. Will the Fourth be noisy? Probably. They're planning fireworks on the beach. Sigh.

In terms of sleep, I do have trouble, but I've been making an effort to nap pretty regularly, so I'm not as exhausted as I used to be.

I woke up, wide awake and sweaty at 4:30 this morning, so I guess my sleep hygiene isn't as good as it was for a while.

All that self care stuff does help, but you have to do it.


I've struggled with insomnia for a long time, though, and I spent the better part of 20 years at home caring for my dad, so maybe I've got a different definition of normal than most.
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